It’s a new era in New York, For the first time in seven years, the Knicks didn’t have Carmelo Anthony on their roster. After several tumultuous seasons and a especially-weird 2017 where Phil Jackson took it upon himself to go […]
Tag: Latvia
Slovenia wins Eurobasket 2017; defeats Serbia 93-85 in Championship
Slovenia defeated Serbia 93-85 in the EuroBasket 2017 finale giving the small Eastern European country their first ever Eurobasket championship. The high scoring game was an entertaining one which see-sawed between the two teams and came down to the final […]
Kristaps Porzingis reminds us why he’s such a special player at NBA Africa Game
Many people love comparing Kristaps Porzingis to Dirk Nowitzki, and there are definite similarities, but considering KP’s athleticism, handles and quick release makes him much more modern and sleek version, so contemporary and smooth that the comparison should be with […]
Kristaps Porzingis dominates Houston Rockets with 24 points, 7 blocks
Kristaps Porzingis, the New York Knick’s 7’3 rookie scored a head-turning, career-high 29 points a few days against Charlotte, but that came in a loss (The Knicks were just a fingertip away from winning the game at the buzzer). . […]
Watch Eurobasket Live: Serbia vs. Lithuania, Czech Republic vs. Latvia
Eurobasket 2015 is wrapping up. Friday features Latvia vs. Czech Republic in the important seventh/eighth place game for the final invite to next year’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Follow the 2015 Eurobasket games in our forum. That game will be the […]
How to watch Spain vs. France during Eurobasket 2015
The recent battles between France and Spain has been referred to as the “El classico” (The Classic) of European basketball. The last match of the day is a meetup of two titans. Yes, it’s Spain vs. France once again (watch […]
Watch Eurobasket 2015: Greece vs. Latvia, Italy vs. Czech Republic
Though Greece, Latvia, Italy and the Czech Republic are no longer in the running for the 2015 FIBA Eurobasket championship or the two berths to the 2016 Olympics — there are still very high stakes for those not playing in […]
Watch Spain vs. Greece, France vs. Latvia in Eurobasket 2015
It’s getting down to serious business and the stakes just keep getting higher from here on out. September 15th is day one of the Eurobasket quarterfinals and we have two heavyweights duking it out as the opening band. . Greece vs. […]
Eurobasket 2015: Everything you need to know about the tournament
With the final warm up games coming to an end, Eurobasket 2015 is set to begin in less than a week. This is the 39th edition of the FIBA European championship. This year it’ll be played on September 5–20 2015 across […]
10 thoughts about Kristaps Porzingis’ play during the NBA Summer League
For 99.9% of us, the most we know about Kristaps Porzingis‘ actual basketball ability comes from three summer league games, a couple YouTube highlight clips and a video of his pre-draft workouts. It’s not a lot to go on, but […]
Watch Serbia vs. France, Lithuania in Eurobasket 2013
The third day of round two of Eurobasket has three games scheduled for Stozice Arena. The first game features Latvia taking on Belgium, Urkraine vs. Lithuania in the second game and an important third game between Serbia and France. Follow […]
Eurobasket 2013: 24 Teams Compete to be Europe’s Basketball Champions
The 2013 FIBA European Championships of Basketball, formerly Eurobasket, started several days ago with 24 teams competing for bragging rights in Europe. The tournament began on September 4, and will finish with the title game on September 22, 2013. Spain […]
Eurobasket 2011 Set to Begin in Lithuania
The European Basketball Championships, or Eurobasket, is set to begin. Twenty-four European nations will battle over the next 19 days (August 31 – September 18, 2011) in this 37th continental championship. Follow each game of Eurobasket 2011 in our Eurobasket forum. […]
Ainars Bagatskis is new coach of Latvian Basketball
An already known top candidate for the post, Ainars Bagatskis was confirmed yesterday as the new Latvia national team coach. (Discuss Latvia Basketball in our forum) The successor of Kęstutis Kemzūra (now at the helm of Lithuania) will guide the […]
Biedriņš blocks career-high 8 shots, shooting 7% from FT
Andris Biedriņš has been slow in his return to the Golden State Warriors, playing more and more minutes since returning from injury ten games ago. (Discuss Andris Biedrins and the NBA in our forum) The 7-0 center from Latvia registered […]
Eurobasket: Great Britain, Latvia, Lithuania must win
Great Britain, Latvia, and Lithuania are in do-or-die situations on the last day of Eurobasket’s preliminary round after all three teams lost their first two games. Now they must win their third and final game today in order to have […]
2009 Efes Pilsen World Cup of Basketball
The 2009 Efes Pilsen World Cup begins today and will serve as national team preparations for the Eurobasket tournament. Held in the Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall, six Eurobasket teams, divided into two groups, will be participate in the five-day tournament leading […]
Dirk Nowitzki, European stars to miss Eurobasket 2009
It was just announced that Dirk Nowitzki will not participate in this year’s Eurobasket tournament. The loss of the 7-0 NBA all-star forward severely hampers Germany’s chances in obtaining a spot in the 2010 World Championships. The owner of Nowitzki’s […]
Gdańsk, Poland welcomes you to Eurobasket 2009
This year’s Eurobasket – European men’s basketball championship will take place in Poland from the 7th till the 20th of September. It will be hosted by seven cities – Gdańsk, Poznan, Warszawa, Wroclaw, Bydgoszcz, Lodz and Katowice. The lineups will […]
EuroBasket 2007: Lakovic hits Game-Winner Against Italy
EuroBasket 2007 commenced yesterday, here’s a quick recap of all the games… Slovenia 69: Italy 68 The game of the night had to be Slovenia-Italy, as the two teams changed leads four times in the last 30 seconds. The Italians […]