Game Center, Regular Season, Week 1
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| 2008-09 season starts with a bang! |
The 2008-09 Euroleague Basketball season opened up with 12 games in eight countries over a span of four days this week as teams began to unveil the potential that for one side will result in a Euroleague title. This week’s games had one major theme – homes teams won 10 and only lost two. Also of note, while four games were decided by a total of 13 points, another four games saw the winners cruise to victories by more than 20. It all began on Monday when Tau Ceramica beat Fenerbahce Ulker 80-70 in the traditional Openeing Game in Vitoria, Spain. Will McDonald led the charge with 18 points, 8 rebounds and a career-best 5 blocks. The action continued on Wednesday with four more contests featuring the last two champions in action. Defending champion CSKA Moscow crushed Armani Jeans Milano 90-64 as Final Four MVP Trajan Langdon led five scorers in double figures with 18. The 2007 champion was also in excellent form as Panathinaikos blasted Zalgiris Kaunas 78-51 led by Dimitris Diamantidis’s 15 points. Another teams from last season’s Final Four, Italian champ Montepaschi Siena, was an 80-71 winner over Asseco Prokom. Last season’s stars Terrell McIntyre, Ksistof Lavrinovic and Rimas Kaukenas joined with newcomer Henry Domercant to lead the scoring charge. Also Wednesday, Unicaja beat Le Mans 84-79 behind excellent performances off the bench from Boniface NDong and Jiri Welsch. Seven games on Thursday completed the week’s schedule. After honoring basketball legend Drazen Petrovic before tip-off, Cibona edged Maccabi Electra 81-79 as Davor Kus and Rawle Marshall combined for 43 points. In another nail-biter, Milos Vujanic helped Efes Pilsen hold off Partizan Belgrade 61-60 with 17 points and 4 assists. Ersan Ilyasova shined with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds as Regal FC Barcelona scored a 54-82 road win at Sluc Nancy. At the site that will host the 2009 Euroleague Basketball Final Four, the o2 Arena in Berlin, Germany, Alba Berlin overcame Lottomatica Roma 68-63 as Immanuel McElroy inspired his teammates with 17 points. Pops Mensah-Bonsu dominated the paint in helping DKV Joventut beat Union Olimpija 81-64. Mensah-Bonsu finished with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks. Real Madrid coasted past Panionios On Telecoms 87-66 thanks to strong outings from Quinton Hosley and Felipe Reyes. And in the game that wrapped up the opening week, Josh Childress looked strong in his Euroleague debut as Olympiacos Piraeus defeated Air Avellino 69-83. Childress led five Reds in double figures in points with 14... MORE
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| Monday-Wednesday-Thursday, October 20-22-23 |
| GROUP A |
STATS
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REPORT
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QUOTES
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PREVIEW
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WATCH
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| Unicaja vs. Le Mans |
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| Cibona vs. Maccabi Electra |
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| Air Avellino vs. Olympiacos |
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| GROUP B |
STATS
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REPORT
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QUOTES
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PREVIEW
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WATCH
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| Panathinaikos vs. Zalgiris |
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| Montepaschi Siena vs. Asseco Prokom |
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| SLUC Nancy vs. Regal FC Barcelona |
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| GROUP C |
STATS
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REPORT
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QUOTES
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PREVIEW
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WATCH
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| Tau Ceramica vs. Fenerbahce Ulker |
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| Alba Berlin vs. Lottomatica Roma |
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| DKV Joventut vs. Union Olimpija |
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| GROUP D |
STATS
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REPORT
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QUOTES
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PREVIEW
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WATCH
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| CSKA Moscow vs. AJ Milano |
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| Efes Pilsen vs. Partizan |
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| Real Madrid vs. Panionios On Telecoms |
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OTHER INFO
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STATISTICAL LEADERS - WEEK 1
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McDonald led Tau an 80-70 home victory over Fenerbahce Ulker by scoring 18 points on 7-for-7 two-point shooting. He added 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 5 blocked shots and 4 fouls drawn for a 32 index. MVP VIDEO |
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STANDINGS, GAME 1
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| GROUP A |
W-L
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PTS
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| OLympiacos |
1-0
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+14
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| Unicaja |
1-0
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+5
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| Cibona |
1-0
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+2
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| Maccabi Electra |
0-1
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-2
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| Le Mans |
0-1
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-5
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| Air Avellino |
0-1
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-14
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| GROUP B |
W-L
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PTS
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| Regal Barcelona |
1-0
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+28
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| Panathinaikos |
1-0
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+27
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| Montepaschi |
1-0
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+9
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| Asseco Prokom |
0-1
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-9
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| Zalgiris |
0-1
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-27
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| SLUC Nancy |
0-1
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-28
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| GROUP C |
W-L
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PTS
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| DKV Joventut |
1-0
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+17
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| Tau Ceramica |
1-0
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+10
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| Alba Berlin |
1-0
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+5
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| Lottomatica |
0-1
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-5
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| Fenerbahce Ulker |
0-1
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-10
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| Union Olimpija |
0-1
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-17
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| GROUP D |
W-L
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PTS
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| CSKA Moscow |
1-0
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+26
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| Real Madrid |
1-0
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+21
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| Efes Pilsen |
1-0
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+1
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| Partizan |
0-1
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-1
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| Panionios OT |
0-1
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-21
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| AJ Milano |
0-1
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-26
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| POINTS |
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I. Rakocevic 20.0 |
| S. Becirovic 17.4 |
| D. Logan 17.3 |
| C. Warren 16.2 |
| T. Splitter 15.4 |
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| REBOUNDS |
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L. Woods 9.0 |
| M. Turkcan 8.3 |
| P. Jankunas 8.0 |
| I. Bourousis 7.8 |
| A. Koffi 7.7 |
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| ASSISTS |
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T. Papaloukas 5.0 |
| O. Cook 4.9 |
| T. McIntyre 4.6 |
| D. Mallet 4.5 |
| C. Arroyo 4.2 |
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| STEALS |
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P. Prigioni 2.2 |
| C. Smith 2.2 |
| T. McIntyre 2.2 |
| D. Logan 2.1 |
| I. Jaaber 2.1 |
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| BLOCKS |
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L. Woods 2.3 |
| T. Splitter 1.7 |
| M. Begic 1.7 |
| S. Lasme 1.6 |
| F. Vazquez 1.5 |
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| FREE THROWS |
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D. Diener 100.0% |
| M. Hall 100.0% |
| F. S. Emeterio 100.0% |
| E. H. Sonseca 96.0% |
| S. Ozbolt 95.8% |
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| 2P SHOTS |
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L. Barton 93.3% |
| J. Vesely 83.3% |
| T. Papaloukas 81.8% |
| M. Raicevic 80.0% |
| S. Llull 77.7% |
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| 3P SHOTS |
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M. Mordente 59.3% |
| S. Becirovic 57.1% |
| J. Lakovic 53.8% |
| D. Diener 51.6% |
| G. Basile 51.6% |
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