May 24, 2012
Portuguese League Finals, Game 4: May 19, 2007
Ovarense Aerosoles bounced back from consecutive losses in the Portuguese League finals, regained the home court advantage and tied the best-of-seven series at 2-2 by downing FC Porto Ferpinta 66-73 in Game 4 on Saturday. Cordell Henry led the winners with 21 points. Gregory Stempin added 18 while Ben Reed had 14 for Ovarense, that outrebounded Porto by 31-41. Julian Blanks had 16 points for Porto, Rodrigo Mascarenhas added 12 while Larry Jon Smith and Nuno Marcal each got 10 for the hosts. Ovarense led 8-15 early in the game but Blanks and Marcal got Porto within 18-19 after 10 minutes. Porto managed to get its biggest lead at 34-26 but Ovarense used a 0-6 run to get within 34-32 at halftime. Reed, Henry and Stempin shined after the break to make Ovarense get a 50-56 edge after 30 minutes. Porto trailed all the way in the final period but managed to get within 66-70 with a minute to go. Free throws by Reed and Henry sealed the outcome. Ovarense hosts Game 5 on Tuesday.

PORTUGUESE LEAGUE: Final Playoffs, best of 7 games
RecordTeam
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
2
Ovarense Aerosoles (1)
83
79
64
73
May 22
May 24
May 26*
2
FC Porto Ferpinta (3)
46
87
68
66
-
-
-

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
66-73
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*
Saturday, May 19, 2007
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