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@ABA_League: Third in a raw, @PartizanBC was better than @kk_cibona #ABALiga

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In the Round 7 of the ABA League, Partizan won 86 – 67 against Cibona in the “Aleksandar Nikolić” Sports Hall (aka Pionir). With this win the Black and Whites have 4 victories and 3 losses, while the team from Zagreb had one victory less and one loss more. The Crowd in Pionir was able to see almost everything on the court. First of all, the guests were leading 0 – 12, and after that, 8 – 23. An Amazing defense at the end of the first and at the beginning of the second quarter helped the home team to made a 25 – 0 series and lead by 10. Again, Cibona got back in the game in the third quarter, but after the 50 – 51 for the guests, Trinchieri’s squad took everything in their own hands. And the fans helped them to score their third victory in a

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@ABA_League classic: @PartizanBC hosting @kk_cibona (#ABALiga)

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Partizan will play another regional league classic (against Cibona) in “Aleksandar Nikolić” Sports Hall in the Round 7 of the ABA League. The Croatian team, same as the Black and Whites, have 3 wins and 3 losses and both teams are hungry for another victory. The Home team will have the crowd by their side and, as it is well-known, the fans are always the sixth player. “Again, we need Pionir (also known as “Aleksandar Nikolić” Hall) to be sold-out. We are very young and we need help. We are working hard every day and that hard work needs to be put in action, and it is always easier with support. It will be a tough game, they are experienced and we are not. And if we will play their kind of a game, we won’t be on the right track. If we create our play we will have more

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September Window: Đorđević unveils 16 players roster (@FIBA, Bjelica, Bogdanović)

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The Head coach of the Serbian national team, Aleksandar Đorđević, announced the national selection that will compete in the September window of the European Qualifiers 2017-2019 games for the FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019. Despite the fact that Boban Marjanović (Center, C), Miloš Teodosić (Point guard – Shooting guard, PG – SG) and Nikola Jokić (C) won’t play for the national team, the Serbian squad is ready for the new challenges. The First two mentioned players won’t play due the decision of their club, Los Angeles Clippers, and Jokić decided not to play due to unknown reasons. The Serbian national team will include, among others, Sacramento Kings Nemanja Bjelica (Power forward – Small forward, PF – SF) and Bogdan Bogdanović (SG), while plenty EuroLeague players had made the cut. The Serbian 16-men squad is the following: Stefan Jović (PG) from Munich, Vasilije Micić (PG, who played 2 of the

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Fourth window is getting closer, Đorđević announced preliminary squad (@FIBAWC)

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The head coach of the Serbian national team, Aleksandar Đorđević, announced the preliminary squad for the fourth qualification window for the World Cup 2019 in China and 24 names are on the list. The Serbian men team will play against Greece (September 13th) and Estonia (September 16th) in this window. The match against Greece will be played in Iraklion (Crete) and the one against Estonia, in Belgrade. Among the 24 players there are players from EuroLeague teams and from NBA teams, so if they accept the invitation, it will be a great opportunity for basketball lovers to see the best Serbian players on the court. The preparation process for the games against Greece and Estonia will start on September 2nd in Belgrade, where the team will stay until the trip to Crete. Only 12 players will be chosen to play in the fourth window and the Serbian coach will choose

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Madrid, Champion; Dončić, MVP, Žalgiris, Third (@EuroLeague Final Four 2018)

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Zalgiris is third in Europe In the game for the third place at the EuroLeague Final Four, Zalgiris won 77 – 79 against CSKA. The game started with good play from both teams, and in the first half it looked like it would be one point game till the end. But the third quarter was excellent for Zalgiris that made 22 points difference before the last part of the game. And the last quarter belonged to CSKA, but the team from Moscow didn’t use their chances in the last minute. Also, Zalgiris saved two points difference. The best scorers for the team from Kaunas were Vasilije Micic and Paulius Jankunas with 15 points each one. The Serbian guard also had 4 assists and 4 rebounds and the team captain, Jankunas, added 5 rebounds. Edgaras Ulanovas finished the match with 14 points. In CSKA, Othello Hunter and Mikhail Kulagin scored 14

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Željko Obradović, Championship Game Press Conference

