In the summer of 1992, the Barcelona Olympic Games were held. In Catalan lands, in the Palau Sant Jordi, was seen the best team ever, the United States of America, with Magic, Jordan, Bird and a firmament more stars winning the Olympic Gold. The United States swept through the competition winning all matches by more than 30 points on average, the final not being an exception … beating Croatia by 117-85
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 duel with Epi. Rogers away from the spotlight, made a great game that was worth a title
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 Petrovic vs. Oscar Shmidt, where the whites, after an extra time took the title (117-113)
