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Tribute to the champs, CSKA Moscow: Matjaz Smodis!

True champions shine in the most important games, and that is exactly what CSKA Moscow forward Matjaz Smodis did at the 2008 Final Four. Despite an early-season injury that sidelined him for the longest stretch of his career, Smodis returned midway through the Top 16 to resume taking major responsibilities as a starter in CSKA's most critical games. A natural mismatch due to his rare combination of shooting and post skills, Smodis proved even more versatile when his long-range accuracy failed him at the Final Four. He led CSKA in rebounding and kept scoring from the foul line until using his only three-pointer all weekend to help sentence the title game and give CSKA a new crown. Already the only player ever to reach Euroleague finals with three different teams, Smodis has now joined the

short list of three-time continental champions and proved himself one of the top power forwards in European basketball history while still in the prime of his career.

Tribute to CSKA Moscow 2008: Matjaz Smodis

Final Four statistics: Matjaz Smodis

#	Game	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	Rebounds			As	St	To	Bl		Fouls		Rkg
#	Game	Min	Pts	2FG M-A	3FG M-A	FT M-A	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	Rkg
Semis	at Tau Ceramica	25:20	14	5/9	0/7	4/5	3	3	6		1	2		1	3	5	8
Final	at Maccabi Elite	27:36	13	1/3	1/4	8/9	1	7	8	3	1	1		2	4	6	18
2	Totals	52:56	27	6/12	1/11	12/14	4	10	14	3	2	3	0	3	7	11	26
Average		26:28	13.5	50%	9.1%	85.7%	2	5	7	1.5	1	1.5	0	1.5	3.5	5.5	13

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