Elena Vargas: Spring pressure points across ACB, Lega A, and the BBL
Weekend results offered the headlines, but the three-point math, free-throw volume, and turnover margins told the sharper story ahead of a busy midweek.
Liga ACB final regular-season weekend: Real Madrid clear at the top, the rest of the bracket up for grabs
Eight games on Saturday and Sunday close the Liga ACB regular season. Real Madrid lead 26-3 at the top of the table, and the playoff seeding for spots two through eight is still moving.
BBL May 4-10: Bayern lead at 26-5, the playoff race below them tightens
Eighteen Bundesliga games across the week with Bayern clear at the top and the chase pack at Alba Berlin, Bamberg, and Bonn fighting for second through sixth.
EuroLeague semifinals: four games, two finalists, one week
The continental bracket reaches its semifinal stage with Monaco-Olympiacos, Hapoel Tel Aviv-Real Madrid, Zalgiris-Fenerbahce, and Panathinaikos-Valencia all decided across Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lega Basket Serie A: a Sunday slate that resolves the playoff field
Seven Lega A games on Sunday May 10 close the regular season. Virtus Bologna lead at 21-5, Brescia chase at 20-6, and the bracket below is still moving.
NBA Round 2: where the four conference semifinals stand
Two Game 1s are in the books, two more tip Tuesday night. Here is the read on Knicks-76ers, Timberwolves-Spurs, Cavaliers-Pistons and Thunder-Lakers, with the box-score detail that matters.
Week ahead: a Round 2 East showdown, OKC's revenge tour, and the EuroLeague's last act
Eight games to watch May 5-10: Knicks-Sixers, Thunder-Lakers, two EuroLeague semis, and a Lega A round that decides the playoff field.
Weekend wrap: Round 1 closes out, Real Madrid keeps marching, and the Lega A race tightens
What we learned from the weekend that just was: Round 1's final games, the EuroLeague playoff squeeze, and the Lega A regular-season finish line.