Basketball
Bayern won the German derby with Alba, with Francisco leading the way
Pablo Lasso’s era at FC Bayern began with the right winger after Bayern defeated Alba 80:68 on matchday one of the EuroLeague. Sylvain Francisco precedes the winners. The hosts had a party on the rebounds, collecting 49, compared to just 17 grabbed by the Albatross.
The German derby on Matchday 1 of the EuroLeague ended in the hands of Bayern after Pablo Lasso’s team won 80:68 against Alba Berlin.
A dream debut in Europe’s top club competition for Sylvain Francisco, who finished with 17 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Isaac Bonga followed with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Serge Ibaka reached a double-double level, whose statistics were 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 errors in 17’57 minutes, keeping him on the floor.
From Alba’s side he started well Johannes Thiman with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, but in the second half he added another basket and another steal. Former Panathinaikos player Matt Thomas scored 11 points and 3 rebounds.
The race
Bayern took an 8-2 lead after 3:30, but Alba responded with a run of 9 unanswered points to take the lead 8-11 just after five minutes. It was Sylvain Francisco who put Bayern in the lead again (17-13, 8’13”), with the visitors trailing to 19-17 at the end of the quarter.
Johannes Tiemann and Luis Olidi began to pick up the tempo in the second quarter to give Israel Gonzalez’s team a 6-point lead (28-34, 16’30”), while Sterling Brown added five points of his own to make it 33- Points lead was 42 at 18′. At half time the score was 36-44 for the guests.
Pablo Lasso’s team returned from the dressing room changed. On an 8-0 run it equalized 44:44 (22’30”), in the middle of the third period it was +4 (50-46), a difference that lasted until the 30′ (61-30″) reached double digits. 51).
This difference, which Bayern built up in the third period, allowed them to win as Alba had no chance to turn the tide.
THE REFEREES: Garcia, Latishevs, Soukis
THE DECADES: 19-17, 36-44, 61-51, 80-68
BAGERN (Lasso): Wyler-Bubb 8 (2/7 3-pointers, 3 rebounds), Francisco 17 (3/5 2-pointers, 3/6 3-pointers, 2/2 shots, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals , 1 foul), Edwards 5 (1/4 2s, 1/6 3s, 2 rebounds, 3 turnovers), Bonga 11 (1/4 3s, 10 rebounds), Bolmaro 10 (5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 turnovers), Obst 8 (2), Ibaka 8 (9 rebounds), Wiberg 1, Brankovic, Booker 10 (6 rebounds), Gillespie 2
ALBA (Gonzalez): Brown 8 (1/5 3-pointers, 3 assists, 2 steals), Prosinda 2, Spagnolo 6 (2 assists), Dilow (3 rebounds, 3 turnovers), Maticek 2, Thomas 11 (2/3 3 -pointers, 3 rebounds), Nikic 4, Samar 5 (1), Olidi 12 (1/4 three-pointer, Thiman 12 (1/4 three-pointer, 5 rebounds, 3 steals)Container 6 (1)
Bayern’s team statistics: 23/36 2-pointers, 9/31 3-pointers, 7/10 shooting, 49 rebounds (20 offensive – 29 defensive), 12 assists, 5 steals, 16 fouls, 3 blocks
Alba’s team statistics: 16/30 two-pointers, 7/24 three-pointers, 15/19 shots, 17 rebounds (3 offensive – 14 defensive), 14 assists, 10 steals, 9 errors, 3 blocks
The next games of the two teams: On matchday 2, Bayern will play in the OAKA against Panathinaikos (December 10th, 9:15 p.m.), while Alba hosts Baskonia in Berlin (December 10th, 9:00 p.m.).
Source: sport 24
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Unicaja President Antonio Nieto spoke about the project NBA Europe, which, according to preliminary plans, could start as early as October 2027, and noted that his club will try to get into the tournament through participation in the national league or the Champions League.
“We will never be an NBA franchise. These franchises will be located in very big cities, so that’s their idea; cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Istanbul, London, Paris… These are the teams that will create 12 permanent franchises and they say that they will have to pay about 500 million over 10 years for a television contract. Then there are 4 places that other teams participating in the Champions League or domestic leagues can enter every year and take one of these 4 places. Our goal is, as they say – Although I do not know all the rules Unlike the Euroleague, if we play one year in the NBA, the income will be similar or close to what the team owners get.
I don’t know who will leave or what transitions will occur. However, I think it would be a mistake for both leagues to exist at the same time. Clear and stable agreements are needed to bring basketball into order, as it is now the most unregulated of all sports. There cannot be 4-5 European competitions. People have a hard time understanding this, their interests diverge, players focus too much on the matches, injuries happen too often. And it is difficult to gather spectators in halls where there are so many matches. Economically this is unprofitable, this is absurd.
This is a matter of ego, and all parties need to come to the table and use common sense to create a logical system with one major league with economic control and real profits. A second strong league could provide an opportunity to enter NBA Europe, Euroleague or whatever it is called. “This would make sense and create a more coherent map of European basketball.”
Previously, the owner of the Euroleague club criticized the NBA Europe project.
Source: Sport UA
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Press attache of CSKA Moscow Nikolai Tsynkevich reported on the Telegram channel that the son of American basketball player Antonius Cleveland is in intensive care in one of the hospitals in Krasnodar.
Antonius Cleveland is 31 years old, the basketball player moved to CSKA in the summer of 2025.
– For everyone who asks. The son of Antonius Cleveland is in intensive care in one of the hospitals in Krasnodar, where the family stayed with friends for the holidays. We believe that everything will be fine. During these holidays, it simply cannot be otherwise,” Tsynkevich wrote.
This season, Cleveland played in 15 games for the Army team, in which he averaged 10 points and 2.2 rebounds.
CSKA takes first place in the VTB United League standings.
Watch live broadcasts of VTB United League matches on the television channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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BC Anadolu Efes announced that it signed a contract Seiben Lee.
The contract with the American player continues until the end of the season.
Lee’s previous club was Greek team Olympiacos, which he joined in February 2025. He became the champion and winner of the Greek Cup with the red-whites.
This season Lee played 10 matches in the Greek Championship, playing an average of 18:20 minutes on the court and recording 10.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. The American guard played in 11 games in the Euroleague, spending an average of 11:24 minutes on the court and recording 3.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
It was previously reported that the Euroleague match might be postponed due to an unusual reason.
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