The 2010 Euroleague American Tour was the second

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organized by the Euroleague in the USA. The games were part of the

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's preseason schedule and allowed the Euroleague teams to display some of their very particular characteristics to the American public, even under NBA rules. The Euroleague teams that participated in the second edition were CSKA Moscow and

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. On the other hand, the NBA franchises that played against them were the Miami Heat, the Memphis Grizzlies, the San Antonio Spurs, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the

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Games

In the opening game on October 12, CSKA Moscow was determined to compete against the Heat even though they were playing without two starters, Victor Khryapa and

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. Miami on the other hand was missing

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and needed LeBron James alongside Chris Bosh to step up. After a first half in which Ramūnas Šiškauskas and Trajan Langdon gave the opposite defense a tough challenge to face, CSKA was leading 44–39. In the second half James and Bosh were the leaders of a Heat comeback that eventually led to a 96–85 victory. They had 22 and 17 points respectively for the winners, whereas Langdon led all CSKA scorers with 20 points,

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had 17 and Šiškauskas 15. On October 14,

fell short of a victory in Memphis against the

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, as they lost 110–105. Mike Conley led all scorers with 27 points, while Sam Young had 21.

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led the Spanish team with 24 points and 9 rebounds, Fernando San Emeterio scored 15 points and Marcelinho Huertas had an all-around performance with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. The Thunder played the same day against

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in Oklahoma City, winning 97–89. Kevin Durant had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners, and Šiškauskas scored 17 for CSKA. The last day of the tour was a history-changing one, as CSKA beat the

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to become the first international team ever to defeat an

franchise on US soil. In a game where both teams played without several key players (Khryapa and Holden for CSKA, Varejão,

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, Jamison and Williams for the Cavs), the 2008 Euroleague MVP Ramūnas Šiškauskas made the difference by scoring 22 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.

also was excellent with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, whereas Trajan Langdon's 14 points were more than crucial. Cleveland gave a strong fight mainly through

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who scored 21 points,

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who had 17 and Ramon Sessions with 14. In the other game of the night

was unable to threaten the Spurs in San Antonio losing 108–85. Tony Parker led the winners with 22 points, while

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and

scored 20 and 18 respectively.

External links

Official 2010 Euroleague American Tour Website
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