Game Center, Regular Season, Week 4
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And then there was one. After just four weeks of regular season play, there was but a single undefeated team left in the Euroleague, and it was none other than CSKA Moscow. And not only did CSKA make it through Week 4 alive - while three previously undefeated teams crashed - but last season's champs did so with a spectacular record: 18-for-25 shooting in a massive 90-68 home win over Efes Pilsen. Trajan Langdon, Terence Morris and Ramunas Siskauskas combined for 14-for-18 accuracy from long-range, making CSKA's the best performance at three-point distance all decade. But while CSKA looked unbeatable at 4-0 atop Group D, things got really competitive everywhere else in the league. Week 4 served up the closest games possible, with eight decisions coming by 5 or fewer points. And when the dust settled, eight teams were tied for first place in the other three groups, all with 3-1 records. In Group A, that was the result of Unicaja ending Cibona's undefeated status with a 77-67 home win in which Boniface Ndong scored 18 points despite being doubtful due to injury until game-time. Olympiacos took advantage by swamping Maccabi Electra 84-65 to tie Cibona in first place. In Group B, it was Panathinaikos winning 81-76 to give Montepaschi its first loss in continental or domestic play thanks to great team rebounding, a 37-23 advantage with 8 players pulling at least 3 boards. Those two are tied now with Regal F.C. Barcelona, a home winner over Prokom as Juan Carlos Navarro scored 21. In Group C, the big gun was Lottomatica Roma, taking down mighty Tau Ceramica 90-93 on the road with a show of leadership by Sani Becirovic, whose 23 points meant the first time since 2000-01 that he has scored 20 points or more in consecutive games. Tau and Roma have as a first-place buddy Fenerbahce Ulker, whose 89-87 double-OT home win against Union Olimpija featured Emir Preldzic scoring 18 points. Elsewhere, history was made as SLUC Nancy won its first-ever Euroleague game, while Avellino and Panionios each made it two in a row to get back in their group races, while Real Madrid recovered from a two-loss slide and Alba Berlin took over fourth place with its second victory. With the next week marking the halfway point of a shorter, 10-game regular season, the close results in Week 4 might well prove memorable for many teams - both good and bad memories... MORE |
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| 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. Cibona |
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| Olympiacos vs. Maccabi Electra |
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| Air Avellino vs. Le Mans |
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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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| SLUC Nancy vs. Zalgiris |
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| Panathinaikos vs. Montepaschi Siena |
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| Regal Barcelona vs. Asseco Prokom |
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| GROUP C |
STATS
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QUOTES
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PREVIEW
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WATCH
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| Tau Ceramica vs. Lottomatica |
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| Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Union Olimpija |
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| Alba Berlin vs. DKV Joventut |
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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. Efes Pilsen |
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| Panionios On Telecoms vs. Partizan |
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| Real Madrid vs. AJ Milano |
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OTHER INFO
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STATISTICAL LEADERS - WEEK 4
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MVP, MIKE HALL
He would finish the game with a game-high 21 points and team-high 9 rebounds, making 3 of his 4 two-point shots, 3 of 6 from the three-point arc, and all 6 of his free throw opportunities. It all added up to a performance index rating of 28, best of the week among all Euroleague players.
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STANDINGS, GAME 4
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| GROUP A |
W-L
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PTS
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| Olympiacos |
3-1
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+35
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| Cibona |
3-1
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+5
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| Unicaja |
2-2
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+2
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| Maccabi Electra |
2-2
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-12
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| Air Avellino |
2-2
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-14
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| Le Mans |
0-4
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-16
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| GROUP B |
W-L
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PTS
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| Regal Barcelona |
3-1
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+54
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| Montepaschi |
3-1
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+40
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| Panathinaikos |
3-1
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+18
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| Asseco Prokom |
2-2
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+13
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| SLUC Nancy |
1-3
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-62
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| Zalgiris |
0-4
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-63
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| GROUP C |
W-L
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PTS
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| Tau Ceramica |
3-1
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+49
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| Lottomatica |
3-1
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+23
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| Fenerbahce Ulker |
3-1
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+4
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| Alba Berlin |
2-2
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-43
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| DKV Joventut |
1-3
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-2
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| Union Olimpija |
0-4
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-31
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| GROUP D |
W-L
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PTS
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| CSKA Moscow |
4-0
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+86
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| Real Madrid |
2-2
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+14
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| Partizan |
2-2
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+3
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| Efes Pilsen |
2-2
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-20
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| Panionios OT |
2-2
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-41
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| AJ Milano |
0-4
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-42
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Monday, November 10, 2008
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