List of NBA vs FIBA games

The first basketball game between an NBA and a FIBA team was held in 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Maccabi Tel Aviv surprisingly beat the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets 98-97. Since then only 4 other Euroleague teams have defeated an NBA franchise: FC Barcelona, Baloncesto Málaga and Real Madrid from Spain and CSKA Moscow from Russia.

In addition to defeating the Washington Bullets in 1978, Maccabi Tel Aviv also beat the New Jersey Nets and Phoenix Suns in 1984 in Israel, and beat the Toronto Raptors 103-105 in Toronto in 2005. As of 2008, this is the only FIBA victory on North American soil.The FC Barcelona and CSKA Moscow wins came during the 2006 NBA Europe Live Tour, where Barcelona beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-99, and the Moscow won by 19 over the Los Angeles Clippers (94-75), the widest FIBA victory so far.During the 2007 NBA Europe Live Tour, Baloncesto Málaga beat the Memphis Grizzlies 102-99, and Real Madrid beat Toronto 104-103.

In addition, one national squad, the Soviet Union National Team, beat the Atlanta Hawks 132-123 in an exhibition game in Moscow in 1988.

Most of these games were initially played as part of the now-defunct McDonald's Championship, where NBA teams always won the games. Since 2006, they are played during the NBA Europe Live Tour.

Games

1970's

1980's

1990's

2000's

Trivia

* There have been 73 confrontations as of 2007, with a clear advantage for NBA teams: 64 won, 9 lost.
* Only 5 FIBA teams and 1 national squad have been able to beat an NBA franchise: Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel (1978, 1984 twice and 2005), the Soviet Union National Team (1988), Spain's FC Barcelona (2006), Baloncesto Málaga (2007) and Real Madrid (2007), as well as CSKA Moscow from Russia (2006).
* Maccabi Tel Aviv have played the most games against NBA teams with 16 in total. They are followed by Virtus Bologna with 5 games, and the Soviet Union National Team with 4.
* On the other hand, the Phoenix Suns are the NBA franchise that have played the most games against FIBA teams with 9 in total. Then the Canadian Toronto Raptors with 7 participations since 2003 followed by the New Jersey Nets and San Antonio Spurs, both with 5.
* 43 games have been held in Europe (14 in Italy, 10 in Spain, 6 in France, 5 in Germany, 3 in Russia, 2 in the UK and 1 each in Georgia, Lithuania and Turkey), 9 in Asia (6 in Israel and 3 in China), and 21 in North America (16 in the USA and 5 in Canada).
* The only NBA team to lose on their home court was the Toronto Raptors to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2005.

Statistics

* CSKA Moscow scored the widest FIBA victory margin against the Los Angeles Clippers, with 19 points (94-75) in Moscow in 2006.
* The Golden State Warriors had the widest NBA victory margin (56 points) against Turkey's Efes Pilsen (120-66) in Oakland in 2006.
* The Los Angeles Clippers scored the most points in a game, with 146 against Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv in San Diego in 1991.
* Turkey's Efes Pilsen scored the fewest points in a game against the Golden State Warriors, with 66 in Oakland in 2006.
* The Denver Nuggets and KK Split scored the most combined points combined with 264 (135-129) in Rome in 1989.
* The Philadelphia 76ers and CSKA Moscow scored the fewest combined points with 156 (85-71), in Cologne in 2006.

Related links

* McDonald's Championship
* 2006 NBA Europe Live Tour
* 2007 NBA Europe Live Tour

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/europelive/history.html History of Games Played by NBA Teams in Europe]
* [http://www.nba.com/europelive/intl_games.html NBA International Pre-Season and Regular-Season Games]
* [http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Behind_the_Curtain-74729-33.html HAWKS: Behind the Curtain]
* [http://www.nba.com/news/preseason_070814.html NBA Preseason Tips Off on October 6]
* [http://217.13.116.51/noticia.jsp?temporada=E05&jornada=33&id=228 Previous exhibition games European clubs vs. NBA]
* [http://english.people.com.cn/200411/25/eng20041125_165209.html CBA: an American experience]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/item/34171 EL teams to travel to North America for preseason games]

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