Top 4 Teams Improve Their Status in Euro-League Regular Season with Seven Rounds Left

Top 4 Teams Improve Their Status in Euro-League Regular Season with Seven Rounds Left

 March 2, 2017   R K Gupta

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After 23 rounds of the Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball Regular Season, Real Madrid stayed at the top with 18 victories, followed by 17 by defending champions CSKA Moscow. At third place with 16-7 record is Olympiacos Piraeus while 2016 runners-up Fenerbahce Istanbul are fourth with 15 wins. At fifth place are Panathinaikos Athens with 14 […]

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Many Teams Come Closer to Play-off Zone after Round-22 of Euro-League Basketball

 February 13, 2017   R K Gupta

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Regular Season of Turkish Airlines Euro-League is moving steadily but after a few more Rounds, one could witness a climatic situation. With victories in Round-22, top three teams are nearly assured of the play-off stage. Real Madrid lead the pack with 17 wins and reigning champions CSKA Moscow are second with 16. Olympiacos Piraeus also […]

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After Round-20 CSKA & Madrid Are Tied at Top-Spot with 15 Wins in Euro-League Basketball

 January 31, 2017   R K Gupta

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Over four consecutive days in a frenetically paced January week, organizers of Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball scheduled back-to-back Rounds 19 & 20. Eight matches were played on January 25 and 25 and another eight on January 26 and 27. The action wasn’t devoid of thrills and some big upsets as play-off race for top 8 […]

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CSKA Consolidate Their Lead with another Win in Euro-League Regular Season Round-18

 January 24, 2017   R K Gupta

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Reigning champions CSKA Moscow came up with a command performance at home against Brose Bamberg in Round-18 regular season of Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball League. They lead everyone with 14 wins while right behind them are Real Madrid and Olympiacos Piraeus with 13 wins each. 2016 runners-up; Fenerbahce Istanbul and Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz come next […]

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Home Teams Rule the Roost in Euro-League Round-17 as Fight for Play-off Spots Tighten

 January 19, 2017   R K Gupta

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Regular Season’s Round-17 of Turkish Airlines Euro-League basketball threw up seven victories for home teams. The lone exception was FC Barcelona Lassa, who narrowly lost on their home turf to Olympiacos Piraeus. With 13 Rounds left before play-offs, the fight for figuring among the top eight is likely to intensify very soon. After the next […]

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A Thrilling Round-12 of Euro-League Basketball See Fenerbahce and Real Madrid Humbled

 December 22, 2016   R K Gupta

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In Round-12 of Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball, Olympiacos Piraeus and Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz were the only teams to notch up road victories. While Olympiacos beat Zalgiris  Kaunas 88-75, Baskonia scored a thrilling 92-91 on-the-buzzer victory over Russian Club Unics Kazan. The remaining 6 matches saw the home teams beating the visitors. While defending champions CSKA […]

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Most Home Teams Dominate Round-11 of Euro-League Basketball CSKA Continue to Lead

 December 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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Six out of eight teams recorded victories on their home venues in Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball Round-11 matches last week. Those who recorded road wins were CSKA Moscow, the table-toppers and lowly-placed Brose Bamberg. Another feature of Round-11 games was wide margins of victories with just two games being decided within 5-point margins. CSKA Moscow […]

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After 10 Rounds of Euro-League Regular Season Every Team Still in Competition Zone

 December 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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Though CSKA Moscow continue their leadership status in Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball’s Regular Season, it is not the end of the road for other 15 teams.  CSKA, however, came close to tasting their second defeat this season but Vitaly Fridzon’s buzzer-ending baseline jumper saw them narrowly through on road. Last year’s runner-up Fenerbahce also notched-up […]

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Euro-League Basketball: Felipe Reyes Scores His 2500th Point as Real Madrid Record 3rd Win

 November 27, 2016   R K Gupta

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One of the talking points in this week’s Round-9 games was Real Madrid captain Felipe Reyes crossing the 2500-point barrier in his 18-year old basketball career. Reyes achieved this feat in style as the lead-scorer in his team’s 89-75 win against Unics Kazan at Madrid. This was Real Madrid’s third consecutive win in the Turkish […]

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Last-Ditch Effort by 18 Men’s National Basketball Teams to Clinch 3 Remaining Spots for Rio

 July 7, 2016   R K Gupta

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While all 12 women’s teams for Rio Olympic Basketball Games have already qualified for the quadrennial Games, beginning in less than a month’s time, three quota places are still left for the men’s national basketball teams. Olympic Qualification Tournaments began on Monday July 4 simultaneously at three venues of Belgrade in Serbia, Manila in the […]

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