Polish League, Quarterfinals, Game 3: April 15, 2007
Prokom Trefl Sopot lost at Polpharma Starogard 107-103 and still needs one more victory to reach the Polish League semifinals. The defending champions lead the best-of-five series 2-1 with the next game is scheduled for Monday. Both Turow Zgorzelec and ASCO Slask Wroclaw swept their respective series and will face each other in the semis. Turow trailed for most of its game against Stal Ostrow, but took the last quarter 7-22 and won 74-80. Thomas Kelati led winners with 26 points including five triples, while Andres Rodriguez added 9 points and 10 assists. Tony Akins had 19 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, but also 7 turnovers for Stal. Slask beat Polpak Swiecie 65-67 on Dean Oliver’s buzzer beater. Oliver finished with 19 points and Zendon Hamilton added 13 points and 7 rebounds, while Hernod Hall had 14 and 8 for Polpak. Anwil regained home-court advantage after scoring a 64-66 away win at Czarni Slupsk to take a 2-1 series lead. Chris Thomas had 19 points and 9 rebounds for winners, while Goran Jagodnik added 15 and 10. Aleksander Kudriawcew scored 17 for hosts, but his most important shot of the game down the stretch was rejected.

Polpharma needed two overtimes to beat Prokom 107-103 and survive in the series. Prokom Trefl Sopot had the chance to sweep the series, but Polpharma’s Greg Harrington made three free throws at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime. Christian Dalmau missed a decisive shot for Prokom in the first overtime. Dalmau finished with 34 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. Donatas Slanina and Huseyin Besok both added 17 points and 6 rebounds. Patrick Okafor lead Polpharma with 26 points, David Logan added 23 and Ivo Kitzinger 20.


POLISH LEAGUE: Quarterfinal Playoffs, best of 5 games
RecordTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
2Prokom Trefl Sopot (1)10078103April 16 
1Polpharma Starogard (8)6266107  
2Anwil Wloclawek (4)866666April 16 
1Energa Czarni (5)965764  
3BOT Turów (2)678580xx
0Gipsar Stal (7)626574xx
3ASCO Slask (3)697367xx
0Polpak S.A. (6)666465xx

Quarterfinal Playoffs Games
Game 1Prokom Trefl Sopot vs. Polpharma Starogard100-62April 11
Game 1BOT Turów vs. Gipsar Stal67-62April 10
Game 1ASCO Slask vs. Polpak S.A.69-66April 10
Game 1Anwil Wloclawek vs. Energa Czarni86-96April 10
Game 2Prokom Trefl Sopot vs. Polpharma Starogard78-66April 12
Game 2BOT Turów vs. Gipsar Stal85-65April 11
Game 2ASCO Slask vs. Polpak S.A.73-64April 11
Game 2Anwil Wloclawek vs. Energa Czarni66-57April 11
Game 3Polpharma Starogard vs. Prokom Trefl Sopot107-103April 15
Game 3Gipsar Stal vs. BOT Turów74-80April 15
Game 3Polpak S.A. vs. ASCO Slask65-67April 15
Game 3Energa Czarni vs. Anwil Wloclawek64-66April 15
Game 3Polpharma Starogard vs. Prokom Trefl Sopot-April 16
Game 3Energa Czarni vs. Anwil Wloclawek-April 16
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Andrzej Jaworski, Euroleague.net