2008 Euroleague Final Four
| Season | 2007–08 Euroleague |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Arena | Palacio de Deportes Madrid, Spain |
| Dates | May 2, – May 4, 2008 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Russia CSKA Moscow (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Third place | Italy Montepaschi Siena |
| Fourth place | Spain Baskonia |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP | United States Trajan Langdon |
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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
[edit ]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
[edit ]Bracket
[edit ]Semifinals
[edit ]Montepaschi Siena - Maccabi Tel Aviv
[edit ]18:00
Attendance: 13,480
Referees: Jungebrand (FIN), Hierrezuelo (ESP), Dozai (CRO)
Baskonia – CSKA Moscow
[edit ]| May 2 | Baskonia Spain | 79–83 | Russia CSKA Moscow | Palacio de Deportes, Madrid |
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| 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) |
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Third Place game
[edit ]19:00
Rebs: Sato, Stonerook 9
Asts: McIntyre 12 Pts: Mickeal 16
Rebs: Mickeal 10
Asts: Prigioni 11
Attendance: 13,480
Referees: Brazauskas (LTU), Ryzhyk (UKR), Gontas (GRE)
Championship game
[edit ]| May 4, 2008 | Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel | 77–91 | Russia CSKA Moscow | Palacio de Deportes, Madrid |
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| 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 |
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