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  News archive April 2021


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April 30, 2021 - 7Days EuroCup Finals, Game 2
AS Monaco took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three 7DAYS EuroCup Finals series, which now moves to Russia for Game 2 on Friday – and, if necessary, Game 3 – in Kazan. Monaco seeks to win its first continental trophy. Read more here.

April 30, 2021 - Real's déjà vu rally evens series with Efes
Real Madrid rallied from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit for the second time in two days to edge Anadolu Efes Istanbul 82-76 and force a deciding Game 5 in their best-of-five Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs series. Read more here.

April 29, 2021 - Barca triumphs in St Petersburg to take series lead
FC Barcelona held off pesky Zenit St Petersburg 70-78 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the teams' best-of-five Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs series. In doing so, Barcelona regained the home-court advantage it had lost when Zenit won Game 1 in Spain. Read more here.

April 29, 2021 - CSKA sweeps Fenerbahce to cinch 9th straight Final Four
CSKA Moscow didn’t waste any opportunity and finished off Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul on its first chance with a convincing 68-85 victory on the road to complete a 3-0 sweep for a ninth consecutive appearance in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. Read more here.

April 29, 2021 - Bayern holds off Milan to stay alive
FC Bayern Munich kept its Final Four hopes alive by overcoming AX Armani Exchange Milan 85-79 at home in Game 3 of the teams' best-of-five Turkish Airlines EuroLeague series on Wednesday. Read more here.

April 28, 2021 - Real survives thanks to fourth-quarter rally
Facing elimination and down by double digits midway through the fourth quarter, Real Madrid scored the final 16 points of the game for one of the biggest comebacks in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs history, edging visiting Anadolu Efes Istanbul 80-76 in Game 3. Read more here.

April 28, 2021 - Monaco edges UNICS in instant classic to open finals
AS Monaco opened the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals in style with an 89-87 victory over UNICS Kazan in a thriller that had 10 lead changes in the fourth quarter alone and wasn't decided until the final buzzer. Marcos Knight scored the go-ahead free throws with 27.6 seconds left. Read more here.

April 28, 2021 - ABA league MVP of April: Rashawn Thomas, Partizan NIS
We have the seventh monthly MVP of the 2020-21 season and for the first time it is Rashawn Thomas of Partizan NIS. Rashawn Thomas has proven, throughout the month of April, his dominance at the ABA League courts wherever he has appeared. Read more here.

April 28, 2021 - Mornar beat Igokea and grab the last remaining ticket for the Playoffs
Mornar have qualified for the 2020-21 ABA League Playoffs as they beat Igokea on the road in the last round of the regular season. The boys for Bar have therefore repeated the success from the 2017-18 season when they also reached the ABA League Playoffs. Read more here.

April 28, 2021 - Cedevita Olimpija prevailed over Mega Soccerbet
For the end of their ABA League campaign for this season, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Mega Soccerbet at home in Stozice Arena in Ljubljana. Unfortunately for the Dragons, this win did not help them to qualify for the Playoffs. Read more here.

April 26, 2021 - ABA league, Round 26
The final round of the 2020-21 ABA League regular season is just in front of us, while a big match will be played in Jazine Sports Hall where Zadar will host Crvena zvezda mts. This game will decide which team will finish the regular season at the 1st place. Read more here.

April 26, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, Game 3
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs could be concluded this week with three teams needing just one more win to secure Final Four qualification, while the other series is perfectly poised at 1-1. Read more here.

April 26, 2021 - 7Days EuroCup Finals, Game 1
Before the end of this week, we will have a new 7DAYS EuroCup champion. The best-of-three finals series starts on Tuesday with AS Monaco hosting UNICS Kazan before the two teams travel to Russia for Game 2 on Friday - and a potential Game 3 on Sunday. Read more here.

