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the end of a meeting as crazy as it is balanced, CSKA Moscow succeeded in overthrowing Real Madrid at the ends of the match (95-90) to afford the right to compete in the Euroligue finals after three years of absence. The teammates of Nando de Colo, author of 23 points, including 10 in the last quarter, will try to win the eighth title of their club's history this Sunday against Efes Istanbul, which made the predictions lie by crushing the Fenerbahçe during the Derby Istanbul a few hours earlier (92 to 73).

It was the semi-finals poster. It was all gathered for CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid to engage in a real trench war. To this little game, it was the Russian team that was the strongest, pulling his revenge of the lost semi-final of the 2018 Edition against the supporters of the title. Led during the entire meeting and counting up to 14 points behind in the middle of the 3rd quarter (65-51), the Moscovites were glued to less than four minutes from the end (80-80). And in particular thanks to the French Nando de Colo, metronome on the line of the free throws (13 out of 14), which maintained his teammates in the game with a total of 23 points on the match, of which 10 in the only fourth quarter-time. The MVP of 2016 was more than supported by an alumnus of Real Madrid, Sergio Rodriguez, author of 23 points also.


While real had taken the lead on a three-point basket by Jeffrey Taylor (83-80, 37th), it was Nando de Colo who allowed his teammates to head back, just over a minute from the end of the meeting on a very long three-point shot tance (87-85). "It was a hard game, we knew it before the game. We never gave up and we made the difference at the end. It's been a long season. We've had these kinds of matches, and we've always managed to get back, "said the French international, author of a second half-time dream.




First history for Efes

By offering the Istanbul Derby against the Fenerbahçe in the semifinals a few hours earlier on the score from 92 to 73, Efes Istanbul has hoisted itself for the first time in its history in the finals of the competition Queen of continental basketball.  To do so, Efes was able to rely on its duo of American-Serbian leaders, Shane Larkin and Vasilije Micic, who compiled 55 points to both of them.

Shane Larkin, drafted in the NBA in 2013 by the Dallas Mavericks and passed by the Knicks, the nets and the Boston Celtics, was the author of a flaming meeting with 30 points and not far from the triple double with 7 assists and 7 rebounds. Released under the cheers of the Hall, well filled by supporters of Fenerbahçe, Larkin completed the meeting with 43 evaluation. Two Frenchmen, Adrien Moerman and Rodrigue Beaubois, will compete with the Euroleague finals. In the regular season, the Fenerbahçe had lost only five out of thirty games, including one in the Efes room (89-83), and left in a position of great favourite of this meeting against the last of the Euroleague 2017/2018 season.

But the inexperience of Efes Istanbul, which had in its ranks only two players with a Euroleague final in the legs, did not make any sense. Sunday in the final (8.30 pm), the Turkish Club will have an even bigger mountain with CSKA Moscow, in search of its eighth title in the competition Queen of European basketball.  



Euroleague: Nando de Colo sends the CSKA Moscow to the final


the end of a meeting as crazy as it is balanced, CSKA Moscow succeeded in overthrowing Real Madrid at the ends of the match (95-90) to afford the right to compete in the Euroligue finals after three years of absence. The teammates of Nando de Colo, author of 23 points, including 10 in the last quarter, will try to win the eighth title of their club's history this Sunday against Efes Istanbul, which made the predictions lie by crushing the Fenerbahçe during the Derby Istanbul a few hours earlier (92 to 73).

It was the semi-finals poster. It was all gathered for CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid to engage in a real trench war. To this little game, it was the Russian team that was the strongest, pulling his revenge of the lost semi-final of the 2018 Edition against the supporters of the title. Led during the entire meeting and counting up to 14 points behind in the middle of the 3rd quarter (65-51), the Moscovites were glued to less than four minutes from the end (80-80). And in particular thanks to the French Nando de Colo, metronome on the line of the free throws (13 out of 14), which maintained his teammates in the game with a total of 23 points on the match, of which 10 in the only fourth quarter-time. The MVP of 2016 was more than supported by an alumnus of Real Madrid, Sergio Rodriguez, author of 23 points also.


While real had taken the lead on a three-point basket by Jeffrey Taylor (83-80, 37th), it was Nando de Colo who allowed his teammates to head back, just over a minute from the end of the meeting on a very long three-point shot tance (87-85). "It was a hard game, we knew it before the game. We never gave up and we made the difference at the end. It's been a long season. We've had these kinds of matches, and we've always managed to get back, "said the French international, author of a second half-time dream.




First history for Efes

By offering the Istanbul Derby against the Fenerbahçe in the semifinals a few hours earlier on the score from 92 to 73, Efes Istanbul has hoisted itself for the first time in its history in the finals of the competition Queen of continental basketball.  To do so, Efes was able to rely on its duo of American-Serbian leaders, Shane Larkin and Vasilije Micic, who compiled 55 points to both of them.

Shane Larkin, drafted in the NBA in 2013 by the Dallas Mavericks and passed by the Knicks, the nets and the Boston Celtics, was the author of a flaming meeting with 30 points and not far from the triple double with 7 assists and 7 rebounds. Released under the cheers of the Hall, well filled by supporters of Fenerbahçe, Larkin completed the meeting with 43 evaluation. Two Frenchmen, Adrien Moerman and Rodrigue Beaubois, will compete with the Euroleague finals. In the regular season, the Fenerbahçe had lost only five out of thirty games, including one in the Efes room (89-83), and left in a position of great favourite of this meeting against the last of the Euroleague 2017/2018 season.

But the inexperience of Efes Istanbul, which had in its ranks only two players with a Euroleague final in the legs, did not make any sense. Sunday in the final (8.30 pm), the Turkish Club will have an even bigger mountain with CSKA Moscow, in search of its eighth title in the competition Queen of European basketball.  



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