Three European clubs to play NBA preseason games in USA
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07/30/2008 -
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NBA and Euroleague Basketball
announced Wednesday that three European clubs will play five preseason games
against NBA opponents this October.
2008 Euroleague champion CSKA Moscow, FC Barcelona and Lietuvos Rytas are
slated to come to America from October 10-21 and play up to five exhibition
contests against the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic,
Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers. At this point, only the Clippers'
participation is in doubt.
"These games continue our collaboration with Euroleague basketball, as we work
together to grow the game of basketball on a global basis," said NBA
commissioner David Stern.
CSKA Moscow has the honor of kicking off the games, on October 10 in Orlando
against the Magic. Lietuvas Rytas squares off against the Warriors in
Oakland on October 21 in the final contest.
"We value the chance to partner with NBA teams in their own arenas," said
Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu. "There are basketball fans of all types in
North America whom we plan to entertain with our own distinct playing style."
In addition, for the third consecutive season, NBA teams will head overseas to
face European opponents.
The Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and Washington Wizards
are set to play games in Barcelona, Berlin, London and Paris.
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Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
 Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
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