In 2016, the Olympic Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, where the United States beat Spain by a tight 76-82 in the semifinals. At the other crossing, Serbia beat Australia more clearly (61-87). In the fight for the Bronze Spain made history by winning its third medal in the last three games, although it had to suffer until the final whistle to win the oceanic (89-88). All the equality that there was for the Bronze, disappeared in the final, where the United States finally showed their power to take off the track to a Serbia very blurred, but a silver. In the end (96-66), with a Durant MVP plan
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2016 NBA Final: Cavaliers win final for history
In the 2016 NBA, it will be remembered forever as the year of history. The team with the best balance in NBA history (73-9) fell in the grand final to the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron, MVP of the final, led a comeback never narrated, when the final went from a (3-1) to the final (3-4). First title in Cavaliers history
ACB 2016 Final: Real Madrid maintain their dominance
In the ACB 2016, we lived a Real Madrid vs Barcelona in the final, the fifth in a row. Again, Real Madrid won the title, beating the blaugranas by (1-3). The whites, with a field factor against, started a victory on the opposite field, and closed the tie in the fourth. It’s been 22 years since we’ve seen a repeat ACB champion
EuroLeague 2016 Final: CSKA Moscow overcome their curse
The competition started showing that this year was going to be difficult for the big theorists. Teams of the calibre of Maccabi, Armani Milan and Bayern Munich were knocked out at the first hurdle, and the reigning champions could not secure a place in the next round until the final matchday. CSKA and Fenerbahce, on the other hand, were very solid
Cup 2016 Final: Gran Canaria does not finish the surprise against recidivist Real Madrid
In 2016, the cup was held in A Coruña, where Real Madrid continued their tyranny in the cup by winning the tournament for the third time in a row. In the final, the Whites beat a Herbalife team that got into the final against all odds, by a tight score (85-81). The islanders fought but finally gave in to the push of some whites led by MVP Gustavo Ayon
EuroCup 2016 Final: Galatasaray beats Strasbourg
At the 2016 EuroCup, the final was held in a round-robin format, where Galatasaray took advantage of playing the return match on their home ground to overcome Strasbourg and win the title. The MVP took it inside the Turkish club Stephane Lasme
FIBA Cup 2016 Final: Fraport Skyliners win after overcoming Varese
In 2016 the last FIBA Cup was held as the main exponent of its club competitions. In this edition the final four was held in the French city of Chalon-Sur-Saône, where Fraport Skyliners was proclaimed champion after overcoming and finally winning the Italian Varese by (66-62)