May 24, 2012
Portuguese League finals, Game 3: May 17, 2007
FC Porto Ferpinta took a surprising 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Portuguese League finals on Thursday with a 68-64 win over Ovarense Aerosoles. Porto, which finished the regular season in third place, hosts Game 4 on Saturday. Game 3 was close throughout, with holding a small 35-30 lead at halftime and 53-49 after 30 minutes. Cordell Henry tied the score at 64-64 for Ovarense with 1:11 remaining, but Julian Blanks sank a pair from the line to restore Porto's lead and Larry Jon Smith made it a 4-point game with 16 seconds remaining. Last-dicth efforts by Miguel Miranda, Henry and Gregory Stempin all missed, allowing Porto to celebrate the big win. Blanks finished with 17 points and 8 assists for Porto, while John Whorton had 16 points and 9 rebounds and Smith added 15. Ben Reed led Ovarense with 20 points and 8 rebounds, Elvis Evora added 14, Henry had 12 and Stempin 10.

PORTUGUESE LEAGUE: Final Playoffs, best of 7 games
RecordTeam
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
1
Ovarense Aerosoles (1)
83
79
64
May 19
May 22
May 24*
May 26*
2
FC Porto Ferpinta (3)
46
87
68
-
-
-
-

Final Playoffs Games
Game 1
Ovarense Aerosoles vs. FC Porto Ferpinta
83-46
May 11
Game 2
Ovarense Aerosoles vs. FC Porto Ferpinta
79-87
May 13
Game 3
FC Porto Ferpinta vs. Ovarense Aerosoles
68-64
May 17
Game 4
FC Porto Ferpinta vs. Ovarense Aerosoles
-
May 19
Game 5
Ovarense Aerosoles vs. FC Porto Ferpinta
-
May 22
Game 6
FC Porto Ferpinta vs. Ovarense Aerosoles
-
May 24*
Game 7
Ovarense Aerosoles vs. FC Porto Ferpinta
-
May 26*
Thursday, May 17, 2007
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