April 25, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Co-MVPs of the Week: Pangos, Zenit and Davies, Barcelona
The only Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs series that is tied after two games produced co-MVPs of the Week as Kevin Pangos of Zenit St Petersburg and Brandon Davies of FC Barcelona shared performance index ratings of 33 in their teams' respective victories. Read more here.

April 22, 2021 - Efes roars in taking 2-0 series lead
Anadolu Efes Istanbul assumed full control of its Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs duel by routing visiting Real Madrid 91-68 on Thursday at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall to take a 2-0 lead in their their-best-of-five series. Read more here.

April 22, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, Game 2
Zenit St Petersburg became the first eighth-place team to upset the regular-season champ in Game 1 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs on Wednesday as it stole the home-court advantage in its best-of-five series. Read more here.

April 22, 2021 - Zenit upsets Barcelona in Game 1
In its first-ever Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs showdown, Zenit St Petersburg left no doubt about its power and sent a message that echoed all around the continent by downing FC Barcelona 74-76 at Palau Blaugrana in Game 1 of their best-of-five series on Wednesday. Read more here.

April 22, 2021 - CSKA pulled away late to beat Fenerbahce
CSKA Moscow trailed by 2 points entering the fourth quarter, but then assumed total control with fervent defense to mow down Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 92-76 in the opener of their best-of-five Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs series on Wednesday. Read more here.

April 21, 2021 - Efes dominates second half to beat Real
Anadolu Efes Istanbul dominated the second half en route to a 90-63 rout of Real Madrid in Game 1 of their best-of-five Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs series on Tuesday night at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall. Read more here.

April 21, 2021 - LeDay caps comeback as Milan stuns Bayern
In scenes of incredible drama, AX Armani Exchange Milan launched the second-biggest comeback in the history of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, defeating FC Bayern Munich 79-78 with a buzzer-beating game-winner from Zach LeDay. Read more here.

April 21, 2021 - Zenit extends Coach Pascual for 3 more years
Zenit St Petersburg announced on Tuesday evening, the day before its first ever Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs appearance, that it has signed Coach Xavi Pascual to a three-year extension. Pascual, 48, joined Zenit in February 2020, replacing Joan Plaza. Read more here.

April 20, 2021 - 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals MVP: Rob Gray of AS Monaco
Rob Gray is the go-to scorer on AS Monaco, the only team to sweep its 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals series this season. Gray led all scorers with 25 points in Monaco's 82-77 Game 1 victory over Herbalife Gran Canaria. Read more here.

April 20, 2021 - Borac grab a huge road win vs. Split
Borac have scored a huge win as they defeated Split on the road in postponed game of Round 25. The boys from Cacak have therefore made a major step toward securing their ABA League status for the next season. Borac now have the same overall score as Split – 8-17. Read more here.

April 19, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs tip off with the opening games in the four best-of-five quarterfinals series on Tuesday, April 20 and Wednesday, April 21. The action gets underway in Istanbul on Tuesday when Anadolu Efes hosts Real Madrid for the start of their series. Read more here.

April 19, 2021 - Crvena zvezda mts stronger than Cedevita Olimpija for 2nd time
In the second clash of Cedevita Olimpija and Crvena zvezda mts in just a couple of days, Crvena zvezda have prevailed over the Dragons once more. For Crvena zvezda mts, this is the 21st win of the season and they are now on a 21:3 record after 24 games are behind them. Read more here.

April 19, 2021 - Pullen scores 32 pts as Mornar beat Buducnost VOLI
Mornar have defeated Buducnost VOLI in postponed game of Round 23 and have therefore stayed in the race for the Playoffs! Despite being down by 11 points after the opening quarter, the home side has managed to bounce back and to seize this precious win. Read more here.

April 16, 2021 - 7Days EuroCup MVP of the Week: John Brown, UNICS Kazan
A winning effort in a truly historic game has earned UNICS John Brown his first EuroCup MVP of the Week honor. Brown led UNICS to a 100-107 road victory in must-win Game 3 of the semifinals, sending his team to the EuroCup Finals for the third time in club history. Read more here.

