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2008 Euroleague Final Four

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2008 Euroleague Final Four
Season2007–08 Euroleague
Tournament details
ArenaPalacio de Deportes
Madrid, Spain
DatesMay 2, – May 4, 2008
Final positions
ChampionsRussia CSKA Moscow (6th title)
Runners-upIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv
Third placeItaly Montepaschi Siena
Fourth placeSpain Baskonia
Awards and statistics
MVPUnited States Trajan Langdon
2007
2009

The 2008 Euroleague Final Four was the final phase Euroleague Final Four tournament of the Euroleague 2007–08 season, featuring four teams that survived a 14-game Regular Season, 6 games in the Top 16 phase, and a best-of-three quarterfinal. It was played on May 2 and May 4 in Madrid at the Community of Madrid Sports Palace.

As in previous years, the EuroLeague Final Four involved four games. The first day featured the two semifinal matches. The final day started with the third-place game between the semifinal losers, followed by the EuroLeague Final.

The EuroLeague champions were Russian power CSKA Moscow. They established new records for the EuroLeague era, with their sixth consecutive Final Four appearance, and third consecutive final game appearance. The title, their sixth overall, put them second in all-time European titles to Real Madrid. CSKA's Trajan Langdon was named EuroLeague Final Four MVP.

Arena

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The host venue was the 15,000 capacity Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid. Opened in 2005, it stands on the site of a previous arena that was built in 1960, and destroyed by fire in 2001.

Final four

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 2, Madrid
 
 
Italy Montepaschi Siena 85
 
May 4, Madrid
 
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv92
 
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 77
 
May 2, Madrid
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 91
 
Spain Baskonia 79
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow83
 
Third place
 
 
May 4, Madrid
 
 
Italy Montepaschi Siena 97
 
 
Spain Baskonia 93

Semifinals

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Montepaschi Siena - Maccabi Tel Aviv

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May 2
18:00
Montepaschi Siena Italy 85–92 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Scoring by quarter: 20-8, 25-25, 19-28, 21-31
Pts: McIntyre 26
Rebs: Sato 11
Asts: McIntyre 5
Pts: Garcia 19
Rebs: Morris 7
Asts: Bynum 7
Palacio de Deportes, Madrid
Attendance: 13,480
Referees: Jungebrand (FIN), Hierrezuelo (ESP), Dozai (CRO)

Baskonia – CSKA Moscow

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May 2 Baskonia Spain 79–83 Russia CSKA Moscow Palacio de Deportes, Madrid
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 19-13, 17-24, 23-26
Pts: Rakočević 19
Rebs: McDonald, Prigioni 6
Asts: Prigioni 3
Report Pts: Šiškauskas, Andersen 16
Rebs: Smodiš 6
Asts: JR Holden 3
Attendance: 13,480
Referees: Brazauskas (LTU), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Ankarali (TUR)


Third Place game

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May 4
19:00
Montepaschi Siena Italy 97–93 (OT) Spain Baskonia OT
Scoring by quarter: 21-19, 17-22, 23-20, 18-18, Overtime: 18-14
Pts: Lavrinovič 19
Rebs: Sato, Stonerook 9
Asts: McIntyre 12
Pts: Mickeal 16
Rebs: Mickeal 10
Asts: Prigioni 11
Palacio de Deportes, Madrid
Attendance: 13,480
Referees: Brazauskas (LTU), Ryzhyk (UKR), Gontas (GRE)

Championship game

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May 4, 2008 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 77–91 Russia CSKA Moscow Palacio de Deportes, Madrid
21:00 CET Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 20-20, 16-21, 20-28
Pts: Bynum 23
Rebs: Morris, Batista 7
Asts: Bynum 4
PIR: Bynum 22
Boxscore Pts: Langdon 21
Rebs: Smodiš 8
Asts: Papaloukas 4
PIR: Langdon 33
Attendance: 13,480
Referees: Koukoulekidis, Hierrezuelo, Dozai
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 4 United States Will Bynum 23 2 4
SG 21 Israel Yotam Halperin 9 1 1
SF 11 Israel Omri Casspi 9 1 0
PF 9 United States Terence Morris 13 7 0
C 7 Croatia Nikola Vujčić 2 5 1
Reserves:
PF 5 United States Marcus Fizer DNP
PG 6 Israel Derrick Sharp 0 0 0
PF 8 Israel Lior Eliyahu 0 0 0
G/F 10 Israel Tal Burstein DNP
G 12 Brazil Alex Garcia 2 5 2
F 13 Israel David Bluthenthal 5 1 0
G 14 United States Vonteego Cummings 0 0 0
PF 15 Uruguay Esteban Batista 14 7 1
G 22 Israel Gal Mekel DNP
G 33 Israel Regev Fanan DNP
Head coach:
Israel Zvi Sherf
Maccabi jersey
Team colours
Maccabi
CSKA Moscow jersey
Team colours
CSKA Moscow
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10 Russia J.R. Holden 14 1 3
SG 21 United States Trajan Langdon 21 7 1
SF 9 Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas 13 4 2
PF 8 Slovenia Matjaž Smodiš 13 8 3
C 13 Australia David Andersen 13 5 1
Reserves:
F 4 Greece Theo Papaloukas 12 2 4
G 6 Greece Nikos Zisis 0 0 0
C 7 Russia Anatoly Kashirov DNP
G 11 Russia Zakhar Pashutin DNP
C 15 Russia Artem Zabelin DNP
PF 20 Russia Andrey Vorontsevich DNP
F/C 22 United States Marcus Goree 2 2 0
G 23 Russia Alexey Shved DNP
C 24 Belgium Tomas Van Den Spiegel 3 1 0
F 31 Russia Victor Khryapa 0 1 0
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina

Awards

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