The competition starts with 23 teams, there were two qualifying rounds from which VARESE, ZADAR, ASVEL BASKET, MAES PILS and MACCABI were exempted
EuroLeague Final 1976: Real Madrid again, can’t handle the power of Varese
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EuroBasket Final 1975: Yugoslavia is strong at home
In 1975 the EuroBasket was held in Yugoslavia, with the grand final being held in Belgrade. After passing the previous rounds, the fight for the medals was, for Gold, between the local Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, and for Bronze, between Italy and Bulgaria. The final was won by the Yugoslavs by a tight score (90-84), with Kikanovic (22 points) and Belov (29 points) as the best players on each side
NBA Final 1975: Almost 20 years later the Warriors win the ring again
The ’75 NBA was for the Golden State Warriors. It was like an oasis on the road for the franchise, since they had to wait 19 years to win, and then they had to wait 40 years, until 2015, to play the ring again. The final was against the Washington Bullets, and we didn’t really have a playoff, as the Warriors won by a landslide (4-0), with Rick Barry as the absolute star
EuroLeague Final 1975: Real Madrid can’t beat Varese’s tyranny
The competition starts with 24 teams, there were two qualifying rounds from which REAL MADRID, VARESE, AS BASKET, ZADAR and CSKA MOSCOW were exempted
World Champion Final 1974: The average declines in favour of the Soviet Union
In 1974 the World Cup was held in Puerto Rico. It was a competition full of competitive tension, where after passing through the various group stages we had a triple final draw between the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the United States, with a balance of (9-1). Everything was decided by the different averages, which gave the gold for the Soviets, silver for the Balkans and bronze for the USA
NBA Final 1974: Celtics beat a tough Abdul-Jabbar
The 1974 NBA was for the Boston Celtics, who beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Milwaukee Bucks in a hard-fought final (4-3). No one in the final was able to win two games in a row, and in the end the Garden and MVP Havlicek and Cowens ruled
EuroLeague 1974 Final: Brabender led the Whites against the dominant transalpine
The competition started with 26 teams, there were two qualifying rounds from which Ignis Varese was exempted for being the champion of the previous year
EuroBasket 1973 Final: Yugoslavia beat hosts Spain
In 1973 the EuroBasket was held in Spain, with the final being held in Barcelona. After passing the previous rounds the battles for the medals were, for Gold, between the local Spain and Yugoslavia, and for Bronze, between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. The final was won by the Yugoslavs over the Spanish (67-78), where Cosic’s inner power was worth more than Brabender’s goalscoring inspiration, and the Bronze went to the Soviet Union, after beating Czechoslovakia by a clear-cut (90-58)
NBA 1973 Final: Knicks win the ring again three years later
The 73 NBA was for the New York Knicks, they returned to the championship three seasons later. In the final, the New Yorkers didn’t have much trouble beating the Angeles Lakers 4-1. The Lakers won the first game, but then it was all about wins for the Knicks, despite the short scoring distance. MVP Willis Reed, led a very choral team
EuroLeague Final 1973: Varese win despite extraordinary Belov
The competition begins with 27 teams, there were two qualifying rounds from which Ignis Varese was exempted for being the champion of the previous year
Olympic Games 1972 Final: Belov scores a basket for history
In 1972, the Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany, where for the first time in the history of Olympism, the United States could not be Gold after being defeated in the final against the Soviet Union (51-50). Some call it ‘the robbery of the century’ and others call it ‘the biggest surprise of the century’, depending on which side of the trenches you look from, but the only thing that is certain is that Belov was able to score that basket which over the decades has become a legend in the sport. The U.S. team protested the result, did not attend the medal ceremony and did not accept the silver medal, which is still in a Swiss bank