Teacher (Obradović) against pupil (Laso) in the Final (@EuroLeague Final Four 2018)

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Madrid and Fenerbahce held the press conference for the F4 EuroLeague final game at the Press Conference room in the Štark Arena in Belgrade. Head coaches of both teams, Željko Obradović and Pablo Laso, and Fenerbahce player Kostas Sloukas and Madrid player Rudy Fernández talked to the media about the final and the atmosphere in the Serbian capital. Pablo Laso mentioned how proud he is of his players because they had a tough season, but with all problems the team from Madrid managed to qualify to the F4 and now to fight for the Trophy. “We are playing the championship final in the EuroLeague. Happy to be here. Happy with the year we’re having. Very proud of my players and the way they have competed since the first game. And right now we are facing a great team that did the job as well as us. There were the 16

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@EuroLeague Final Four 2018: Madrid – Fenerbahçe, Final Game in Belgrade

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Fenerbahce will defend the trophy In the opening game of the EuroLeague Final 4, Fenerbahce won 76 – 67 against Žalgiris and made it to the final where the Turkish team will defend the title from the last year. It wasn’t an easy game for the defending champions but they made it to secure another final. The team from Lithuania can be satisfied with the game they showed on the court and tomorow Žalgiris will able to try to win the game for the third spot in the EuroLeague. Ali Muhammed was the best scorer in Fenerbahce with 19 points. The Italian player Luigi Datome added 16 and Kostas Sloukas finished the game with 14 points. An interesting fact is that Nicolo Melli, power forward, had the most assists (6) for the Turkish squad. In Žalgiris, Kevin Pangos was the best scorer with 16 points, Brandon Davies scored 12 with

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European basketball cream de la cream in Belgrade (@EuroLeague Final Four 2018)

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The capital of Serbia is hosting the EuroLeague Final 4 Tournament and the best clubs in Europe are now in Belgrade. The opening press conference was held on the courts within the walls of Kalemegdan Fortress where the representatives from the four European clubs (CSKA, Fenerbahce, Madrid and Žalgiris) were talking about the last four games in the championship to come. First of all, the Mayor of Belgrade, Mr. Siniša Mali, and Euroleague Basketball President, Mr. Jordi Bertomeu, welcomed the media, basketball legends and fans who were attending the press conference. After them, the representatives of Madrid (its head coach Pablo Laso and its player Luka Dončić), Fenerbahce (coach Željko Obradović and Luigi Datome), CSKA (coach Dimitris Itoudis and Sergio Rodríguez) and Žalgiris (coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and team captain Paulius Jankunas) were answering questions about the games. Željko Obradović was talking about being in Belgrade and in Serbia and that

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Jasmina Tatović`s All-EuroLeague Team (@EuroLeague)

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While the four EuroLeague Final Four 2018 teams (CSKA, Madrid, Žalgiris and Fenerbahce) are preparing for the Final 4 in Belgrade, the fans were voting for their favourite players in the season 2017-2018. It was and still is an interesting season, so there were a lot of great moments in the league. An interesting fact is that a lot of players had their best season yet, and for some of them, they are able to show more in Belgrade. Every the fan who is following the EuroLeague has one or more favourite players no matter if they will be the best or not. Choosing the favourite ones is a subjective opinion not just connected with basketball knowledge, but with what the person likes to see during the game. Someone is mesmerized with dunks, others with buzzer beater shots and how the players are effecting the game or their team play.

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@ABA_League: @KKBUDUCNOST is the new champion («The Future» has come)

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Budućnost Voli won 77 – 73 against Crvena Zvezda Mts in the fourth and final game, and for the first time in the club history won the title of the ABA League. So, in the next season, if everything goes as planned, the team from Podgorica will play the EuroLeague. The great season in the regional league was finished in the best possible way for the Montenegrin team, and in total they won 5 and lost only 1 game against the Red and Whites. This time, like it was in the third game, in a dramatic finish players from Budućnost were more focused and at the end they deserved this victory and title. Before the last game, it was tense off the court because the president of Crvena Zvezda Nebojiša Čović announced that his team won’t participate in the fourth game due to, as he said, bad treatment by referees.

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