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Baltic League, Final Four, Final: April 25, 2009
Lietuvos Rytas champ Baltic League 2008-09 (Photo bbl.net)Lietuvos Rytas won the Baltic League for the third time in four seasons by downing arch rival Zalgiris Kaunas 97-74 in the title game on Saturday in Tartu, Estonia. Chuck Eidson was the Final Four MVP after exploding for a final-game record 41 points plus 8 rebounds and 8 assists to lead L. Rytas to its second major crown of the season. The club won the Eurocup title earlier in April. Zalgiris was the hot team early and led by 10 in the opening quarter before Eidson answered with 9 points to help L. Rytas to a 26-25 lead after 10 minutes. The scoreboard showed 52-49 at halftime, but L. Rytas put the game out of reach in the third quarter, when Eidson scored 9 and dished 3 assists as his team outscored Zalgiris 22-9. Mindaugas Lukauskis added 14 points and Marijonas Petravicius scored 13 for the winners. Dainius Salenga paced Zalgiris with 26 points, Paulius Jankunas had 11 and Eurelijus Zukauskas 10. Tartu Rock won the third-place game against ASK Riga 68-77 behind 20 points and 8 rebounds from Tanoka Beard. MORE

Final Four, Final
Record Team Game 1
1 Final, Lietuvos Rytas (1) 97
0 Final, Zalgiris Kaunas (2) 74
1 3rd place game, ASK Riga (4) 68
0 3rd place game, TÜ/Rock (6) 77
SEB Baltic League Champion 2008-09: Lietuvos Rytas

Final Four, semifinals
Record Team Game 1
1 Lietuvos Rytas (1) 85
0 ASK Riga (4) 76
1 Zalgiris Kaunas (2) 83
0 TÜ/Rock (6) 74

Playoffs, best of 3 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
1 Kalev/Cramo (3) 70 84 68
2 Rock (6) 76 56 71
2 ASK Riga (4) 75 61 83
1 Siauliai (5) 76 44 70

Final Four games
Semifinal Lietuvos Rytas vs. ASK Riga 85-76 April 24
Semifinal Zalgiris vs. TÜ/Rock 83-74 April 24
3rd Place ASK Riga vs. TÜ/Rock 68-77 April 25
Final Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris 97-74 April 25

Playoffs games
Game 1 Kalev/Cramo vs. Rock 70-76 March 24
Game 1 ASK Riga vs. Siauliai 75-76 March 24
Game 2 Rock vs. Kalev/Cramo 56-84 March 28
Game 2 Siauliai vs. ASK Riga 44-61 March 28
Game 3 Kalev/Cramo vs. Rock 68-71 April 1
Game 3 ASK Riga vs. Siauliai 83-70 April 1

LAST GAME GAME 18
March 11-14, 2009
Day Match Result
Mar. 11 ASK Riga vs. Valmiera 85-81
Mar. 13 Rock vs. Siauliai 71-81
Mar. 14 Barons/LMT vs. Valmiera 80-76
Mar. 14 Nevezis vs. ASK Riga 64-82
Mar. 14 Kalev/Cramo vs. Ventspils 96-73
Mar. 14 Lietuvos Rytas vs. Zalgiris 75-77

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STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-







1 Lietuvos Rytas 18 14 4 1604 1438
2 Zalgiris 18 13 5 1465 1329
3 Kalev/Cramo 18 12 6 1420 1331
4 ASK Riga 18 12 6 1429 1369
5 Siauliai 18 10 8 1435 1463
6 Rock 18 8 10 1398 1430
7 Barons/LMT Riga 18 7 11 1368 1385
8 Ventspils 18 7 11 1336 1448
9 Valmiera 18 5 13 1436 1550
10 Nevezis 18 2 16 1285 1433



The Baltic League starts more competitive than ever, as even when Zalgiris and Lietuvos Rytas are the top candidates to reach the final, teams like ASK Riga, Ventspils, Tartu Rock, Barons/LMT or Siauliai will be ready to provide the upset. Zalgiris will try to defend its title with most of its core players - Marcus Brown, Jonas Maciulis, Paulius Jankunas or Dainius Salenga back for another season. Loren Woods, Ratko Varda and Willie Deane add depth to a strong roster. L. Rytas kept Chuck Eidson, Matt Nielsen, Mindaugas Lukauskis or Marijonas Petravicius, as well as bringing in Milko Bjelica, Donatas Zavackas or Branko Milisavljevic. ASK, that was third last season, signed Corey Brewer to join an interesting backcourt that also features Gatis Jahovics and Sandis Valters. Ventspils has as many as eight newcomers, including playmaker Tyrone Blazerton, while Latvian League champion Barons/LMT kept the players that led the team to its biggest success, including Demetrius Alexander, Armands Skele, Giedrius Gustas or Kaspars Berzins. Tartu Rock landed legendary center Tanoka Beard while Siauliai stays loyal to its philosophy with a core of Lithuanian players like Andrius Slezas, Saulius Kuzminskas or Virgilijus Praskevicius. The Elite Division features 10 teams that will compete in a round-robin regular season. The top 2 teams will reach the Final Four while those teams finishing third to sixth will battle for the remaining spots.


Baltic League
2008-09
Final Four:
Semifinal | Final
Quarterfinals:
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Regular Season:
Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18
Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15
Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12
Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9
Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3

Euroleague / EuroCup teams
Zalgiris Kaunas
ASK Riga
Barons/LMT Riga
Barons/LMT Riga
Siauliai
BK Ventspils
Lietuvos Rytas
Tartu Rock
Tartu Rock

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