Turkish League playoffs, quarterfinals, Game 2: May 17-18, 2009 - TURKEY

May 22, 2013

Turkish League playoffs, quarterfinals, Game 2: May 17-18, 2009

Reigning champion and Fenerbahce Ulker and regular season champ Efes Pilsen reached the Turkish League semifinals by sweeping their best-of-five semifinals. The two teams needed only two wins to accomplish the feat, since under Turkish League rules, any team that swept its regular season series with a playoff opponent starts the playoff series with a 1-0 edge. Fener bested Antlaya Bsb. 74-92 in Game 2 behind 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists from Mirsad Turkcan. Efes downed Darussafaka Cooper Tires 60-87 in Game 2, taking control for good with an 8-31 third quarter. Charles Smith led the way with 15 points. Mersin BSB kept its hopes alive by beating Turk Telekom 104-103 in an overtime thriller. Lester McCalebb led Mersin with 29 points and 7 assists and Chris Lofton added 26. Galatasaray Café Crown took a 2-0 series lead over Besiktas Cola Turka with an 80-66 win thanks to 20 points and 11 rebounds from Anthony Tolliver.

Fenerbahce Ulker bested Antlaya Bsb. 74-92 in Game 2 behind 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists from Mirsad Turkcan. The visitors led 21-28 after 10 minutes, but Antalya stayed in the game and entered the fourth quarter trailing only 57-64. However the champs pulled away down the stretch to book a spot in the semifinals, where they will await the winner of the Turk Telekom/ Mersin BSB. series. Devin Smith added 15 points and 9 rebounds and Omer Asik had 11 points for the winners. Marcus Douthit paced Antalya with 23 points and 11 boards.

Efes Pilsen downed Darussafaka Cooper Tires 60-87 in Game 2, taking control for good with an 8-31 third quarter. The hosts had hung tight in the first half and led 35-33 at halftime, but had no answer for Efes after the break. Charles Smith led the way with 15 points, Kerem Gonlum added 14 points, Preston Shumper 13, Mario Kasum amassed 10 points and 8 rebounds and Kaya Peker totaled 9 points and 10 boards. Sean Banks scored 15 for Darussafaka.

Mersin BSB kept its hopes alive by beating Turk Telekom 104-103 in an overtime thriller. Telekom erased a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime on Serkan Erdogan’s basket with 4 seconds left in regulation, but the hosts bounced back in the extra period and had enough energy to take a slim lead and hold on for their first win of the series. Lester McCalebb led Mersin with 29 points and 7 assists and Chris Lofton added 26. Baros Ozcan scored 22 for Telekom, Erwin Dudley posted 19 points and 12 rebounds and Oscar Torress finished with 18 points.

Galatasaray Café Crown took a 2-0 series lead over Besiktas Cola Turka with an 80-66 win thanks to 20 points and 11 rebounds from Anthony Tolliver. The hosts pretty much had the game locked up by halftime, when they led 45-30. Rashid Atkins added 18 points and Antonio Graves scored 13 for the winners. Mire Chatman netted 22 and Cevher Ozer had 20 points and 11 rebounds in defeat.

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
2	Galatasaray Cafe Crown (4)	84	80	May 21	-	-
0	Besiktas Cola Turka (5)	74	66	-	-	-
2	Turk Telekom (2)	W*	80	103	May 19	-
1	Mersin BSB. (7)	L*	78	104	-	-
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.

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	-	May 21
Game 4	Mersin BSB. vs. Turk Telekom	-	May 19
Game 4	Besiktas Cola Turka vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown	-	-
Game 5	Turk Telekom vs. Mersin BSB.	-	-
Game 5	Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Besiktas Cola Turka	-	-