EuroBasket Final 1989: Yugoslavia wins Gold without major problem
In the summer of 1989 the EuroBasket was held in Zagreb; where as could not be otherwise Yugoslavia playing home demonstrated its superiority. With extra motivation, coupled with...
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NBA Final 1989: Pistons take injured Lakers off track
In the NBA of 89 the final of the previous year is re-edited, although this time with a diametrically different end, where the Pistons of Detroit sweep the Angeles Lakers, in part...
ACB Final 1989: Petrovic's league becomes Barcelona's league
In the ACB league 1.989, the so-called Petrovic league, the final was played by the usual in the 80's, Barcelona vs. Real Madrid and Real Madrid vs Barcelona. Barcelona, despite a...
EuroLeague Final 1989: Nobody counted on Kukoc, Radja and company
The preliminary round of the Round of 16 went according to normal parameters and there was no surprise. So the best fourteen teams in Europe moved on to the next phase after...
Cup 1989 Final: Barcelona lose to Petrovic and Rogers
In 1989, the cup was held in A Coruña, where they were able to beat Barcelona in an intense final 85-81 to become champions. Petrovic was the top scorer of the match, in a great...
Winners` Cup 1989 Final: The most lethal Petrovic beats "Mao Santa"
In 1989 the final of the Cup Winners' Cup was held in Piraeus, where we saw one of the most spectacular duels in memory. Real Madrid vs. Snaidero Caserta, or what was the same a...
Korac Final 1989: Partizan quality beats Cantú
In 1989 the Korac final was played between Partizan and Cantu, where each of the local teams won their home game, with the title being decided by a resounding victory for the...
Olympic Games Final 1988: The soviets win gold
In the summer of 1988, the Olympic Games were held in Seoul, where Gold was won by the Soviet Union after defeating Yugoslavia in the final by 76-63, in a game dominated by...
NBA Final 1988: Lakers barely beat Pistons
In the 88 NBA the Angeles Lakers win their second consecutive league by sweating blood, sweat and tears in seven exciting games including comeback against the bad boys of the NBA,...
ACB Final 1988: Barcelona beat Real Madrid
In the 1.988 ACB, a great Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the final, led by Fernando Martín, who had just arrived from Portland, 3-2 Barcelona \Solozabal – 8.6p, 2.2r. \Epi –...
EuroLeague Final 1988: McAdoo leads Milan to win again against Maccabi
The competition suffers three changes, the first is that the most important teams are exempt from a first crossing going directly to the round of 16 in direct qualifying format to...
Cup 1988 Final: Solozábal sentences Real Madrid to triple
In 1988 the cup was held in Valladolid, which had an exciting final between Real Madrid and Barcelona, which was only decided after a triple final by Nacho Solozábal 84-83. A shot...
Winners' Cup 1988 Final: Limoges can only beat an underdog Joventut
In 1988, the Cup Winners' Cup final was played in Grenoble, where Limoges beat a Joventut team with a lot of effort and after some extra time, they were eliminated. The French...
Korac 1988 Final: Real Madrid beats Petrovic's Cibona
In 1988, Real Madrid won the Korac, beating Cibona Zagreb in the final. The Whites cemented their final victory by winning clearly in the first leg at home and controlling the...
EuroBasket Final 1987: Gallis unleashes madness in Athens
In the summer of 1987 the EuroBasket was held in Athens, where the Greek ords led by the Greek god Nikos Gallis won the gold medal beating in the final to the power of the moment,...
NBA Final 1987: Magic Johnson decides final against Celtics
In the NBA of 87 the Angels Lakers and the Boston Celtics face each other again in the final, this time with a 4-2 victory for the Lakers. Magic Johnson was the man of the final,...
ACB Final 1987: The era of Barcelona's domination begins
In the ACB of 1987 a stage of absolute dominance of Barcelona began in the ACB, where they were able to win four consecutive titles. This year they beat Joventut de Badalona by...
EuroLeague Final 1987: Milan overcome Maccabi's inner power
In this season it is the last one that is played with format of direct end, next year the format will be released still today in force, of the final four. In the two previous...
Cup 1987 Final: Barcelona wins the scoring match against Joventut
In 1987 the cup was celebrated in Tenerife, where Barcelona was proclaimed champion, in which it was his first cup in the ACB era and in the first edition in the format to final...
Winners' Cup 1987 Final: La Cibona gives Scavolini no chance
In 1987 the Cup Winners' Cup final was held in Novi Sad, where La Cibona, led by Drazen Petrovic, left Scavolini 89-74 with few options, despite the fact that the Italians...
Korac 1987 Final: Barcelona sweeps Limoges
In 1987 Barcelona and Limoges played the final of the Korac, where the Gauls could do little against the power of the Blaugranas. The Catalans won the first match by 21 and the...
