In 2013 was held the European Slovenia, where in the grand final and especially after the first quarter, there was only one team on the track and this was the France of Parker, Batum, Diaw and company. A very good generation «Le blue» finally leads the Gauls to win a Eurobasket for the first time in history. Lithuania silver in a final that was never rival, 80-66 on the scoreboard to the final whistle
In the 2.013 NBA the reign of Lebron James continued, the third final and second consecutive title of the Miami Heat. This year they didn’t have it as easy as last year they had a tough rival in the final, the San Antonio Spurs. The Texans returned to a final six years later and their veteran stars fought to the end for the ring, even in quite a few phases of the series seemed to touch it with their fingers
In the first phase Group A offered us a tough battle between Real Madrid, Panathinaikos and Khimki for the lead. The fourth place without much competition was for Fenerbahce Ulker. In group B Maccabi finished first in a hand to hand with a great Unicaja Malaga. Siena and Alba Berlin qualified without much brilliance
The 2013 Cup was held in Vitoria, and we practically experienced «the final» of the tournament, in the quarterfinals, when Barcelona beat Real Madrid (111-108) after two thrilling extra time. From then on, the Blaugranas were unbeatable until the title, beating Valencia in the final by a clear margin (85-69), with Pete Mickeal as the MVP of the tournament
In 2013 the EuroCup was won by Lokomotiv Kuban after winning the final held in Charleroi, the last time it was played as a single match in final four format, against Bilbao Basket by (75-64). The Basques were rarely ahead, the rest of the match was dominated by the Russians. Richard Hendrix was the MVP of the final. The curse of the Spanish against the Russians was repeated for the third consecutive year
In 2013 the final four was held in the Turkish city of Izmir. In a final with two very different parts, the first for the Karsiyaka, and the second for the Russians, everything was decided with a free kick by Wilson seconds away from the end (77-76)
