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
Champions CSKA Moscow (6th title)
Runners-up Maccabi Tel Aviv
Third place Montepaschi Siena
Fourth place Baskonia
Awards and statistics
MVP Trajan Langdon

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

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

Bracket
 
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

Montepaschi Siena - Maccabi Tel Aviv
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)
Game Stats, 1st semi-final
Montepaschi Siena
# Player Min played Points Rebounds Other Statistics Blocks Fouls
FT 2FG 3FG TOT Off Def TOT Assists Steals Turnovers Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 Simone BertiDNP
5 Terrell McIntyre29:366/61/16/1426224511--36
6 Vlado Ilievski15:53-1/41/45-111---1-1
8 Benjamin Eze11:14-1/2-2112-12-13-
9 Marco Carraretto06:47--0/2--11-------
10 Romain Sato37:3610/102/71/4174711-3--137
11 Bootsy Thornton32:481/23/41/7101-12----33
12 Kšyštof Lavrinovič24:503/47/110/417112-13-155
13 Rimas KaukėnasDNP
14 Tomas RessDNP
16 Drake Diener10:11--1/6321311---41
19 Hector Romero02:53-0/1------------
20 / Shaun Stonerook28:12-1/21/451561311-42
TEAM200:0020/2216/3211/458515213610107142525

Notes: # - Player number; Min played - Minutes played; Points - FT: Free Throws, 2FG: 2-point Field Goals, 3FG: 3-point Field Goals, TOT: Total points; Rebounds - Off: Offensive, Def: Defensive, TOT: Total rebounds; Blocks - Fv: In Favor, Ag: Against; Fouls - Cm: Committed, Rv: Received; Players in bold were starters

Maccabi Tel Aviv
# Player Min played Points Rebounds Other Statistics Blocks Fouls
FT 2FG 3FG TOT Off Def TOT Assists Steals Turnovers Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 Will Bynum21:584/53/71/3131347-1--34
5 Marcus FizerDNP
6 / Derrick Sharp23:426/61/13/417112--1--32
7 Nikola Vujčić14:380/11/6-2314113-144
8 Lior Eliyahu16:42-4/5-8-662--1-21
9 Terence Morris25:23-5/71/213167122--12
10 Tal Burstein05:49--0/1-------1-1-
11 Omri Casspi04:29-0/1------------
12 Alex Garcia26:429/102/32/419-331-2--47
13 / David Blu25:52-1/33/5111341-22-42
14 Vonteego Cummings04:29--0/1-----------
15 Esteban Batista05:340/21/3-2-----1--12
21 Yotam Halperin24:42-2/21/27112412--1-
22 Gal MekelDNP
33 Regev FananDNP
TEAM200:0019/2420/3811/229212284017415412624

Notes: # - Player number; Min played - Minutes played; Points - FT: Free Throws, 2FG: 2-point Field Goals, 3FG: 3-point Field Goals, TOT: Total points; Rebounds - Off: Offensive, Def: Defensive, TOT: Total rebounds; Blocks - Fv: In Favor, Ag: Against; Fouls - Cm: Committed, Rv: Received; Players in bold were starters

Baskonia – CSKA Moscow
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)


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 8 Igor Rakočević 19 1 1
SG 10 Zoran Planinić 17 1 4
SF 12 Mirza Teletović 13 1 0
PF 33 Pete Mickeal 5 1 0
C 45 Will McDonald 9 6 0
Reserves:
G 5 Pablo Prigioni 3 6 3
G 6 Ander García DNP
G/F 9 Sergi Vidal 3 1 0
PF 11 Lucho Fernández DNP
SF 13 Simas Jasaitis DNP
F 15 James Singleton 0 0 0
PF 20 Martín Buesa DNP
C 21 Tiago Splitter 17 3 1
C 30 Gabe Muoneke DNP
Head coach:
Neven Spahija
Baskonia
CSKA Moscow
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 10 J.R. Holden 15 1 3
SG 21 Trajan Langdon 9 3 1
SF 9 Ramūnas Šiškauskas 16 2 1
PF 8 Matjaž Smodiš 14 6 0
C 13 David Andersen 16 4 1
Reserves:
F 4 Theo Papaloukas 10 4 0
G 6 Nikos Zisis 0 1 0
G 11 Zakhar Pashutin DNP
C 15 Artem Zabelin DNP
PF 20 Andrey Vorontsevich DNP
F/C 22 Marcus Goree 3 2 0
G 23 Alexey Shved DNP
C 24 Tomas Van Den Spiegel 0 0 0
F 31 Victor Khryapa 0 0 0
Head coach:
Ettore Messina

Third Place game
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)
Game Stats, 3rd place game
Montepaschi Siena
# Player Min played Points Rebounds Other Statistics Blocks Fouls
FT 2FG 3FG TOT Off Def TOT Assists Steals Turnovers Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 Simone BertiDNP
5 Terrell McIntyre31:318/81/32/61613412-3--24
6 Vlado Ilievski19:34-3/4-61231-1--22
8 Benjamin Eze12:35-2/3-4112-11--4-
9 Marco Carraretto14:53-2/60/142-21-1--2-
10 Romain Sato37:114/44/131/3152791511135
11 Bootsy Thornton18:424/55/60/214---1-1--55
12 Kšyštof Lavrinovič32:236/85/71/2192571152-26
13 Rimantas KaukėnasDNP
14 Tomas Ress05:50--------1-1-11
16 Drake Diener14:151/2-2/77-----1--11
19 Hector Romero02:38------------1-
20 / Shaun Stonerook35:282/42/32/51218912---44
TEAM225:0025/3124/458/2697103040181014412728

Notes: # - Player number; Min played - Minutes played; Points - FT: Free Throws, 2FG: 2-point Field Goals, 3FG: 3-point Field Goals, TOT: Total points; Rebounds - Off: Offensive, Def: Defensive, TOT: Total rebounds; Blocks - Fv: In Favor, Ag: Against; Fouls - Cm: Committed, Rv: Received; Players in bold were starters

Baskonia
# Player Min played Points Rebounds Other Statistics Blocks Fouls
FT 2FG 3FG TOT Off Def TOT Assists Steals Turnovers Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 Pablo Prigioni25:482/2-1/55-331134--42
6 Ander GarcíaDNP
8 Igor Rakočević28:155/71/51/510224211--43
9 Sergi Vidal19:59-0/11/43---2-1--21
10 Zoran Planinić20:182/40/41/15-332---122
11 Lucho FernándezDNP
12 Mirza Teletović26:250/21/24/514112112-141
13 Simas Jasaitis04:46-1/21/15-11----111
15 James Singleton22:223/32/32/213336--1--43
20 Martín BuesaDNP
21 Tiago Splitter21:523/46/12-151122-51-33
30 Gabe MuonekeDNP
33 Pete Mickeal37:006/75/13-161910-22-136
45 Will McDonald18:153/42/3-7246--1--16
TEAM225:0024/3318/4511/239311314220717142827

Notes: # - Player number; Min played - Minutes played; Points - FT: Free Throws, 2FG: 2-point Field Goals, 3FG: 3-point Field Goals, TOT: Total points; Rebounds - Off: Offensive, Def: Defensive, TOT: Total rebounds; Blocks - Fv: In Favor, Ag: Against; Fouls - Cm: Committed, Rv: Received; Players in bold were starters

Championship game
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:PtsRebAst
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:PtsRebAst
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

Euroleague Final Four MVP

Euroleague Finals Top Scorer
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