Five games will be played tonight (Friday) as part of the 23rd round of the Euroleague, which will be closed only later in the season due to the postponement of the game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Fenerbahce tonight. CSKA beat Kazan away in an all-Russian battle. Leading Real Madrid needed two overtimes to beat Monaco away. Panathinaikos achieved their first victory in 2022 when they defeated Basconia. Bayern Munich beat Blatt and Sussman’s Alba Berlin, while Milan beat at home. Zalgiris.
Kazan – CSKA Moscow 86:75
The last time she met the Reds Kazan scored a club record of 15 3-pointers and defeated CSKA 67:88 in Moscow, this time she did lead at the end of the first quarter, but lost all three subsequent quarters en route to a second consecutive loss at the factory. John Brown suffered a weak West Very and scored only one point for the host, while on the other side Alexei Sheved passion with 27 points.Nikola Milotinov added 17, Will Claiborne contributed 16 from the bench and CSKA recovered from the loss to Milan. Lorenzo Brown scored 21 for the loser, who is losing height.
Monaco – Real Madrid 90:84 (after two overtimes)
The Blancos extended their winning streak in the Euroleague to seven and were based at the top of the table. On the way, Real interrupted the host to a streak of four wins, at the end of a tough and nerve-wracking game. Despite a number of momentum changes, in the end but a team was unable to escape its opponent, and the game went close to the end. Neither player from the two teams managed to score in the last minute, when the result was 66:66, and the game went into extra time. No decision was reached in the next five minutes either. In the extra time the guest had more strength and she managed to open a small gap thanks to the good ability of Gabriel Dek and Jeffrey Taylor. 84:90 to Pablo Lasso’s gang, which continues to gallop.
Gershon Yavosla led the winner with 18, Thomas Hartl and Vincent Fourier added 10 each. On the other side Alpha Dialo was excellent with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, but Mike James finished a weak evening with 3 of 19 From the field (11 points) and Monaco went down undefeated.
Panathinaikos – Basconia 63:75
Pau finally stops the streak of losses that stood at five, and achieves his first victory in 2022. Basconia on the other hand, who seemed to be embarking on a new path with the arrival of Nevan Spahija, returned to Sura and writer scored three consecutive losses. The Greeks started with a storm and gained a double-digit advantage already in the first quarter. From that moment on, Panathinaikos did not look back, when at the peak the local advantage was 27 (32:59). The Basques shrank in the last quarter and came out with a result that still does them a favor.
Nemanja Nedovic led the scoring with 16 points, Jeremy Evans contributed 14 while Okaro White added 12. On the other side, Wade Baldwin led the scoring in Asconia with 16 points and 8 assists.
Bayern Munich – Alba Berlin 56:62
Without Corey Walden, Darron Hilliard and Paul Zipser, the Bavarians managed to secure a third straight win in a not-so-offensive game in the world to say the least. For the visitors, this is the fourth consecutive loss in the Euroleague, and the fifth in a row against the opponent in the factory. The guest was the one who took the lead at the end of the third quarter, but a very good fourth quarter of Bayern led by Vladimir Lučić closed for them the fourth victory in five rounds and another step towards the first eight. Yuval Sussman scored 4 points for Alba, Blatt scored 3.
Olympia Milan – Zalgiris Kaunas 58:65
Three consecutive victories, the last of which against CSKA, brought the Italians back to third place in the table and tomorrow they are expected to continue the positive momentum, as beyond the fact that their opponent is ranked last and lost in its last five games, it will also appear without verified Josh Nivo and Paulius Yankonas Injured Perry Lubren, while Arthuras Milakniss and Ty Webster return to action after recovering from the virus, Milan, who have the best defense in the Euroleague, will miss Shabon Shields who joined Dinos Mitoglou on the injured list, with Luigi Datuma and Brian Grant also absent.
Although not showing high ability, Etura Messina’s team has already counted four consecutive victories and is based in third place. Injuries were lacking for the Italians when Boone Shields and Dinos from Mitzogo, while Trevi Daniels (12), Sergio Rodriguez (10) and Devon Hall (12) did not shine, but were good enough to subdue the table lock. Zalgiris is missing the verified Josh Nibo and Paulius Yankonas and the injured Yannis Sterleniks and Joffrey Lubran, and her limited tools have not really allowed her to face Milan.
Next week there will be a double round in the Euroleague, with games from Tuesday to Friday.