April 15, 2021 - Monaco, UNICS are headed to the 2021-22 EuroLeague!
Hearty congratulations are in order for AS Monaco and UNICS Kazan, the two clubs that have reached the 2021 7DAYS EuroCup Finals and therefore have earned the right to play in the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Read more here.

April 15, 2021 - UNICS returns to the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals
In one of the best, most intense games in competition history, UNICS advanced to the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals by downing Virtus Segafredo Bologna 100-107 on the road in the do-or-die Game 3 of their semifinals series on Wednesday. Read more here.

April 13, 2021 - Real pens Poirier to deal through 2024
Real Madrid strengthened its frontcourt for years to come by signing center Vincent Poirier through the end of the 2023-24 season, the club announced Monday. Poirier (2.13 meters, 27 years old) will not be eligible to play in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this season. Read more here.

April 12, 2021 - Cedevita Olimpija too strong for Mornar
On the road in Topolica Sports Hall in Bar, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Mornar and grabbed an important win in the Playoffs race. For Cedevita Olimpija, this is the sweet revenge for the defeat in Stožice Arena in the first half of the Regular Season. Read more here.

April 12, 2021 - Crvena zvezda mts pull off an incredible comeback to beat Igokea
What a game in Belgrade! Crvena zvezda mts have pulled off an incredible 4th quarter comeback to defeat Igokea in this week's ABA League match of the round. The red-and-whites were down by 11 points early in the 4th quarter, but they refused to surrender. Read more here.

April 12, 2021 - Buducnost VOLI qualified for the Playoffs by beating Krka
Buducnost VOLI have prevailed over Krka on the road in Novo mesto and are now already qualified for the ABA League Playoffs. This is the 20th win for Buducnost VOLI this season in the ABA League. Read more here.

April 12, 2021 - FMP beat Petrusev-less Mega Soccerbet on the road
FMP have grabbed a big road win as they defeated Mega Soccerbet. It is big because the Panthers have now secured their ABA League status for the next season as they are now on a safe distance from the 13th spot that leads into the Promotion/Relegation Playoffs. Read more here.

April 11, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the Week: Sasha Vezenkov, Olympiacos Piraeus
A winning effort in his team's final game of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season allowed Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos to earn his second MVP of the Week honor in the last month. Vezenkov led Olympiacos to 82-75 victory with a performance index rating of 31. Read more here.

April 11, 2021 - 7Days EuroCup MVP of the Week: Milos Teodosic, Virtus
By starring in a Game 1 of the semifinals and leading Virtus Segafredo Bologna to an 80-76 win over UNICS Kazan, Milos Teodosic earned his first-ever weekly MVP honor in the 7DAYS EuroCup. Teodosic accumulated a career-best PIR of 34. Read more here.

April 11, 2021 - Huge win for Cibona over Zadar
Cibona have prevailed over Zadar and grabbed an important win, which improves their chances of escaping the danger zone near the bottom of the standings, as they now hold one win more in their hands than their rivals of Krka and Borac and just as many as Split and Zadar. Read more here.

April 10, 2021 - ABA league, Round 25
In the opening game of the ABA League Round 25, Cibona will be hosting Zadar at home. It is an extremely important game for both sides, as both of them are still fighting to avoid the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings and the final 13th place. Read more here.

April 10, 2021 - Monaco sweeps Gran Canaria to reach finals!
Rob Gray nailed the game-winning jumper with 0.2 seconds left to send AS Monaco to the 7DAYS EuroCup finals for the first time with a 74-76 victory over Herbalife Gran Canaria for a 2-0 sweep of their best-of-three semifinal series. Read more here.

April 10, 2021 - UNICS hands Virtus first loss of season
In one of the most thrilling games in 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals history, UNICS Kazan stayed in the race to reach the finals by downing Virtus Segafredo Bologna 85-81 at Basket Hall Kazan in Game 2 of their best-of-three semifinals series on Friday. Read more here.

