In 2018 the final four of the Champions League was held in Athens, where AEK took the opportunity to play as a home team to win the title. In an attacking final, the Greeks beat AS Monaco by (100-94). Mike Green, point guard of the Greek team, MVP of the tournament
In 2017 the Eurobasket was held, where its final stage was held in Istanbul. A special Eurobasket since it would be the last one that is disputed every two years, from that moment it will be celebrated every four years, the following one will be disputed in 2021, and special by its winner Slovenia, that for the first time touched the honeys of a medal and they did it to the big thing, with the Gold
The 2017 NBA offered us for the third consecutive time a Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers, a milestone in the history of the NBA. The Warriors broke the particular tie they held in the finals, with a resounding (4-1). LeBron went to a triple-double per game, nobody in the finals had achieved it so far, but felt very alone, except Irving, to face some incredible Warriors, led by Curry and MVP Durant
In the ACB of 2017, we live the year of change in the competition, because after five years with finals Real Madrid vs Barcelona, this year got into the final Valencia Basket, and culminated a great year for taronja with the first title of its history (1-3), winning three games in a row to the whites and factor court against. Before the Valencians eliminated the other two Euroleague teams, Barcelona and Baskonia in the semifinals, also with court factor against
A new era began in the Euroleague, completely changing its regular league format, going from the two phases to a single league all against all, and a drastic reduction in teams, from 24 to 16, which led to a much discussed and competitive competition until the last few days
In 2017 the cup was held in Vitoria, where we saw an exciting competition and the champion was not decided until the last plays of the final between Real Madrid and Valencia Basket. In the end, White won by only two points (97-95). Llull, who was lethal in the final minutes, MVP of a tournament marked by «the was field behind» the protagonist himself against Andorra, in the quarterfinals
The 2017 EuroCup saw the debut of the best to three format, watching a Spanish final between Valencia Basket and Unicaja Malaga. The Taronja started with some favoritism, and more when they played the third and final game on their court, but in the end the title traveled to Malaga (1-2). Alberto Díaz, MVP of the final
In 2017 FIBA tried to promote its first club competition once and for all, and inaugurated the Champions League Basketball. If the first edition was held in Tenerife, and the local team did not want to miss the opportunity to play as a local to win the title, surpassing in the final the Turkish Banvit by (63-59). The MVP was for the outside Lithuanian of Tenerife Marius Grigonis
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
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
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
