In this paper are used historical statistical data to track the evolution of the game in the European-wide top-tier level professional basketball club competition (until 2017-2018 season) and also are answered questions by analyzing them. The term basic is referred because of the nature of the data (not available detailed statistics) and of the level of aggregation (not disaggregation to individual level). We are examining themes such as the dominance per geographic area, the level of the competition in the game, the evolution of scoring pluralism and possessions in the finals, the effect of a top scorer in the performance of a team and the existence of unexpected outcomes in final fours. For each theme under consideration, available statistical data is specified and suitable statistical analysis is applied. The analysis allows us to handle and answer the above themes and interesting conclusions are drawn. This paper can be an example of statistical thinking in basketball problems by the means of using efficiently available statistical data.

翻译：本文利用历史统计数据追踪欧洲顶级职业篮球俱乐部比赛（截至2017-2018赛季）的演变，并通过分析这些数据来回答相关问题。“基本”一词指代数据的性质（无法获取详细统计信息）和聚合层次（未分解至个体层面）。我们考察的主题包括：地理位置的主导性、比赛竞争水平、决赛中得分多样性与控球权演变、顶级得分手对球队表现的影响，以及四强赛中意外结果的存在性。针对每个主题，我们明确可用的统计数据并应用适当的统计分析。分析使我们能够处理并回答上述主题，并得出有趣的结论。本文可作为通过有效利用现有统计数据解决篮球问题的统计思维范例。