May 24, 2012
Turkish League playoffs, Semifinals, Game 4: May 21, 2007
Nikola Prkacin - Efes Pilsen Efes Pilsen beat Turk Telekom 78-86 in Ankara on Monday to advance to the Turkish League finals against Fenerbahce Ulker. Efes won its best-of-five semifinals series 3-1 and ensured that the top two teams from the regular season will battle in the finals. Drew Nicholas scored 25 points and dished 8 assists to pace Efes to a clutch road win. Nicholas shined as the visitors raced out to a 12-20 start, but Tutku Acik led Telekom on a 10-0 run as the opening period ended 22-22. Nicholas fed Kerem Gonlum and Ermal Kuqo during a 0-9 spurt that helped Efes take a 40-47 halftime advantage. The cushion reached double figures in the third period, which ended 58-69, but Erwin Dudley and Jan Jagla helped get the hosts back in the game in the fourth quarter. Telekom made it 78-82, but Efes awoke in time and held on for the win. Nikola Prkacin added 17 points and Marcus Haislip had 9 for the winners. Haluk Yildrim led Telekom with 16 points, Jagla added 15, Muratcan Guler 14 and Acik finished with 11 points and 10 assists.

TURKISH League: Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games
RecordTeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
3Fenerbahce Ulker (1)W*7669xx
0Galatasaray Cafe Crown (4)L*7064xx
3Efes Pilsen (2)99887486x
1Turk Telekom (3)106857178x
*In Turkey, if one team won both regular season games between them, their playoff series begins 1-0 in that team's favor.
Semifinal Playoffs Games
Game 1Efes Pilsen vs. Turk Telekom99-106 2OTMay 13
Game 2Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown76-70May 14
Game 2Efes Pilsen vs. Turk Telekom88-85May 15
Game 3Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Fenerbahce Ulker64-69May 18
Game 3Turk Telekom vs. Efes Pilsen71-74May 19
Game 4Turk Telekom vs. Efes Pilsen78-86May 21
Monday, May 21, 2007
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