Basketball Playoffs

Euro-League Basketball Playoffs: Fenerbahce and CSKA Moscow Win First Rounds

 April 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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The best-of-five play-off series started with two games for teams with home-court advantage on Tuesday April 14, 2014 at Moscow and Istanbul. At Moscow, table toppers CSKA outplayed Panathinaikos Athens 93-66 to begin their campaign on a solid note. It was the Russian Club’s 16th win over the Greek Club in their 31 meetings so […]

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Euro-league Basketball

Turkish Airlines Euro-league Basketball: All Play-off Spots Decided after the Thrilling 14th Round in Top 16

 April 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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After the conclusion of the thrilling Top 16 final round matches in Euro-league, the veil of suspense was lifted and the 2014-15 Turkish Airlines Euro-league has entered the Play-off stage. With results available from matches played on April 9 & 10, 2015, the last three remaining play-off spots were claimed by reigning champions Maccabi Electra […]

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Playoff Race Gets Hotter as Even Round 13 Couldn’t Determine Final 8 Contestants

 April 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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It got a lot interesting as the Turkish Airlines Euro-League Top 16 Round 13 matches were concluded. It became clear that last playoff tickets could not be handed out until 14th Round results are available this week. Even among confirmed play-off entrants, the order could not be decided. On individual front, an ALBA Berlin player […]

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Euro-League Basketball

With Two Rounds of Top16 Remaining, Three Play-off Spots Still Vacant in Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball

 March 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Top 16 rounds are coming to an end in two weeks’ time. With Olympiacos Piraeus claiming the fifth spot after their Round 12 match against Anadolu Efes Istanbul, three play-off places still remain. Eight Round-12 games were played over three days, during which three teams notched up impressive road victories and two others rallied from […]

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Euro-League Basketball

Euro-League Basketball: Race to Madrid Heating Up as Only 4 Berths Remain After Top 16 Round 11

 March 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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In Top16 Round 11, five games were played on Thursday March 19 and another three on March 20. The week ended with two more play-off tickets being confirmed after Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow qualified last week. On March 19, FC Barcelona claimed the third play-off berth while on March 20; Fenerbahce Ulker also marched […]

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Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball

Turkish Airlines Euro-League Basketball: Play-Off Barrier Broken as Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow Earn Quarterfinal Tickets

 March 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of eight Top16 round-10 matches, two clear quarterfinalists emerged; Real Madrid in Group E and CSKA Moscow in Group F. The Round-10 games threw up a major milestone, when the Turkish Airlines saw the half-a-millionth point scored, when EA7 Emporio Armani Milan played against Unicaja Malaga. The point went in the name […]

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Euro-LeagueTurkish Airlines Basketball Top-16: Real Madrid & Olympiacos Piraeus Are Group Leaders after Round-8

 March 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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Matches in the second half of Top 16 Rounds in the Turkish Airlines Euro-League resumed after a week’s break with last Thursday and Friday witnessing all Round-8 encounters. Playing on their home turfs, Real Madrid and Olympiacos Piraeus ended the week as Group toppers. Last year’s champions Maccabi Electra broke a tie in their tough […]

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Euro-league Basketball

With Top-16 Round-7 Games Over, Turkish Airlines Euro-league Basketball Reaches Halfway Mark

 February 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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On February 12 & 13 2015, eight exciting matches were played to conclude the Top16 Round-7. Another 7 Rounds remain in Turkish-Airlines Euro-league before the big event enters the knock-out phase. There were edge-of-the-seat finishes in five out of eight games with results coming only in last 60 seconds. In each Group, there were two […]

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CSKA Moscow

High Drama Unfolds in Top 16 Round-6, CSKA Moscow Taste Defeat After All

 February 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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With Top16 Round-6 matches played out this week, two teams in each Group are now tied at the top spot. This season’s only undefeated team until Round-5, CSKA Moscow suffered their first loss against Olympiacos Piraeus in an away game. CSKA will now share the summit with the Greek Club in Group F. The same […]

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Euro-league

Tomic Excels for Barcelona, Reyes for Real But CSKA Moscow Remain Unbeaten after Top-16 Round-5 of Turkish Airlines Euro-league

 February 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Seven out of eight Round-5 matches played on January 29 & 30, 2015 were won by home teams in the Turkish Airlines Euro-league. Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul was the lone team that scored an away-victory. Fenerbahce now hold a 6-game straight victory record on road. Two undefeated teams until Round-4, have now lost their matches for […]

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