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Serbian League finals, Game 5: May 23, 2009
Partizan Champ Serbia 2008-09 (Photo: kkpartizan.rs)For the eighth season in a row - but the first of those in which it had to win a do-or-die Game 5 in the playoff finals - Partizan Belgrade is the Serbian League champion! Partizan outgunned archrival Crvena Zvezda by 73-61 at home on Saturday to win their best-of-five series 3-2. Partizan had won the same series the previous seven years in a row in either four or three games. It's last five-game series for a domestic title was in 2000-01, when it lost Game 5 to defending champion Buducnost. This time, Partizan shook off an even first half to burst ahead in the third quarter and hold C. Zvezda at bay the rest of the way. Point guard Aleksandar Rasic was the big gun for Partizan, pouring in 17 points behind 3 three-pointers and 8-for-10 free-throw shooting. Stephane Lasme followed with 12 points for the winners and Jan Vesely with 11, both taking their first titles with the team. Milenko Tepic dished 4 assists and Lasme 3 for Partizan. For C. Zvezda, Marko Marinovic put up 15 points while Tadija Dragicevic added 11, but after Partizan's third-quarter blast, the visitors could not get close enough to threaten the lead. As such, the title stayed with Partizan for an eighth consecutive season. MORE

Finals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 Partizan (1A) 70 68 58 75 73
2 Crvena Zvezda(1B) 58 54 63 73 61
Serbian League Champion 2008-09: Partizan Belgrade

Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 Partizan (1A) 62 79 67 77 x
1 Hemofarm Stada (2B) 37 73 79 69 x
3 Crvena Zvezda (1B) 72 72 55 x x
0 FMP (2A) 69 54 50 x x

Finals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Partizan vs. Crvena Zvezda 70-58 May 13
Game 2 Crvena Zvezda vs. Partizan 54-68 May 15
Game 3 Partizan vs. Crvena Zvezda 58-63 May 18
Game 4 Crvena Zvezda vs. Partizan 75-73 May 21
Game 5 Partizan vs. Crvena Zvezda 73-61 May 23

Semifinals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Partizan vs. Hemofarm Stada 62-37 April 30
Game 1 Crvena Zvezda vs. FMP 72-69 May 1
Game 2 Hemofarm Stada vs. Partizan 73-79 May 2
Game 2 FMP vs. Crvena Zvezda 54-72 May 3
Game 3 Partizan vs. Hemofarm Stada 67-79 May 5
Game 3 Crvena Zvezda vs. FMP 55-50 May 6
Game 4 Hemofarm Stada vs. Partizan 69-77 May 7

LAST GAME GAME 6
April 27, 2009
Day Match Result
April 27 FMP vs. Metalac 76-66
April 27 Partizan vs. Vojvodina S. 95-57
April 27 Lions vs. Crvena Zvezda 52-64
April 27 Hemofarm Stada vs. Borac 78-72

NEXT GAME
Semifinals Playoffs

Match
-  Partizan (1A) vs. Hemofarm (2B)
-  Crvena Zvezda (1B) vs. FMP (2A)
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STANDINGS, PHASE 2 TG W L P+ P-

Group A




1 PARTIZAN 6 6 0 488 352
2 FMP 6 3 3 436 439
3 VOJVODINA SRBIJAGAS 6 2 4 442 525
4 METALAC 6 1 5 420 470








Group B




1 CRVENA ZVEZDA 6 5 1 505 437
2 HEMOFARM STADA 6 5 1 483 421
3 LIONS 6 1 5 389 458
4 BORAC 6 1 5 449 510



STANDINGS, PHASE 1 TG W L P+ P-
1 Lions 26 22 4 2040 1790
2 Borac 26 18 8 2029 1901
3 Metalac 26 17 9 2136 2038
4 Napredak Rubin 26 15 11 2051 2030
5 Mega HL 26 15 11 2175 2196
6 Radnički 034 26 13 13 2081 2056
7 Ergonom 26 12 14 2131 2189
8 Novi Sad 26 12 14 2062 2062
9 Radnički Inv.Inž. 26 12 14 2002 2059
10 Sloga 26 11 15 2155 2130
11 Mašinac 26 10 16 1987 2053
12 Tamiš Petrohem. 26 10 16 2007 2038
13 Vizura 26 9 17 1996 2080
14 Zdravlje 26 6 20 2017 2247


The Serbian League starts with the same format it has had since some of its teams joined the Adriatic League. A first round-robin regular season takes place and the four best teams join Hemofarm, Partizan, Crvena Zvezda and FMP in the Superleague. A second round-robin leads to the best-of-three semifinals and the best-of-five finals. Partizan stays as the team to beat, as it has won as many as seven consecutive titles. Partizan kept Uros Tripkovic, Novica Velickovic and Milenko Tepic while adding Aleksandar Rasic and Vukasin Aleksic. Partizan will have a tough opponent in archrivals Red Star, that landed legendary head coach Svetislav Pesic and put together a very competitive roster featuring newcomers Lawrence Roberts, Marko Marinovic, Mario Keselj and Vladimir Stimac to play alongside franchise forward Tadija Dragicevic. Hemofarm Stada will make to make some noise with players like Nebojsa Joksimovic, Vladan Vukosavljevic and Milan Macvan, staying as a team able to beat anyone, anywhere. FMP will also be a team to consider, as its golden generation of juniors is set to help team stars Dragan Labovic, Filip Covic and Predrag Samardziski. Vojvodina, with Dejan Borovnjak, Marko Popovic and Marko Jovanovic, will also fight for a playoff spot.



Serbian League
2008-09
Finals Playoffs:
Game 4 | Game 5
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Semifinals Playoffs:
Game 4
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Regular Season, Phase 2:
Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Regular Season, Phase 1:
Game 26
Game 23 | Game 24 | Game 25
Game 19 | Game 20 | Game 21
Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18
Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15
Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12
Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9
Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
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