2006 NBA Europe Live Tour

August 2023 2006 NBA Europe Live Tour Basketball 5–11 October 2006 10 NBA Europe Live Tour 2007 NBA Europe Live Tour 2007 The 2006 NBA Europe Live Tour was an international basketball exhibition and competition produced jointly by the National Basketball Association and the Euroleague, as part of the NBA Europe Live. The tour featured four NBA teams training and playing matches against European teams in Germany, Russia, France, Italy, and Spain. Four standalone games were played, along with two tournaments in Moscow and Cologne. The tour took place between 5 October and 11 October 2006. Summary Four NBA teams went to different countries to conduct their first week of training camp overseas: the Philadelphia 76ers in Barcelona, Spain; the Los Angeles Clippers in Moscow, Russia; the San Antonio Spurs in France; and the Phoenix Suns in Treviso, Italy. The 76ers and the Suns also participated in the Cologne tournament won by the former against CSKA Moscow and led by coach Maurice Cheeks. Allen Iverson was the tournament's topscorer. The Clippers finished second in the Moscow tournament won by CSKA Moscow. San Antonio Spurs played only one game, while Clippers played two and 76ers with Suns three (including the Cologne tournament). Teams The four NBA teams that participated and the locations of their training camps: USA Philadelphia 76ers, Spain, Cologne USA San Antonio Spurs, France USA Los Angeles Clippers, Moscow USA Phoenix Suns, Treviso, Cologne The European participants: RUS BC Khimki, BSL RUS CSKA Moscow, BSL ITA Lottomatica Roma, Serie A ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv ESP Barcelona, ACB FRA ASVEL Basket Games In France, Italy and Spain #eee 5 October 2006 Astroballe, Villeurbanne FRA ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne FRA 90 USA San Antonio Spurs 115 Boxscore 5 October 2006 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona ESP FC Barcelona ESP 104 USA Philadelphia 76ers 99 Boxscore #eee 6 October 2006 PalaLottomatica, Rome ITA Lottomatica Roma ITA 93 USA Phoenix Suns 100 Boxscore 8 October 2006 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris FRA Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 84 USA San Antonio Spurs 97 Boxscore In Moscow (tournament) #eee 5 October 2006 CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow RUS CSKA Moscow RUS 94 RUS BC Khimki 78 6 October 2006 CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow RUS BC Khimki RUS 91 USA Los Angeles Clippers 98 Boxscore #eee 7 October 2006 CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow RUS CSKA Moscow RUS 94 USA Los Angeles Clippers 75 Boxscore In Cologne (tournament) #eee 10 October 2006 Kölnarena, Cologne GER CSKA Moscow RUS 90 ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv 81 10 October 2006 Kölnarena, Cologne GER Philadelphia 76ers USA 103 USA Phoenix Suns 100 Boxscore #eee 11 October 2006 Kölnarena, Cologne GER Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 102 USA Phoenix Suns 119 Boxscore 11 October 2006 Kölnarena, Cologne GER CSKA Moscow RUS 71 USA Philadelphia 76ers 85 Boxscore The tournament was played in a Final Four system as follows: 10 October RUS CSKA Moscow 90 ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv 81 10 October USA Philadelphia 76ers 103 USA Phoenix Suns 100 11 October RUS CSKA Moscow 71 USA Philadelphia 76ers 85 11 October ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv 102 USA Phoenix Suns 119 Cologne Tournament Topscorer: USA Allen Iverson (57 pts) Stats ClubGamesRecordUSA San Antonio Spurs 2 2–0RUS CSKA Moscow 2 2-0USA Phoenix Suns 3 2–1USA Philadelphia 76ers 3 2–1ESP Barcelona 1 1-0USA Los Angeles Clippers 1 1–1FRA ASVEL Basket 1 0-1ITA Lottomatica Roma 1 0-1RUS BC Khimki 2 0-2ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 0-2 Significance Many legendary NBA coaches led their teams in the first edition of the Europe Live Tour, such as Mike Dunleavy Sr. and Greg Popovich, while Mike D'Antoni was the only to coach both in USA and Europe. Ettore Messina was in charge of CSKA Moscow, Dusko Ivanovic of Barcelona and Jasmin Repesa of Roma. The 76ers' loss to FC Barcelona and the Clippers' loss to CSKA Moscow marked the fifth and sixth losses by NBA franchises to Euroleague teams since 1978. Prior to this tournament only Maccabi Tel Aviv (4 times: 1978, 1984 twice, 2005) and the Soviet Union National Team (once in 1988) had beaten an NBA team. See also List of NBA versus international games McDonald's Championship Sources 2006 Live tour Historical standings Attendances External links NBA Europe Live Tour 2006 Category:NBA Global Games Europe Category:2006–07 Euroleague