CSKA is the Euroleague champion!!!
30.04.2006
For the first time in 36 years CSKA won the Euroleague. The team did it in a perfect way against a strong tournament favorite Maccabi – 73-69. CSKA was leading by 10 points in the second quarter and in the middle of the third but Maccabi thank to a couple of the three pointers managed to cut down the lead and made CSKA win rather narrow.
For the first time in 36 years CSKA won the Euroleague. The team did it in a perfect way against a strong tournament favorite Maccabi – 73-69. CSKA was leading by 10 points in the second quarter and in the middle of the third but Maccabi thank to a couple of the three pointers managed to cut down the lead and made CSKA win rather narrow.
CSKA - Maccabi: 73-69
Theodoros Papaloukas was voted the MVP of the game.
Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:
- I feel so happy you know. Today my son got better, you’ll excuse me if I get a little bit emotional, and we won the Final Four against a great Maccabi, champion of the 2004 and 2005 Euroleague. It has been 36 years since our club CSKA had not won the title. I am sure Alexander Gomelsky would be proud of what we accomplished tonight. We played smart and that led us to the title against a great Maccabi.
CSKA - Maccabi: 73-69
Theodoros Papaloukas was voted the MVP of the game.
Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:
- I feel so happy you know. Today my son got better, you’ll excuse me if I get a little bit emotional, and we won the Final Four against a great Maccabi, champion of the 2004 and 2005 Euroleague. It has been 36 years since our club CSKA had not won the title. I am sure Alexander Gomelsky would be proud of what we accomplished tonight. We played smart and that led us to the title against a great Maccabi.
