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Milan holds off Monaco's late rally to snap their four-game losing streak (1)

2021-12-10

AX Armani Exchange Milan (9-5) snapped a four-game losing skid by taking down AS Monaco (5-9) on their opponent's home floor 71-65 (26-14, 13-13, 18-17, 14-21). Sergio Rodriguez started the fourth quarter with eight straight points to give Milan a commanding 21-point advantage (65-44). But Monaco didn't give up, answering with an 18-4 run to cut the deficit to six (65-71). However, it was too ...
Macon's double-double and great second half defense propels Panathinaikos over ALBA (1)

2021-12-10

In a match between two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague teams that played without some of their most important players, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (4-10) prevailed, beating the visitors, ALBA Berlin (5-9) 82-67 (30-25, 13-18, 14-9, 25-15). ALBA started the fourth quarter with five straight points to tie the game at 57, but Panathinaikos responded with a 10-0 run to gain a double-digit advantage (67-57). ...
Milutinov dominates in CSKA's lockdown victory over Zalgiris (1)

2021-12-10

CSKA Moscow (9-5) extended their winning streak at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague to four by taking down Zalgiris Kaunas (3-11) in Lithuania 73-51 (19-18, 11-10, 27-11, 16-12). CSKA started taking over the game in the third period. They gained a double-digit lead after Daniel Hacket's bucket (44-33). The visitors continued putting on a show and finished the quarter with a 13-4 run to gain a ...
Sikma, Nedovic will miss tonight's ALBA - Panathinaikos match (1)

2021-12-10

Luke Sikma is absent from ALBA Berlin's rotation in tonight's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague match against Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, the club announced. Sikma has been sidelined due to a minor injury. Christ Koumadje is also out for ALBA. On the opposing side, Nemanja Nedovic is out of the lineup for Panathinaikos OPAP Athens. He suffered a sprained left ankle during Panathinaikos's Greek League ...
Zalgiris begin search for Chief Operations Officer (1)

2021-12-10

The Lithuanian champions Zalgiris Kaunas, alongside the Zalgirio Arena, have begun the search of a Chief Operating Officer. The person to take on this position will be in charge of the business side of things for the Zalgiris organization. They will be in charge of a team of managers, will have to coordinate business activities and ensure expansion, quality, and efficiency. Alongside the team of ...
Two turbulent months in Kaunas for Jure Zdovc: from being ashamed to support all over Europe (1)

2021-12-10

Jure Zdovc lives five minutes away from the Zalgirio arena, so he can easily walk to it. But as Zalgiris Kaunas losses in the first month of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague kept piling up, he did not feel like walking was the best idea. "I was ashamed," Zdovc admitted in an interview to BasketNews. "I didn't want to go to the streets." Zdovc arrived in Kaunas once the 2021-22 season was underway. ...
Sfairopoulos confronts Maccabi fans: 'When your child fails at something, do you beat him?' (1)

2021-12-10

Yesterday Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (7-7) suffered their fourth consecutive Turkish Airlines EuroLeague defeat, losing 74-85 against UNICS Kazan (7-7) at home. After the losing effort, Ioannis Sfairopoulos had some words to say about Maccabi fans' behavior. According to Roi Cohen of Sport5, the Greek specialist even received calls to "step down" from the crowd. "The fans should support us in a bad ...
Lights up: Barcelona and Real Madrid are up for the heist of EuroLeague lead (1)

2021-12-10

The old but noisy Palau Blaugrana is ready to host the battle of the battles. FC Barcelona (11-2) will receive Real Madrid (11-2) this Friday night at 9 pm CET in a game that will decide which team remains at the top of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings. The two Spanish powerhouses will measure their forces in what is expected to be the game of the season. Barcelona lost its last game in ...
'That's what I want as a coach': Spahija sees improvement, as Baldwin reveals team meeting (1)

2021-12-10

Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (5-9) destroyed LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (7-7) in the second half (46-22) to get their fifth victory of the season in the EuroLeague. Neven Spahija could not hide his satisfaction after an important win at home, playing well on both sides of the court. "I told my players to be more aggressive on defense, and we did it in the second half. I have to give credit to our ...
Baskonia's team effort snap their losing-streak by blowing out ASVEL (1)

2021-12-09

Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (5-9) snapped a three-game losing streak in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague contest, crushing LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (7-7) in Spain 91-66 (19-19, 26-25, 24-11, 22-11). Things went South for ASVEL in the third period. Simone Fontecchio's long-range bomb capped off a 14-2 run by Baskonia to blow the game wide open (66-52). ASVEL kept struggling in the fourth, scoring ...
Brown's UNICS lock down Maccabi in the fourth, handing them the fourth straight loss (1)