April 10, 2021 - Bayern tops Barcelona in Gasol's return
FC Bayern Munich claimed a solid 72-82 victory over FC Barcelona to earn fifth place in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague standings at the end of the regular season. The visitors never trailed as they built a 22-29 first-quarter lead resisted all of Barcelona's comeback attempts. Read more here.

April 10, 2021 - Milan routes Efes to get home-court in playoffs
In a regular season finale for two playoff-bound teams, AX Armani Exchange Milan rose to the challenge and downed Anadolu Efes Istanbul 98-75 to clinch fourth place in the standings and lock up home-court playoff advantage on Friday night. Read more here.

April 10, 2021 - Olympiacos finishes season with a win
Olympiacos Piraeus finished the 2020-21 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season in style by downing Khimki Moscow Region 82-75 at home on Friday. Olympiacos finished 12th overall with a 16-18 record after recording its fifth win in seven games. Read more here.

April 10, 2021 - Zenit wins big to stay alive
Zenit St Petersburg will continue fighting to reach the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs for the first time in club history after handily downing Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 86-69 at home on Friday. Zenit raised its record to 19-14. Read more here.

April 9, 2021 - Valencia beats Baskonia to stay alive
In a do-or-die battle for both teams to stay in the race for Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, Valencia Basket kept its chances alive by downing TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 86-81 at La Fonteta on Thursday. Valencia finished the regular season with a 19-15 record. Read more here.

April 9, 2021 - ALBA finishes season on high note with win over Zvezda
ALBA Berlin finished its Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season on a high note as it defeated Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 81-58 at home. Peyton Siva collected 17 points and 8 assists to lead ALBA, which snapped a four-game losing streak for a 12-22 final record. Read more here.

April 9, 2021 - Dominant Real blasts Fenerbahce to secure playoff ticket
Real Madrid marched into the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs with an outstanding performance to beat Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 67-93 on Thursday. The visitors dominated the early stages, leading by as much as 7-23 towards the end of the first quarter. Read more here.

April 9, 2021 - Zalgiris finishes season with home win
Zalgiris Kaunas never trailed in taking care of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 93-78 on Thursday night at Zalgirio Arena. A 14-0 run early in the second half helped the Lithuanian champs pull away for good and the lead reached 24 in the fourth quarter as Zalgiris cruised to victory. Read more here.

April 9, 2021 - CSKA beats ASVEL to clinch second place
CSKA Moscow finished second in the 2020-21 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season by downing LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 88-70 at home in Megasport Arena on Thursday. CSKA improved to 23-10 in the standings, registered its fifth consecutive victory. Read more here.

April 8, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Round 34
The incredibly competitive nature of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season is underlined by the fact that several playoff qualification matters still have to be settled as we head into the final round of the regular season. Read more here.

April 7, 2021 - Monaco holds off Gran Canaria in semis opener
AS Monaco survived several second-half comebacks from Herbalife Gran Canaria to prevail 82-77 at Stade Louis II in the opening game of their best-of-three EuroCup Semifinals series. The hosts dominated the second quarter 24-5 to grab a commanding 44-26 halftime lead. Read more here.

April 7, 2021 - Teodosic's late heroics lift Virtus to 1-0
Virtus Segafredo Bologna took a decisive step toward the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals by downing UNICS Kazan 80-76 in Basket City in Game 1 of their best-of-three semifinals on Tuesday. The Italian powerhouse recorded its 20th consecutive win in the competition. Read more here.

April 5, 2021 - 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals, Game 1
The 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals are upon us with Virtus Segafredo Bologna and AS Monaco hosting Game 1 on Tuesday, before UNICS Kazan and Herbalife Gran Canaria play hosts in Game 2 on Friday. Read more here.

April 5, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for March: Nikola Mirotic, FC Barcelona
March was an important month for FC Barcelona as it became the first team to qualify for the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs and then the first to secure home-court advantage for those best-of-five quarterfinals. Read more here.

