GAME 1: Panathinaikos 100 - Maccabi Tel Aviv 96 (OT) The Greeks advanced to the cup finals. Carlos Arroyo led Maccabi, who got off to an 11-2 start, with 21 points but lost the ball in the final seconds of overtime, with Panathinaikos leading 98-96 after scoring a three. Sarunas Jasikevicius had a chance to win the game in regular time but his shot was off target. MACCABI STATS: Arroyo 21 points, 7 assists D'or Fischer 20 points, 8 rebounds Esteban Batista 19 points, 9 rebounds Jason Williams 13 points Tal Burstein 9 points, 7 rebounds Omri Casspi/Chester Simmons 6 points Lior Eliyahu 2 points PANATHINAIKOS STATS: Spanoulis 19 points Perperoglou 16 points Diamantidis 15 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds Fotsis 12 points, 6 rebounds Batiste 10 points Jasikevicius 8 points Nicolas/Tsartsaris 7 points Sakota/Hatzivrettas 3 points Game 2: CSKA 81 - Zalgiris 83 The cup hosts, CSKA, played well in the 1st half and led by 5 at halftime, but Zalgiris didn't give up and eventually built up a 4 point lead, 0.7 seconds to the end of the game. JR Holden hit a miracle three pointer for the Russians, but it wasn't enough and his team was left defeated and shocked. Zalgiris will meet Panathinaikos in the finals. CSKA STATS: Terrence Morris 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks Victor Khryapa/Trajon Langdon 12 points Erazem Lorbek 9 points, 7 rebounds Zoran Planinic 9 points, 5 assists JR Holden/Victor Keyru 8 points Nikos Zisis 4 points Alexey Savrasenko/Andrey Vorontsevich 2 points ZALGIRIS STATS: Jonas Maciulis 18 points, 5 steals Paulius Jankunas 18 points, 3 steals Marcus Brown 15 points (3-5 3fg) Loren Woods 14 points, 8 rebounds Willie Deane 8 points, 5 rebounds Ratko Varda 6 points, 4 rebounds Dainius Salenga/Zygimantas Janavicius 2 points
Lot's of former NBA players on those 4 teams: Arroyo, Woods, Khryapa, Planinic, Jasikevicius, Morris, Spanoulis, Batista... Eliyahu's draft rights belong to the Rockets, I think. Casspi will get picked in the 09 Draft. Pekovic's rights belong to the Wolves. He plays for Panathinaikos, but didn't suit up for the game.
I totally agree KC. Papaloukas's stats didn't even come close to show important he was to CSKA. He was a leader, respected by everyone, and his impact on the game (especially in the most important moments) was unrivaled.