2021-12-09

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (7-7) lost their fourth straight contest in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague by losing to the visiting UNICS Kazan (7-7) 85-74 (24-26, 19-17, 23-20, 8-22). UNICS were incredible on defense in the fourth period, only allowing Maccabi to put up eight points in the entire quarter. Meanwhile, Lorenzo Brown led the visitors on offense, giving them their first double-digit ...
Bayern hold Efes to 7 points in the fourth to win behind a double-double from Lucic (1)

2021-12-09

Two teams in the middle of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings faced off in Germany, with FC Bayern Munich (7-7) taking down Anadolu Efes Istanbul (6-8) 83-71 (27-23, 17-15, 22-26, 17-7). Deshaun Thomas and Augustin Rubit extended Bayern's advantage to seven in the fourth (73-66). Thomas continued asserting himself on offense, giving the hosts a 10-point lead (77-67). Bayern stayed firm, ...
Crvena Zvezda snap Olympiacos' winning streak behind 25 points from Kalinic (1)

2021-12-09

Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade (6-8) put an end to a three-game winning streak by Olympiacos Piraeus (9-5), edging out the Greek powerhouse in Serbia 81-76 (19-15, 17-23, 20-15, 25-23). Both squads traded leads in an intense fourth quarter, with Kostas Sloukas tying the match at 69. However, Nate Wolters and Luka Mitrovic answered with four straight points, providing the hosts with some breathing room ...
Spectacular Vesely carries Fenerbahce over Zenit, extends their losing streak to three (1)

2021-12-09

Zenit St. Petersburg's (8-6) losing skid was extended to three, as Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (5-9) edged them out in Russia 80-86 (18-16, 23-24, 21-21, 18-25). Devin Booker scored six straight points to complete an 8-0 run to put Fenerbahce up by five (69-64). Even though Kuzminskas helped Zenit regain an advantage (72-71), Fenerbahce responded with another spurt, capped off by de Colo's score ...
Surprises and disappointments: elite Jokubaitis and a discouraged EuroLeague star (1)

2021-12-09

As the EuroLeague is nearing the end of the first part of the regular season, the overall picture of the teams and players is clearing up. There have been numerous breathtaking performances by newcomers who took the EuroLeague by storm. Even so, several players have not met the expectations set for them before the season. BasketNews takes a look at the top-fives of the most surprising and the most ...
AX Armani Exchange Milan will face Monaco without Gigi Datome (1)

2021-12-09

AX Armani Exchange Milan (8-5) will try to get back on track in EuroLeague tomorrow in the away game against Monaco. The Italian side have recovered Kaleb Tarczewski but will make the trip to France without veteran Gigi Datome, who's dealing with a left calf injury. Coach Ettore Messina introduced the game, explaining how delicate the match against Monaco will be for his team. "We come from four ...
Nate Wolters discusses return to Zvezda, heated European atmosphere, watching Giannis grow (1)

2021-12-09

If for Crvena Zvezda Belgrade this has been a rollercoaster season, marked by a couple of impressive highs and some surprising lows, the same does not apply to Nate Wolters. The 30-year-old guard returned to the familiar territory last summer, four years after his EuroLeague debut with the Serbian squad. Dejan Radonjic was the coach at the time before he moved to Germany to guide Bayern Munich for ...
Shved remembers legendary final: ‘If we played Olympiacos 3-4 times more, we would win all of them’ (1)

2021-12-09

Alexey Shved signing with CSKA Moscow was one of the blockbuster moves this offseason in European basketball. After Mike James left the team after disagreements with the management and head coach Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA needed a new general, and they got their man. Shved is a prolific scorer, having claimed two Alphonso Ford Top Scorer trophies already and ranking 10th on the all-time scoring list. ...
'I was hit in the back like in a Western movie': Revenant Mitrovic seeks further glory in Monaco (1)

2021-12-09

Back in 2019. Evening time, early November. Long before the pandemic disrupted our lives. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, coached by Zvezdan Mitrovic, played against CSKA Moscow for the first time in Villeurbanne. It was a close game but came down to a final shot, which Mike James likes the best. And boom! He missed. Astroballe went crazy. It was that night perhaps, the name of Mitrovic, the man who was ...
Ben Bentil: 'Dinos Mitoglou was the first guy to talk me into coming to Milan' (1)

2021-12-08

AX Armani Exchange Milan forward-center Ben Bentil gave an interesting and lengthy interview on the club's website. The newest acquisition of the Italian club explained how he came to take up basketball while growing up in his native Ghana. Meme Falconer, the local Kobe Bryant, became his coach, his mentor, his friend. “Meme was a huge factor in who I am today because he took me under his ...
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