-
Fortitudo Bologna vs. Real Sebastiani Rieti: a playoff series preview
Fortitudo Bologna is set to face Real Sebastiani Rieti in the semi-finals of Italian Serie A2 in a clash between the second best team of the Red Group of the second-tier tournament of Italy at the end of the regular season, with a record of 22 wins in 30 games played, and the third-placed squad… Continue reading
-
Oliver Vidin, Strahinja Jovanović to tie the Hungarian finals against Falco
A tied balance characterizes the final series in Hungary after two games in the confrontation, with head coach Oliver Vidin leading Szolnoki Olaj towards bouncing back in front of the home public from a road loss to Szombathely Falco in the first match. The games played thus far have been the opposite of each other.… Continue reading
-
Zadar to down Dinamo Zagreb in the first game of Croatian semi-finals
Zadar pulled off a home win over Dinamo Zagreb in the first game of Croatian Premijer Liga semi-finals as the blue-and-white Dalmatians and reigning champions of Croatia downed the team from the capital city 83:68 in front of the home public in the Krešimir Ćosić arena. After trailing by 2 at the first interval (18:21),… Continue reading
-
The Žan Tabak-Tabak-Boris Balibrea series to end with Sopot’s overtime road win
A highly balanced confrontation characterized the last confrontation of a quarter-final series between Žan Tabak and Boris Balibrea in Poland’s Ekstraklasa as Trefl Sopot earned an overtime road win over MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza after an exciting match (93:101). A three-pointer made by Paul Scruggs to tie the score with 0,2 seconds to go in the… Continue reading
-
Zadar vs. Dinamo Zagreb: a playoff series preview
Zadar is set to face Dinamo Zagreb in the semi-finals of Croatian Premijer Liga in a clash of the Adriatic coast against Mittel-Europe, the province against the capital city, and, more in general, the South against the North. Zadar, the leading team at the end of the regular season, with a record of 31 wins… Continue reading
-
Boris Balibrea further record and the ‘Catalan Elevator’
He not only led a Polish team towards winning an international title for a second season in a row, eventually overtaking Alessandro Magro’s record of wins with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza to take the team from the Mineral Basin of the Voivodeship of Silesia to a second, historic playoff appearance. Catalan head coach Boris Balibrea delivered… Continue reading
-
Fortitudo Bologna to sweep Treviglio, qualify for Serie A2 semi-finals
Fortitudo Bologna qualified for Italian Serie A2 semi-finals as the blue-and-white team from the capital city of Italian basketball swept Blue Basket Treviglio after defeating the team from Central Lombardy on the road in a third game of a quarter-final series ended, in the overtime, with a thriller (63:64). A triple and a two-pointer hit… Continue reading
-
Boris Balibrea to keep the series with Žan Tabak open
Boris Balibrea kept a playoff series with Žan Tabak open as MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza defeated Trefl Sopot at home in the third game of Polish Ekstraklasa’s quarter-finals. In so doing, the Miners from the Voivodeship of Silesia reduced their deficit in the competition as the Puzzles from Pomerania are now leading the series 2-1. An… Continue reading
-
The Fortitudo Bologna vs. Blue Basket Treviglio series before game 3
Defensive aggressiveness is the key to explain the dominance of Fortitudo Bologna in the first two games of Italian Serie A2 quarter-finals as the blue-and-white team from the capital city of Italian basketball storm past Blue Basket Treviglio twice in front of the home public in the legendary Paladozza. With an average of 60,5 points… Continue reading
-
The Žan Tabak-Boris Balibrea series before game 3
A playoff series between Žan Tabak and Boris Balibrea, the head coaches that, along with Twarde Pierniki Toruń’s Srđan Subotić, managed to provide Polish Ekstraklasa with the most international, modern and advanced basketball proposals, will experience a third chapter as Trefl Sopot is scheduled to play MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza on the road for the third… Continue reading