NBA versus EuroLeague games
The following is a list of NBA versus EuroLeague games. The list includes only games in which NBA clubs have played against teams that participated in that same upcoming season's top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup or EuroLeague competition. The first game was played in the year 1978, by the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets and Maccabi Elite, prior to the 1978–79 basketball season. Maccabi won the game at Yad Eliyahu Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel, by a score of 98–97.
Rules
- FIBA era (1978–1999):
The games between NBA and FIBA teams that took place between 1978 and 1999, were played under a set of mixed FIBA and NBA rules.
- Euroleague Basketball era (2003–present):
The games that take place in the United States and Canada are played under NBA rules and with three NBA refs. The games that take place outside of the United States and Canada are played under NBA rules, with two NBA refs and one EuroLeague ref.
Statistics
- FIBA era (1978–1999):
- NBA teams had a record of 23–3 against FIBA teams during the FIBA era, when the games were played under a set of mixed NBA and FIBA rules.
- Euroleague Basketball era (2003–present):
- NBA teams have a combined record of 52–13 against EuroLeague teams since 2003, playing under NBA rules.
- NBA teams have a record of 36–4 when playing the games at home, under NBA rules, and with three NBA refs.
- NBA teams have a record of 16–9 when playing the games away, under NBA rules, with two NBA refs and one EuroLeague ref.
- NBA teams have an overall record of 75–16 against EuroLeague teams.
Game results FIBA era (1978–1999)
This is a list of NBA versus EuroLeague games during the FIBA era, when the FIBA European Champions Cup was run by FIBA Europe, from the inaugural 1958 season to the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague. The list includes only games in which NBA clubs have played against teams that participated in that same upcoming season's top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup competition. The first game was played in the year 1978, prior to the 1978–79 basketball season. The games between NBA and EuroLeague teams that took place between 1978 and 1999, were played under a set of mixed FIBA and NBA rules.
1970s
1980s
1990s
Game results Euroleague Basketball era (2003–present)
This is a list of NBA versus EuroLeague games during the Euroleague Basketball era, since the EuroLeague has been run by Euroleague Basketball, beginning with the Euroleague 2000–01 season. The list includes only games in which NBA clubs have played against teams that participated in that same upcoming season's top-tier level EuroLeague competition. The first games were played in the year 2003, prior to the 2003–04 basketball season. The games that take place in the United States and Canada are played under NBA rules and with three NBA refs. The games that take place outside of the United States and Canada are played under NBA rules, with two NBA refs and one EuroLeague ref.
2000s
2010s
NBA champions vs EuroLeague champions
The following is a list of games that have been played between the then current champions of the NBA and the then current champions of the EuroLeague.
See also
- NBA Global Games
- NBA Canada Series
- List of games played between NBA and international teams
- McDonald's Championship
- EuroLeague American Tour
- Naismith Cup
References
- ↑ NBA Europe Live 2012 Euroleague. June 25, 2012
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