CSKA and Fenerbahce close in on Euroleague Final Four

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By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE (Reuters) - Six-time Euroleague winners CSKA Moscow and dark horses Fenerbahce Istanbul took 2-0 leads against their rivals in the competition’s best-of-five quarter-finals after sparkling home wins on Thursday. CSKA blew away Panathinaikos 100-80 and Fenerbahce brushed aside holders Maccabi Tel Aviv 82-67 as both sides moved within one win of reaching the May 15-17 Final Four in Madrid. The series continue in Athens and Tel Aviv on Monday and, if necessary, on Wednesday while potential tie-breakers will be played in Moscow and Istanbul respectively. CSKA's former NBA forward Andrei Kirilenko produced his best performance since returning from the Brooklyn Nets in February for his third stint with the Russian giants.

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