April 5, 2021 - Igokea keep marching toward the Playoffs
Igokea have made another major step toward the Playoffs as they prevailed over Cibona in Laktasi. Also, Igokea have become the first team in this season to reach 19 wins. The boys from Laktasi have been in front throughout the whole game. Read more here.

April 5, 2021 - Buducnost VOLI beat Mega Soccerbet to extend their winning streak
Buducnost have scored their 8th consecutive win in the 2020-21 ABA League regular season as they beat Mega Soccerbet in Round 24. Although the final score suggests that this was a comfortable win for the blue-and-whites, this was actually quite an exciting game. Read more here.

April 4, 2021 - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Co-MVPs of the Week: Mickey, Khimki and Polonara, Baskonia
The final double-round week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season saw two players, Jordan Mickey of Khimki and Achille Polonara of Baskonia, finish as weekly co-MVPs, both earning that honor for the first time in their respective careers. Read more here.

April 4, 2021 - Fenerbahce's Vesely out two weeks
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul learned that it could be severely depleted in the regular season finale, and possibly the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, due to injuries that their star duo of Jan Vesely and Nando De Colo suffered in Friday's loss against FC Barcelona. Read more here.

April 4, 2021 - Partizan NIS prevailed over Krka
Partizan NIS have topped Krka at home in Belgrade and got their revenge for the 11th round defeat. Rashawn Thomas was fantastic, as he led his Partizan NIS. He had 17 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block and a valuation of 29! He is our man of the match! Read more here.

April 4, 2021 - Important road win for Zadar in Cacak
Zadar have grabbed an important win over Borac on the road and improved their chances of escaping the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings before the end of the Regular Season. This is the 8th win for Zadar this season. Read more here.

April 3, 2021 - Marko Jeremic extends contract with Mornar
Marko Jeremic has signed a new 2-year contract with Mornar! This 29-year-old shooting guard arrived in Bar last summer, while he's been quite good already in his first season with the orange-and-blue troops. Read more here.

April 3, 2021 - ABA league, Round 24
In the opening game of the Sunday’s ABA League schedule, Buducnost VOLI will be hosting Mega Soccerbet in Moraca Sports Hall in Podgorica and will be seeking revenge for their December defeat in Belgrade. Read more here.

April 1, 2021 - Bayern edges Zalgiris to reach playoffs
FC Bayern Munich made history by claiming a spot in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs for the first time by edging Zalgiris Kaunas 71-70 at Audi Dome on Thursday. In a game that came down to the last shot, Bayern prevailed to improve to 20-13 in the standings. Read more here.

April 1, 2021 - Panathinaikos rallies from 20 down to beat Milan in OT
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens rallied from 20 points down to knock off AX Armani Exchange Milan 86-83 in overtime at home and toughen Milan’s fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs. Mario Hezonja scored a game-high 17 points. Read more here.

April 1, 2021 - Larkin leads Efes to record tally in Vitoria
Shane Larkin scored 28 of his 30 points after halftime and Anadolu Efes Istanbul held off several late TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz rallied to claim a 101-111 overtime victory on Thursday night. In doing so, Efes set a club scoring record, improved its record to 22-11. Read more here.

April 1, 2021 - 7Days EuroCup MVP of the Week: Mathias Lessort, AS Monaco
Mathias Lessort picked a sterling moment to set a career-high in scoring. The AS Monaco center led his team to a series win over Buducnost VOLI Podgorica on Wednesday while claiming the MVP honors for the week in the 7DAYS EuroCup. Read more here.

April 1, 2021 - ABA league MVP of March: Nikola Ivanovic, Buducnost VOLI
We have the sixth monthly MVP of the 2020-21 season and for the first time it is Nikola Ivanovic of Buducnost VOLI. Nikola Ivanovic has proven, throughout the month of March, his dominance at the ABA League courts wherever he has appeared. Read more here.

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