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KRASNODAR - Partizan Belgrade were beaten 99-64 (22-18, 32-10, 29-18, 16-18) on the road by Lokomotiv Kuban in Wednesday's Round 10, Group C game of Eurocup Basketball.

The Russian team, coached by Serbian Sasa Obradovic, killed the game off in the second quarter, running away with a big 93-46 lead in the last quarter.

BELGRADE - The Basketball Federation of Serbia (KSS) on Tuesday handed out the 2017 Player of the Year Awards to Bogdan Bogdanovic and Jelena Milovanovic.

Chicago forward Nikola Mirotic came off the bench to score 24 points and spark the visiting Bulls over Milwaukee 115-106 in an NBA matchup Dec. 26.

Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Klay Thompson added 24 and both made crucial plays in the final seconds Monday, lifting the NBA champion Golden State Warriors over Cleveland 99-92.

BELGRADE - Red Star Belgrade lost 69-63 at home to Panathinaikos Athens in the Euroleague Basketball Round 14 on Thursday.

The Greek giants won in Belgrade after four consecutive defeats over a period of four years to clinch the third place in the Euroleague table.

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The Denver Nuggets stunned the Golden State Warriors 96-81 on Dec. 23, holding the NBA champions to a season-low in points and snapping their 11-game winning streak.

ISTANBUL - Red Star Belgrade lost 82-56 (17-11, 24-22, 21-9, 20-14) on the road to European champions Fenerbahce Istanbul in the Euroleague Basketball Round 13 on Tuesday night.

Fenerbahce's Jan Vesely was the player of the game with 15 points and eight rebounds, followed by teammates Bradley Wanamaker and Luigi Datome with 13 points each.

Olympiakos and Panathinaikos kept up the chase on Euroleague leader CSKA Moscow with their precious away wins over Efes and Red Star respectively to complete another perfect week for the Greek teams in the competition with four wins in as many matches.

Vassilis Spanoulis is back for good, leading Olympiakos to a home triumph over Euroleague favorite CSKA Moscow, while Panathinaikos produced an emphatic victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv, as the table's top four includes the two Greek superpowers.

Panathinaikos extended its perfect home record beating Maccabi 89-76 on Tuesday, shaking off the absence of injured playmaker Nick Calathes.

Anadolu Efes has signed a contract with coach Ergin Ataman until the end of next season, after Croatian coach Velimir Perasovic parted ways with the Istanbul club on Dec. 16.