2008 Euroleague Final Four

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.

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

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
 
 
  Montepaschi Siena 85
 
May 4, Madrid
 
  Maccabi Tel Aviv92
 
  Maccabi Tel Aviv 77
 
May 2, Madrid
 
  CSKA Moscow 91
 
  Baskonia 79
 
 
  CSKA Moscow83
 
Third place
 
 
May 4, Madrid
 
 
  Montepaschi Siena 97
 
 
  Baskonia 93

Semifinals

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Montepaschi Siena - Maccabi Tel Aviv

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May 2
18:00
Montepaschi Siena   85–92   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   79–83   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   97–93 (OT)   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   77–91   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   Will Bynum 23 2 4
SG 21   Yotam Halperin 9 1 1
SF 11   Omri Casspi 9 1 0
PF 9   Terence Morris 13 7 0
C 7   Nikola Vujčić 2 5 1
Reserves:
PF 5   Marcus Fizer DNP
PG 6   Derrick Sharp 0 0 0
PF 8   Lior Eliyahu 0 0 0
G/F 10   Tal Burstein DNP
G 12   Alex Garcia 2 5 2
F 13   David Bluthenthal 5 1 0
G 14   Vonteego Cummings 0 0 0
PF 15   Esteban Batista 14 7 1
G 22   Gal Mekel DNP
G 33   Regev Fanan DNP
Head coach:
  Zvi Sherf
 
 
 
 
Maccabi
 
 
 
 
CSKA Moscow
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10   J.R. Holden 14 1 3
SG 21   Trajan Langdon 21 7 1
SF 9   Ramūnas Šiškauskas 13 4 2
PF 8   Matjaž Smodiš 13 8 3
C 13   David Andersen 13 5 1
Reserves:
F 4   Theo Papaloukas 12 2 4
G 6   Nikos Zisis 0 0 0
C 7   Anatoly Kashirov DNP
G 11   Zakhar Pashutin DNP
C 15   Artem Zabelin DNP
PF 20   Andrey Vorontsevich DNP
F/C 22   Marcus Goree 2 2 0
G 23   Alexey Shved DNP
C 24   Tomas Van Den Spiegel 3 1 0
F 31   Victor Khryapa 0 1 0
Head coach:
  Ettore Messina

Awards

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