Portuguese League semifinals, Game 2: April 28-29, 2007
Ovarense Aerosoles bounced back from its initial loss in the Portuguese League semifinals by simply overwhelming Lusitania Angra PM 87-58 in Game 2 on Saturday. Series is now tied at 1-1, but Lusitania hosts Games 3 and 4. Cordell Henry led the winners with 24 points, Elvis Evora added 13 and Ben Reed 11 for Ovarense. Graham Brown had 22 points for Lusitania, but none of his teammates scored in double digits. Ovarense had already broke the game, 51-26, at the break and cruised to a series-tying win. Benfica also managed to tie its semifinals series by downing archrivals Porto Ferpinta 98-90 in Lisbon on Sunday. Series is tied at 1-1 but Porto will host Games 3 and 4. Ashante Johnson paced the winners with 22 points while Brooks Sales and Tyson Wheeler each added 18. Paulo Cunha and Julian Blanks each had 20 points for Porto, that trailed 72-69 early in the final period. Johnson and Miguel Minhava allowed Benfica to boost their team's margin to 96-81 and seal the outcome.


PORTUGUESE LEAGUE: Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games
RecordTeam
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
1
Ovarense Aerosoles (1)
83
87
May 3
May 5
May 7*
1
Lusitania Angra PM (4)
93
58
-
-
-
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica (2)
58
98
May 4
May 6
May 8*
1
FC Porto Ferpinta (3)
66
90
-
-
-

Quarterfinal Playoffs Games
Game 1
Ovarense Aerosoles vs. Lusitania Angra PM
83-93
April 26
Game 1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs. FC Porto Ferpinta
58-66
April 27
Game 2
Ovarense Aerosoles vs. Lusitania Angra PM
87-58
April 28
Game 2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs. FC Porto Ferpinta
98-90
April 29
Game 3
Lusitania Angra PM vs. Ovarense Aerosoles
-
May 3
Game 3
FC Porto Ferpinta vs. Sport Lisboa e Benfica
-
May 4
Game 4
Lusitania Angra PM vs. Ovarense Aerosoles
-
May 5
Game 4
FC Porto Ferpinta vs. Sport Lisboa e Benfica
-
May 6
Game 1
Ovarense Aerosoles vs. Lusitania Angra PM
-
May 7*
Game 1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs. FC Porto Ferpinta
-
May 8*
Sunday, April 29, 2007
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