World Champion Final 1986: United States beats Soviet Union in tight game
In 1.986 the World-wide celebrated in Spain was disputed, in its decisive phase results in Madrid. The great final was disputed by the two world powers of the moment, the United...
NBA Final 1986: Celtics storm Texas twin towers
In the 86 NBA the final was won by the fearsome Boston Celtics to the rhythm of a great Bird, excellently seconded by McHale, surpassing Houston Rockets led by their twin towers...
ACB Final 1986: Real Madrid chain their third consecutive title
In the ACB of 86 the two eternal rivals, Real Madrid against Barcelona, came face to face and the whites won their third consecutive league 2-0. The ACB in its third year of life...
Cup 1986 Final: Real Madrid strings together a new cup
In 1986, the cup was held in Barcelona, at the Palau, where Real Madrid held their second consecutive cup, beating Joventut 87-79 in the final, which had just beaten Barcelona in...
Winners' Cup 1986 Final: Barcelona win their second consecutive Winners' Cup
In 1986 the Cup Winners' Cup final was played by Barcelona and Scavolini in the city of Caserta. The Italians were playing in their country, but they could do little against a...
Korac 1986 Final: Roma beat Caserta in a hard-fought final
In 1986 the Korac was an Italian thing. It was a very evenly matched final, where Roma won both games by a narrow margin, where the chorus of the Romans overcame the attack of a...
EuroBasket Final 1985: Soviet Union sweeps away
In the summer of 1985 the EuroBasket was held in Stuttgart, where the Soviet Union, after the boycott suffered a year earlier in Los Angeles, swept Czechoslovakia in the final by...
NBA NBA 1985: In the particular duel Lakers vs Celtics, this year it was up to the angels to win
In the NBA of 1985 the final of the previous year was repeated, but this time with a different winner, with the Angeles Lakers beating the Boston Celtics 4-2. Despite the good...
ACB Final 1985: Real Madrid overcomes the opposition of Joventut
The ACB of 85 returns to win the league Real Madrid, beating in the final this time to Joventut Badalona by a tight 2-1. Villacampa led the green-black but in the end gave in to...
EuroLeague Final 1985: Real Madrid find no way to stop Petrovic
In the preliminary phase, teams such as Panathinaikos, Limoges and Efes Pilsen were left by the wayside. There are only six places in the regular league and everyone wants to be...
Cup 1985 Final: Real Madrid beats Joventut on their home turf
The 1985 Cup was held in Badalona, where Real Madrid beat Joventut in the final 90-76. The whites won in a solvent way what was their first cup of the ACB era, Joventut never had...
Winners' Cup 1985 Final: Barcelona win their first continental title
In 1985, the Cup Winners' Cup final was held in Grenoble between Barcelona and Zalgiris Kaunas, where the Blaugranas, after losing three continental finals in the past, won their...
Korac 1985 Final: Milan proves superior to Varese
In 1985 the Korac final was held in Brussels, where Milan and Varese won the title, with a clear victory 91-78 for an Olimpia Milan that after years of drought won a trophy again...
1984 Olympic Games Final: Gold for the United States and historic silver for Spain
In the summer of 1984 the Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles, where the United States won the Gold with comfort beating Spain in the final by 96-65 In the semifinals, the...
NBA Final 1984: Celtics beat Lakers in exciting series
In the NBA of 84 the final was won by the Boston Celtics, beating the Angeles Lakers in a really exciting final series, by 4-3. For champions stood out above all Larry Bird, well...
ACB Final 1984: The first ACB final ends with controversy
In 1984 the first ACB league was won by Real Madrid, beating Barcelona 2-0 in the final. Unfortunately without being able to dispute the third party by incomparecencia of...
Final EuroLeague 1984: Wright's dragon-fly kills Barcelona
En la primera fase no hubo lugar a las sorpresas y todos los grandes se clasificaron a la liguilla por el título. El KK Bosna vuelve a estar entre los seis mejores y el Limoges...
Cup 1984 Final: Zaragoza wins the first cup of the ACB era
With the creation of the ACB in 1984, the cup changed format and the tournament was established with a single venue. The first one was held in Zaragoza, where the locals, under...
Winners' Cup 1984 Final: Jackson rules from free-kick the title for Real Madrid
In 1984 the Cup Winners' Cup final was played in Oostende, where Real Madrid beat Olimpia Milan by a tight score 82-81, thanks to two free throws by Brian Jackson in the last...
Korac 1984 Final: Pau Orthez proves to be far superior to the Red Star
The final of the Korac was held in Paris, where Pau Orthez dominated from start to finish the Red Star, winning definitively by a clear 97-73 Semi-finals Pau Orthez - Antibes Red...
