mai 25, 2012

      SUPERLEAGUE A - Russia

Russian League Finals, Game 4: May 25, 2009
CSKA champ Russia 2008-09 (Photo:cskabasket.com)CSKA Moscow is once again the Russian League champion! CSKA lifted its seventh consecutive Russian League crown, its 16th since the Russian League was created in 1992 and its 40th counting Soviet Union titles by winning its best-of-five title series against BC Khimki Moscow region by 3-1. CSKA bounced back from yesterday's controversial loss by simply overwhelming Khimki 45-78 on the road in Game 4 on Monday, more than enough to lift the trophy at the end of the game. Erazem Lorbek led 5 CSKA players in double digits with 14 points. Trajan Langdon and Matjaz Smodis each added 13 while J.R. Holden and Viktor Khryapa had 10 apiece for CSKA. Jorge Garbajosa and Kelly McCarty each had 8 points for Khimki. CSKA led 9-24 after 10 minutes and boosted its margin to 20-40 at halftime. CSKA excelled in defense throughout the entire game and soon made it a 30-point game, 27-57, to seal the outcome late in the third quarter. MORE

Finals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 CSKA Moscow (1) 80 76 66 78 x
1 Khimki Moscow region (2) 74 64 67 45 x
Russian League Champion 2008-09: CSKA Moscow

Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 CSKA Moscow (1) 71 78 74 x x
0 Unics (4) 55 59 66 x x
3 Khimki Moscow region (2) 94 58 88 74 x
1 Spartak St.Petersburg (6) 87 66 70 72 x

Quarterfinals Playoffs, best of 3 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
2 CSKA Moscow (1) 88 97 x
0 Enisey (8) 45 70 x
2 Unics (4) 76 72 74
1 Triumph (5) 72 80 64
2 Khimki Moscow region (2) 83 76 85
1 Lokomotiv Rostov (7) 91 52 71
0 Dynamo Moscow (3) 75 68 x
2 Spartak St.Petersburg (6) 88 73 x

Finals Playoffs round games
Game 1 CSKA Moscow vs. Khimki Moscow region 80-74 May 20
Game 2 CSKA Moscow vs. Khimki Moscow region 76-64 May 21
Game 3 Khimki Moscow region vs. CSKA Moscow 67-66 May 24
Game 4 Khimki Moscow region vs. CSKA Moscow 45-78 May 25

Semifinals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Khimki Moscow region vs. Spartak St.Petersburg 94-87 May 6
Game 1 CSKA Moscow vs. Unics 71-55 May 8
Game 2 Khimki Moscow region vs. Spartak St.Petersburg 58-66 May 7
Game 2 CSKA Moscow vs. Unics 78-59 May 9
Game 3 Spartak St.Petersburg vs. Khimki Moscow region 70-88 May 10
Game 3 Unics vs. CSKA Moscow 66-74 May 12
Game 4 Spartak St.Petersburg vs. Khimki Moscow region 72-74 May 11

Quarterfinals Playoffs round games
Game 1 CSKA Moscow vs. Enisey 88-45 April 16
Game 1 Khimki Moscow region vs. Lokomotiv Rostov 83-91 April 16
Game 1 Dynamo Moscow vs. Spartak St.Petersburg 75-88 April 16
Game 1 Unics vs. Triumph 76-72 April 15
Game 2 Enisey vs. CSKA Moscow 70-97 April 19
Game 2 Lokomotiv Rostov vs. Khimki Moscow region 52-76 April 19
Game 2 Spartak St.Petersburg vs. Dynamo Moscow 73-68 April 19
Game 2 Triumph vs. Unics 80-72 April 19
Game 3 Khimki Moscow region vs. Lokomotiv Rostov 85-71 April 21
Game 3 Unics vs. Triumph 74-64 April 20

LAST GAME GAME 24
April 11, 2009
Day Match Result
Apr. 11 Triumph vs. St. Petersburg 78-81
Apr. 11 Enisey vs. Samara 85-59
Apr. 11 Khimki vs. Primorie 86-65
Apr. 11 Dynamo M. vs. Rostov 90-65
Apr. 11 Unics vs. Ural Great 94-71

NEXT GAME
Playoffs 
Day Match
- CSKA (1) vs. Enisey (8)
- Khimki (2) vs. Rostov (7)
- Dynamo (3) vs. Spartak (6)
- Unics (4) vs. Triumph (5)
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STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 CSKA (Moscow) 22 22 0 1755 1348
2 Khimki (Moscow region) 22 16 6 1702 1520
3 Dynamo (Moscow) 22 16 6 1786 1600
4 UNICS (Kazan) 22 16 6 1639 1494
5 Triumph (Lubertsy) 22 12 10 1743 1619
6 Spartak (St.Petersburg) 22 11 11 1705 1689
7 Lokomotiv (Rostov) 22 10 12 1619 1681
8 Yenisey (Krasnoyarsk) 22 8 14 1586 1759
9 Universitet (Surgut) 22 6 16 1704 1811
10 Ural Great (Perm) 22 6 16 1607 1805
11 Spartak Primorje (Vladivostok) 22 5 17 1609 1859
12 Samara (Samara) 22 4 18 1529 1799


The Russian League gets better and better every year and this season is not an exception, since most of the top contender invested in marquee signings to challenge CSKA Moscow for the title. The reigning Euroleague champion has lifted five consecutive Russian League trophies and stays as the team to beat with Zoran Planinic, J.R. Holden, Terence Morris, Trajan Langdon, Ramunas Siskauskas, Matjaz Smodis or Erazem Lorbek. Khimki reached the title series last season and improved its roster with Carlos Delfino, Milt Palacio, Jerome Moiso or Jorge Garbajosa while keeping Kelly McCarty, Maciej Lampe or Anton Ponkrashov. Dynamo Moscow landed Arriel McDonald, Hollis Price, Bostjan Nachbar, Jannero Pargo and Darjus Lavrinovic to put together an impressing roster that also has Travis Hansen, Robertas Javtokas or Sergey Bykov. Unics Kazan signed Vladimir Veremeenko, Marko Popovic, Marc Jackson or Terrell Lyday to play with Tariq Kirksay or Sergeu Chikalkin. Triumph Lyubertsy may be a surprise team this season with Nenad Krstic, Marcus Goree, J.R. Bremer, Alan Anderson or Kerem Tunceri. Ural Great got Ralph Biggs or Christian Dalmau while Lokomotiv Rostov improved with Pero Antic, DeJuan Collins or Fred House. In other words, sit and back and enjoy because the Russian League is a must-see competition this season!

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