In the summer of 2000, the Olympic Games were played in Sydney, where in the grand final the United States won the Gold by defeating a France that was given as moral champion with its Olympic silver, 85-75 in a bad game by all but controlled at all times by the Americans. These games were a warning to the USA that something was happening in world basketball, and that they were not always going to win the competitions as they presumed, with their NBA players. Globalized basketball had its effect …
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NBA Final 2000: Lakers begin NBA dominance
In the NBA of the year 2000, the Angeles Lakers would begin their hegemony of the beginning of the decade, thanks to article 33, Shaquille O’Neal, excellently seconded by Bryant. They had a hard time in the semifinals against the Portland Trail Blazers, but in the final there was always a clear yellow domination against Reggie Miller’s Indiana Pacers, 4-2 for the Angeles Lakers
ACB Final 2000: Djordjevic does it again, but this time in white
In the ACB 2000, Real Madrid took revenge on Barcelona three years later by winning the league on the opposite court and in the last match, 2-3 for Real Madrid, with the same protagonist on the winning side both times, Djordjevic
EuroLeague Final 2000: In the Rebraca-Huffman pivots duel, Panathinaikos wins
The first phase is made up of four groups with six teams. Of which after ten rounds the first three will pass to a group and the last three to another group. The results will shape the second phase
Cup 2000 Final: Alfonso Reyes leads Estudiantes to its third cup
The 2000 Cup was held in Vitoria, where they saw Estudiantes return, eight years later, to win the tournament. The Madrid club beat Valencia Basket in the final (73-63), led by an unstoppable Alfonso Reyes, MVP of the tournament
Winners’ Cup 2000 Final: AEK Athens takes revenge on the Bologna Virtus
In 2000, the Cup Winners’ Cup final was held in Lausanne, where two years later Virtus Bologna and AEK Athens met in a final, this time with victory for the Greeks (83-76) against the Italians, who were suffering from serious injuries
Korac 2000 Final: The Limoges is superior to Unicaja Malaga
In 2000 the final of the Korac was deputized by Limoges and Unicaja Malaga, with clear victory for the Gauls after their resounding victory in the first game at home, where he won 22 points and left the final on track