In a night of repetitions, Siena claimed once again the Cup title. Like last year, the Italian champion downed Virtus Bologna 83-75 and the MVP title was for the second year in a row handed to Shaun Stonerook. The forward finished the game with 19 points and four steals, followed by teammates Romain Sato with 15 points and David Hawkins with 12 and five rebounds. For Virtus Bologna, Petteri Koponen scored a team-high 19 points, while David Moss netted less one.
In Turke
y, Fenerbahçe won the Cup for the first time since 1967, beating Mersin BŞB 72 to 68. Tarence Kinsey was the MVP of the tournament, scoring 11 points in the final, just like Roko Ukić (five rebounds), Lynn Greer and Emir Preldžič. James Baron was the best on court for Mersin with 28 points, while Dominic James added 18 and six assists and İnanç Koç 14 points and 12 boards.
Partizan proclaimed champion of Radivoj Korać Cup for the thir
d consecutive year, making it eleven overall. This opponent this time was FMP Železnik, who lost 72 to 62 and whose centre Miroslav Raduljica ended up being elected MVP of the game with 18 points and six rebounds. Bo McCalleb paced the winners with 16 points, followed by Dušan Kecman with less two and Aleks Maric (tournament MVP) with 10 and seven rebounds.
Like Partizan, Olimpija also claimed their third Cup in a row after they trashed Zlatorog
Laško 68-86. The Greens have now 16 Cup titles. Gašper Vidmar led the champions with a double-double (28 points and 12 rebounds), having a good help from Vlado Ilievski, who netted 22 points, dished seven assists and stole five balls. For Laško the best men were Jure Pelko with 16 points and Dražen Bubnić with less one and seven boards.
In Poland Koszalin won the Cup for the first time in their history wit
h a 88-75 victory over Turów Zgorzelec. Dante Swanson led Koszalin with 20 points, six rebounds and the same number of assists, while George Reese and Vladimir Tica had 17 and 15 points, respectively. For Turów Justin Gray recorded 22 points and six assists, followed by Michael Wright with 15 points.
(Numa noite de repetições, o Siena alcançou de novo o título da Taça. Tal como no ano passado, o campeão italiano venceu a Virtus Bolonha por 83-75 e o MVP foi, pelo segundo ano consecutivo, Shaun Stonerook. O extremo terminou o jogo com 19 pontos e quatro roubos de bola, seguido pelos companheiros de equipa Romain Sato com 15 pontos e David Hawkins com 12 e cinco ressaltos. Para a Virtus Bolonha, Petteri Koponen marcou 19 pontos, enquanto que David Moss encestou menos um.
Na Turquia, o Fenerbahçe venceu a Taça pela primeira vez desde 1967, batendo o Mersin BŞB por 72-68. Tarence Kinsey foi o MVP do torneio, marcando 11 pontos na final, tal como Roko Ukić (cinco ressaltos), Lynn Greer e Emir Preldžič. James Baron foi o melhor em campo para o Mersin com 28 pontos, ao passo que Dominic James acrescentou 18 e seis assistências e İnanç Koç 14 pontos e 12 ressaltos.
O Partizan proclamou-se campeão da Taça Radivoj Korać pelo terceiro ano consecutivo, tendo agora 11 títulos. Desta vez, o adversário foi o FMP Železnik, que perdeu por 72-62, e cujo poste, Miroslav Raduljica, acabou por ser eleito MVP do encontro com 18 pontos e seis ressaltos. Bo McCalleb comandou os vencedores com 16 pontos, seguido de Dušan Kecman com menos dois e Aleks Maric (MVP do torneio) com 10 e sete ressaltos.
À semelhança do Partizan, o Olimpija reclamou também a terceira Taça consecutiva, depois de ter derrotado sem contemplações o Zlatorog Laško por 68-86. Os "verdes" detêm agora 16 títulos da Taça. Gašper Vidmar liderou o campeão com um duplo-duplo (28 pontos e 12 ressaltos), sendo bem secundado por Vlado Ilievski, que encestou 22 pontos, distribuiu sete assistências e roubou cinco bolas. Do lado do Laško, os melhores foram Jure Pelko com 16 pontos e Dražen Bubnić com menos um e sete ressaltos.
Na Polónia, o Koszalin venceu a Taça pela primeira vez na sua história, com uma vitória por 88-75 sobre o Turów Zgorzelec. Dante Swanson comandou o Koszalin com 20 pontos, seis ressaltos e outras tantas assistências, com George Reese e Vladimir Tica a adicionarem 17 e 15 pontos, respectivamente. Do lado do Turów, Justin Gray registou 22 pontos e seis assistências, seguido de Michael Wright com 15 pontos.)
Source (Fonte): euroleague.net, legabasket.it, b92.net, plk.pl
Similarly to last season and for the past seven years, Prokom Gdynia is crowned Polish PLK champion. In the seven-game playoff finals the team swept Anwil Włocławek, something which happened only for the second time in the league's history. In game 4 played yesterday, Prokom Gdynia narrowly won 79 to 80 with a block by Adam Łapeta on Krzysztof Szubarga's shot and lifted the trophy. This was also the second time the champion did not lose a single game during playoffs.