EuroBasket Final 1983: Italy win gold after beating Spain
The 1983 EuroBasket was held in France, and the final in Nantes, disputed by Italy and Spain, with clear victory for the Azzurra by 105-96, with Vilalta and Gilardi as executing...
NBA Final 1983: Malone and Irving take Sixers to the top
The 83 NBA was the ring of the Sixers led by a huge Moses Malone MVP. The Angeles Lakers didn't have what it took to compete, and they lost with a crash 4-0. Irving and Toney...
EuroLeague Final 1983: After the Italian final the Cantú wins again
This year the European Cup changes its competition in terms of the preliminary rounds before the group stage. In contrast to previous years, a previous group stage would now...
Winners' Cup 1983 Final: ASVEL cannot match Scavolini's attack
In 1983 the Cup Winners' Cup final was played in Palma de Mallorca, where we enjoyed a very offensive final, where Scavolini beat ASVEL by 111-99 in a match where the defences...
Korac 1983 Final: Limoges beat Sibenka in the final minutes
In 1983 the Korac final was held in Berlin, where Limoges beat Sibenka 94-86 thanks to their best match final Semi-finals Zadar - Sibenka Dynamo MBK - Limoges In a replay of last...
World Champion Final 1982: The Soviet Union takes a head or tail to the United States
In 1982 the World Cup was held in Colombia, disputing the decisive phase in Cali, and the Soviet Union was finally crowned champion after beating the United States in the final by...
NBA Final 1982: Lakers beat upward Sixers
In the NBA of 82 the Angeles Lakers were proclaimed champions after overcoming not without difficulties, some Sixers who would have to wait one more year to touch the glory of the...
EuroLeague Final 1982: The profession of the Cantú makes him champion
In the first phase of Group A, Maccabi Elite gave their rivals no choice and finished undefeated to qualify for the group stage for the title. The second classified Pojat Helsinki...
Winners' Cup 1982 Final: La Cibona beat Real Madrid by one point after extra time
In 1982 the Cup Winners' Cup final was held in Brussels, where La Cibona won their first Cup Winners' Cup after beating Real Madrid after some extra time, by 96-95 Semi-finals...
Korac 1982 Final: Limoges beat Sibenka in pain
In 1982 the final of the Korac was held in Padua, where the Limoges had difficulty confirming their theoretical superiority against the Sibenka. Only in the final minutes the...
EuroBasket Final 1981: No one is able to stop the Soviet Union
The 1981 EuroBasket was held in Czechoslovakia, where the Gold went to the Soviet Union after defeating Yugoslavia 84-67 in the final With only 12 participants the format was in...
NBA Final 1981: Bird Leads Celtics to the ring
In the NBA of 81 the Boston Celtics were proclaimed champions after beating the Houston Rockets 4-2 in the final. Moses Malone was the leader of the Texans, but the Rockets...
EuroLeague Final 1981: After the controversy, Maccabi becomes champion
In Group A, Real Madrid dominated from start to finish. Lugano's Viganello, Egypt's Al-Zamalek and Portugal's Porto were just stone combidados in this first phase. The whites were...
Winners' Cup 1981 Final: El Cantu beats Barcelona again
In 1981, the Cup Winners' Cup final was held in Rome, where the Cantu was able to beat Barcelona 86-82 in a final without an owner until the last possession Semi-finals Barcelona...
Korac 1981 Final: The Joventut opens its continental palmares
In 1981 the Korac final was played in Barcelona, where Joventut touched the continental trophy after beating Venezia in an exciting final that needed extra time to decide the...
Olympic Games Final 1980: Yugoslavia wins "its" gold medal
In 1980 the Olympic Games were held in Moscow, where the United States was boycotted. After the previous phases to the fight for the medals, in the fight for the Bronze they faced...
NBA Final 1980: Magic and Abdul-Jabbar too much for Sixers
In the 1980 NBA, the ring went to the Angeles Lakers after beating the Philadelphia Sixers 4-2 in the final. A qualifying round marked by the exhibited level of two extraordinary...
EuroLeague Final 1980: Real Madrid crowned in Berlin
The competition begins with 22 teams. Framed in six groups, the champion of each group will qualify for the final league. Group A formed by Bosna Sarajevo, Levski Sofia and...
Winners' Cup 1980 Final: Varese beat Cantu in extra time
In 1980, the Cup Winners' Cup final was held in Milan, where everything was left at home because two Italian teams competed. In the end, Varese beat Cantú 90-88 in a very even...
Korac 1980 Final: Rieti beats Cibona
In 1980 the final of the Korac was held in Liege, where Rieti overcame Cibona 76-71 to end a four-year streak of Balkan dominance in the competition Semi-finals Hapoel Tel Aviv -...