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Turkish League finals, Game 6: June 17, 2009
Efes Pilsen is 2009 Turkish League champ! (Photo: efesbasket.org)Efes Pilsen is once again the Turkish League champion! Efes won its 13th Turkish League title - its first since 2005 - by dethroning Fenerbahce Ulker in the best-of-seven finals, winning the series 4-2. Efes rounded a perfect domestic season - the team had won the Teknosa Turkish Cup trophy in late February - by edging FB Ulker 76-79 in Game 6 at Abdi Ipecki on Wednesday. Efes rallied from a 0-2 deficit in the series to win the title. Kaya Peker paced the winners with 23 points on 10-for-12 two-pointers and 9 rebounds. Bootsy Thornton added 10 points for Efes. Willie Solomon had 14 points for Efes while Emir Preldzic added 10 for the hosts, that led 25-21 after 10 minutes. An outstanding Peker - 17 points in the first half - and consecutive three-pointers by Erden Arslan allowed Efes to get its biggest lead, 37-48, late in the first half. Damir Mrsic and Solomon helped Fener to tie the game, 54-54, while an outstanding Preldzic completed the hosts' comeback, 69-67, with 4 minutes to go. Thornton and Peker stepped up while Smith followed a key triple with a critical dunk off a steal to seal the outcome, 76-79, in the final seconds... MORE

Final Playoffs, best of 7 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
4 Efes Pilsen (1) 60 67 98 77 74 79 x
2 Fenerbahce Ulker(3) 68 70 91 68 68 76 x
Turkish League Champion 2008-09: Efes Pilsen

Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 Efes Pilsen (1) W* 103 90 x x
0 Galatasaray Cafe Crown (4) L* 77 78 x x
0 Turk Telekom (2) 81 79 57 x x
3 Fenerbahce Ulker (3) 86 85 70 x x
*In Turkey, if one team won both regular season games between them,
their playoff series begins 1-0 in that team's favor.

Quarterfinals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 Efes Pilsen (1) W* 76 87 x x
0 Darussafaka (8) L* 47 60 x x
3 Galatasaray Cafe Crown (4) 84 80 71 115 x
1 Besiktas Cola Turka (5) 74 66 113 102 x
3 Turk Telekom (2) W* 80 103 98 x
1 Mersin BSB. (7) L* 78 104 90 x
3 Fenerbahce Ulker (3) W* 89 92 x x
0 Antalya BSB. (6) L* 63 74 x x
*In Turkey, if one team won both regular season games between them,
their playoff series begins 1-0 in that team's favor.

Finals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Efes Pilsen vs. Fenerbahce Ulker 60-68 June 4
Game 2 Efes Pilsen vs. Fenerbahce Ulker 67-70 June 6
Game 3 Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Efes Pilsen 91-98 OT June 9
Game 4 Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Efes Pilsen 68-77 June 11
Game 5 Efes Pilsen vs. Fenerbahce Ulker 74-68 June 14
Game 6 Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Efes Pilsen 76-79 June 17

Semifinals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Turk Telekom vs. Fenerbahce Ulker 81-86 May 26
Game 2 Efes Pilsen vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown 103-77 May 27
Game 2 Turk Telekom vs. Fenerbahce Ulker 79-85 May 28
Game 3 Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Efes Pilsen 78-90 May 30
Game 3 Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Turk Telekom 70-57 May 31

Quarterfinals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Besiktas Cola Turka 84-74 May 16
Game 2 Turk Telekom vs. Mersin BSB. 80-78 May 14
Game 2 Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Antalya BSB. 89-63 May 14
Game 2 Efes Pilsen vs. Darussafaka 76-47 May 15
Game 2 Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Besiktas Cola Turka 80-66 May 18
Game 3 Mersin BSB. vs. Turk Telekom 104-103 May 17
Game 3 Antalya BSB. vs. Fenerbahce Ulker 74-92 May 17
Game 3 Darussafaka vs. Efes Pilsen 60-87 May 18
Game 3 Besiktas Cola Turka vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown 113-71 May 21
Game 4 Mersin BSB. vs. Turk Telekom 90-98 May 19
Game 4 Besiktas Cola Turka vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown 102-115 May 23

LAST GAME GAME 30
May 8-9, 2009
Day Match Result
May 9 Mersin BSB. vs. Efes Pilsen 77-84
May 9 Turk Telekom vs. Galatasaray 83-75
May 8 Besiktas C.Turka vs. CASA TED 101-76
May 9 Oyak Renault vs. Kepez 84-91
May 9 Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Pinar 93-63
May 9 Darussafaka vs. Mutlu Aku 82-74
May 9 Aliaga Petkim vs. Erdemir 86-81
May 9 Antalya BSB. vs. Banvit 99-93

NEXT GAME
Quarterfinals Playoffs

Match

Efes (1) vs. Darussafaka (8)

Turk Telekom (2) vs. Mersin (7)

Fenerbahce (3) vs. Antalya (6)

Galatasaray (4) vs. Besiktas (5)











STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Efes Pilsen 30 28 2 2615 2156
2 TÜRK Telekom 30 22 8 2489 2319
3 Fenerbahçe Ülker 30 22 8 2556 2124
4 Galatasaray Cafe Crown 30 20 10 2321 2196
5 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 30 18 12 2485 2388
6 Antalya Bşb. 30 17 13 2466 2529
7 Mersin Büyükşehir Bld. 30 15 15 2496 2425
8 Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires 30 14 16 2239 2319
9 Pinar Karşiyaka 30 13 17 2324 2440
10 Oyak Renault 30 13 17 2268 2308
11 Erdemir 30 12 18 2178 2269
12 Banvit 30 12 18 2536 2626
13 Kepez Belediye 30 11 19 2289 2477
14 Aliağa Petkim 30 10 20 2321 2459
15 Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniv. 30 10 20 2303 2517
16 Casa TED A. Kolejliler 30 3 27 2058 2392


The Turkish League gets more and more competitive, and the 2008-09 season will not be an exception, with a good number of teams trying to dethrone Fenerbahce ulker. Fenerbahce won the title in each of the last two seasons and comes back with newcomer like Devin Smith, Gordan Giricek or Marques Green ready to complement Emir Preldzic, Mirsad Turkcan, Semih Erden, Gasper Vidmar and Omer Asik, who may be sidelined for the best part of this season. Efes Pilsen has reloaded its roster with the ambition to win its first league title since 2005. Bootsy Thornton, Charles Smith, Milos Vujanic, Mario Kasun, Michalis Kakiouzis are ready to play together with some of the best Turkish players like Kaya Peker, Cenk Akyol and Kerem Gonlum. Besiktas Cola Turka landed marquee signings Marcus Faison and Mire Chatman to lead the team next season. Meanwhile, Turk Telekom got stronger with Rod Blakney, Serkan Erdogan and Asim Pars while Galatasaray inked Milan Gurovic, Dejan Milojevic, Antonio Graves and Marshall Strickland to challenge for the league title. Pinar Karsiyaka signed Keith Brumbaugh - who may be a surprise player in European basketball this season - Leon Williams and and Mike Benton while Darussafaka, Banvit - with Lance Williams and Dalron Johnson - and Antalya Buyuksehir Belediye will also fight to reach the playoffs.

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