Basketball

MADRID - Partizan Belgrade defeated Real Madrid 89-87 (22-22, 26-22, 15-20, 26-23) away from home in the first game of the two teams' EuroLeague Basketball quarter-final series on Tuesday evening.

Kevin Punter scored a three-pointer in the final second to hand Partizan a 1-0 lead in the series.

Belgrade black and white crew won 89:87 with Kevin Punter's three-pointer 0.4 seconds before the end.
Punter took the ball and at the very end of the attack scored over his keeper.
This is another basketball score that will go down in the history of Partizan, just like Duan Kecman's legendary three-pointer exactly 13 years ago.

The interview with Obradovi was arranged by the well-known Greek journalist Vasiliki Karamouza, after the match against Panathinaikos in the last round of the regular Euroleague competition.

Olympiakos completed the regular season of the Euroleague with an 86-78 victory at home over Baskonia on Thursday that confirmed it has finished top of the table.

The Reds dominated the game at the Peace and Friendship Stadium from start to finish and gave their fans some spectacular plays as well as the joy of another win, the 24th in all 34 games.

A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan sold for $2.2 million on April 11, setting a record price at auction for game-worn sports footwear, Sotheby's announced.

The basketball great wore the "Bred" Air Jordan 13s during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals on the way to his sixth and last NBA championship title.

The Dallas Mavericks' abrupt decision to hold out five players from a game on April 7, when they still had a chance of reaching the NBA play-in tournament, will be investigated, the league said on April 8.

Olympiakos missed the chance to clinch the top spot of the Euroleague table for the regular season, going down on Thursday at Red Star Belgrade, while Panathinaikos lost to visiting Alba Berlin in Athens on Friday.

Despite leading in the first half, Olympiakos went down 87-79 at Red Star Belgrade, but it's still tied with Real Madrid at the top of the table, with a 23-10 record.

Olympiakos has clinched the home advantage for the Euroleague playoffs after its win over Villeurbanne, while Panathinaikos ended its poor run with a home win against Bayern.

The Reds scored their 22nd win in 31 matches, downing hapless Villeurbanne 81-55 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus on Wednesday.

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets made a statement on March 25, downing Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 in a battle of NBA conference leaders.

The week after the Greek league derby, that saw Olympiakos edge out Panathinaikos away, ended in both of them losing easily in the Euroleague.

Olympiakos went down 90-75 at Partizan Belgrade on Friday to stay with 21 wins in 30 matches.