Liga Telemach - Slovenia League

Slovenian League finals, Game 5: June 9, 2010
Krka celebrates Slovenian championship (Photo: kzs-zveza.si) (675 x 450)Krka Novo Mesto won the Slovenian League championship on Wednesday for the first time in seven years. Veteran Davor Marcelic scored 24 points and Smiljan Pavic posted 14 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocked shots as Krka beat Union Olimpija 79-87 at Hala Tivoli in the Slovenian capital to wrest the title away in the fifth game of the best-of-five finals. Pavic, who averaged 12.7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in Krka's three wins in the series, was named finals MVP. Goran Ikonic nailed a pair of three-pointers and Pavic added a pair of tip-ins in a 2-14 first-quarter run that gave Krka the lead for good. The visitors finished the first quarter ahead 13-20, increased the lead to 25-45 at halftime and saw it peak at 23 early in the second quarter. Olimpija rallied in the closing minutes, but never seriously threatened Krka, which celebrated its third Slovenian League crown. Ikonic finished with 14 points and Simon Petrov added 13 for the new champs. Saso Ozbolt led Olimpija with 22 points, Jure Lalic added 16, Jaka Klobucar 14 and Edin Bavcic scored 12 in defeat. MORE

Slovenian League, Finals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
2 Union Olimpija (1) 68 66 74 67 79
3 Krka (2) 62 74 76 63 87
Slovenian League Champion 2009-10: Krka Novo Mesto

Semifinals Playoffs, best of 3 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
2 Union Olimpija (1) 94 85 x
0 Sentjur (4) 75 81 x
2 Krka (2) 83 67 67
1 Helios Domzale (3) 65 72 61

Finals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Union Olimpija vs. Krka 68-62 May 29
Game 2 Krka vs. Union Olimpija 74-66 June 1
Game 3 Union Olimpija vs. Krka 74-76 June 3
Game 4 Krka vs. Union Olimpija 63-67 June 6
Game 5 Union Olimpija vs. Krka 79-87 June 9

Semifinals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Union Olimpija vs. Sentjur 94-75 May 19
Game 1 Krka vs. Helios Domzale 83-65 May 19
Game 2 Sentjur vs. Union Olimpija 81-85 May 22
Game 2 Helios Domzale vs. Krka 72-67 May 22
Game 3 Krka vs. Helios Domzale 67-61 May 25

Slovenian League, Second Phase, Game 14: May 15, 2010
LAST GAME GAME 14
May 15, 2010
Day Match Result
May 15 Union Olimpija vs. Krka 81-73
May 15 Parklji vs. Geoplin Slovan 76-92
May 15 Helios Dom. vs. PRO-TEK 87-63
May 15 Zlatorog Lasko vs. Sentjur 75-85
NEXT GAME
Semifinals Playoffs
Match
Union Olimpija(1) vs. Sentjur(4)
Krka(2) vs. Helios Domzale(3)


STANDINGS, PHASE 2 TG W L P+ P-
1 Union Olimpija 14 12 2 1164 982
2 Krka 14 11 3 1116 959
3 Helios Domzale 14 11 3 1059 930
4 Sentjur 14 7 7 1076 1098
5 Parklji 14 5 9 1009 1167
6 PRO-TEK Zasavje 14 4 10 996 1114
7 Zlatorog Lasko 14 3 11 1013 1099
8 Geoplin Slovan 14 3 11 1038 1122

STANDINGS, PHASE 1 TG W L P+ P-
1 Krka 22 16 6 1748 1547
2 Helios Domzale 22 16 6 1684 1540
3 PRO-TEK Zasavje 22 15 7 1784 1695
4 Parklji 22 13 9 1695 1628
5 Geoplin Slovan 22 13 9 1720 1662
6 Zlatorog Lasko 22 13 9 1761 1741
7 Sentjur 22 12 10 1711 1750
8 Hopsi Polzela 22 12 10 1708 1656
9 LTHcast Mercator 22 10 12 1542 1549
10 Elektra Esotech 22 8 14 1658 1719
11 Luka Koper 22 4 18 1660 1804
12 Sencur CP KR 22 0 22 1459 1839

Slovenian Cup, "Pokal Spar" in Novo Mesto, February 18-21, 2010
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Zlatorog Lasko
LTHcast Mercator Zlatorog Lasko
Geoplin Slovan Geoplin Slovan
Sentjur Zlatorog Lasko
vs.
Union Olimpija Union Olimpija (Champ)
Helios Domzale Union Olimpija
KRKA KRKA
Hopsi Polzela

Cup Games
Quarterfinals
Zlatorog Lasko vs. LTHcast Mercator
Feb. 18
Quarterfinals
Geoplin Slovan vs. Sentjur
Feb. 18
Quarterfinals
Union Olimpija vs. Helios Domzale
Feb. 19
Quarterfinals
KRKA vs. Hopsi Polzela
Feb. 19
Semifinals
Zlatorog Lasko vs. Geoplin Slovan
Feb. 20
Semifinals
Union Olimpija vs. KRKA
Feb. 20
Final
Zlatorog Lasko vs. Union Olimpija
Feb. 21


Slovenian League, Season 2009-10
The Slovenian League returns with the same format as past seasons with a dozen teams set to compete in a 22-game regular season and the top seven advancing to a second phase, where defending champion Union Olimpija joins the fray. Olimpija remains the team to beat in Slovenia and it promises to be even stronger this year with the likes of Sani Becirovic, Uros Slokar, Matt Walsh and Gasper Vidmar joining Vlado Ilievski, Vladimir Golubovic and Saso Ozbolt. Its main rival is Helios Domzale, which brings back Alvin Snow, Alexei Lashkevich, Domen Zerak and Ziga Zagorc and added Mario Dundovic. Among the other contenders to challenge Olimpija in the playoffs are Elektra Esotech, Krka Novo Mesto, Geoplin Slovan and Zlatorog Lasko. Elektra brought in Tadej Kostomaj to team with returnees Dejan Cup and Tadej Horvat. Krka returns the core of last season’s team with Simon Petrov, Davor Marcelic, Jure Balazic and Bojan Krivec. Geoplin Slovan lost its top three scorers from last season, but kept Zoran Dragic and Dejan Cigoja and added Ernest Novak and Luka Marolt. And Zlatorog looks to leader Nejc Strnad and Miljan Goljovic to turn some heads. Hopsi Polzela could also make a challenge if last season’s star, Shawn King, makes a successful return from a knee injury. Ultimately, they will all be targeting Olimpija for the Slovenian crown.