No matter how you look at it, here at the halfway point of the regular season, FC Barcelona has established itself as the leading standard-bearer in the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Welcome to the Official Site of Euroleague Basketball. Live.
May 25, 2021 by Euroleague.net/graphics by Darius Garuolis Print
One of the biggest clichés in basketball is that offense wins games but defense wins titles. However, that hasn t always been the case in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Indeed, in the last five Final Fours, the highest-scoring team in the event won the title four times. FC Barcelona wants to prove something different: that an improved defense leads to better results.
Defense, and how it improved from one year to the next, allowed Barcelona to finish the regular season in first place and reach the club s first Final Four since 2014.
FC Barcelona Congratulations to our fans, congratulations to our players. We knew coming in that Baskonia is playing excellent basketball. They won nine of their last 10 games and are fighting for their lives in the EuroLeague. This is exactly what we were afraid of, that they had better motivation. Fortunately for us, they didn t punish our mistakes in the first quarter and then we had to start the game from zero, of course. I thought that our last quarter was excellent, our defensive spirit, our help to one another, our details, and we are happy that we got to hit some shots. Until now, we have played four games in a very short period of time. We lacked freshness and so did Baskonia. We are in the same position, and Baskonia played a day after we did. It is important to close the week well but we have to rest a little bit. We have to start to think of how we can lower the number of turnovers we are having. I think that a team with our talent canno
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Feb 16, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
The FabFive Challenge returns after a week off in which many of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague teams played in domestic cup competitions. In particular, the teams that walked away victorious from those cups are riding high and the players who shined brightest in those games should all be considered as worthy selections for FabFive Challenge in Round 25.
Though basing players form off of domestic games can prove tricky – not all teams can use the same rotations in all competitions, what cannot be questioned is that confidence always carries. Below are five recommended players who should all come into this week s games feeling confident. And there are many more, so use this as a guide to choosing the FabFive that is closes to your heart… and gut!