In the summer of 2002, the World Cup was held in Indianapolis, where in the final Yugoslavia defeated Argentina by 84-77 in extra time, coming from a game that had virtually lost. The final had its controversy after a very discussed decision in the last action of the match in a penetration of Oberto defended by Bodiroga. In the extension Argentina deflated and Yugoslavia took advantage of it to proclaim itself World champion
Categoría 2002
NBA Final 2002: Lakers win third consecutive ring with ease
In the 2.002 NBA, the Angeles Lakers win their third consecutive ring, this time defeating a New Jersey Nets who missed the big final. The Lakers, led by the powerful couple O’Neal & Bryant, had no opposition and won the final from start to finish to win it (4-0)
ACB Final 2002: Unicaja can pressure, and Baskonia debuts as champion
In the ACB 2.002, the regular phase was dominated by Unicaja, not even lost a single game in the quarterfinals or semifinals, but to reach the final, he could stage fright. A ceramic TAU that came launched with a real team and after eliminating Barcelona in the semifinals, won the league razing Unicaja by 0-3. Contundente TAU in its first league conquered of its history
EuroLeague Final 2002: Panathinaikos attack Bolognese fort
After a year in which we had two champions, both FIBA and ULEB were aware that for the sake of basketball there could not be another year, two maximum competitions. Both organizations reached an agreement and we finally had a single competition. They began the competition with 32 teams framed in four groups of eight teams. Of which and after 14 days four will qualify for the second phase, called TOP16 and the other four will be prematurely eliminated
Cup 2002 Final: Baskonia wins an unforgettable final against Barcelona
The 2002 Cup was held in Vitoria, leaving a final with a victory for Baskonia against Barcelona (85-83) that they will never forget at Buesa Arena. The MVP went to Dejan Tomasevic, but the glory of the winning basket went to Elmer Bennett
Winners’ Cup 2002 Final: Siena with Naumoski leads, beats Valencia
In 2002, the Cup Winners’ Cup final was held in Lyon, where Montepaschi Siena beat Valencia Basket 81-71 in a match where the Italians left in the second quarter and never looked back. Petar Naumoski, MVP of the final, made the difference
Korac 2002 Final: Sluc Nancy wins the last Korac Cup
In 2002, the last Korac Cup final was held, where Sluc Nancy won by beating Lokomotiv Rostov in two matches of great difference for the winner. In the first match the Gauls won by 26 points, but in the second match the Russians won by 22 points, so there was emotion almost until the end