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LEGA - Italy
Italian League finals, Game 4: June 16, 2009
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 Montepaschi Siena thoroughly dominated Game 4 of the Italian League finals, crushing Armani Jeans Milano 47-82 to sweep the best-of-seven series and claim its third straight championship. The result was never in doubt after the visitors scored 19 unanswered points from midway through the first quarter until early in the second to take a commanding 9-35 lead and Milano was never able to make a serious comeback. The win saw Montepaschi finish the playoffs undefeated and the entire domestic season with a 42-1 record, including the regular season and the Italian Cup. Ksistof Lavrinovic led the champs with 15 points and 8 rebounds, Romain Sato scored 14, Rimas Kaukenas 12, Terrell McIntyre tallied 11 points and 6 assists and Shaun Stonerook posted 10 rebounds. David Hawkins scored 13 to lead Armani Jeans, which struggled with its shooting and was doomed by 20 turnovers. MORE |
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| Finals Playoffs, best of 7 games |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Game 7 |
| 4 |
Montepaschi (1) |
80 |
79 |
73 |
82 |
x |
x |
x |
| 0 |
AJ Milano (6) |
57 |
66 |
72 |
47 |
x |
x |
x |
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Italian League Champion 2008-09: Montepaschi Siena
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| Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
| 3 |
Montepaschi Siena (1) |
107 |
92 |
101 |
x |
x |
| 0 |
Benetton Basket (4) |
79 |
72 |
76 |
x |
x |
| 3 |
Armani Jeans Milano (6) |
72 |
81 |
75 |
89 |
x |
| 1 |
Angelico Biella (7) |
70 |
82 |
70 |
68 |
x |
| Quarterfinals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
| 3 |
Montepaschi Siena (1) |
94 |
77 |
93 |
x |
x |
| 0 |
Scavolini Spar Pesaro (8) |
51 |
68 |
69 |
x |
x |
| 3 |
Benetton Basket (4) |
85 |
81 |
91 |
78 |
78 |
| 2 |
La Fortezza Bologna (5) |
77 |
94 |
73 |
99 |
72 |
| 2 |
Lottomatica Roma (2) |
80 |
77 |
99 |
67 |
79 |
| 3 |
Angelico Biella (7) |
67 |
82 |
84 |
85 |
83 |
| 1 |
Banca Tercas Teramo (3) |
75 |
82 |
85 |
69 |
x |
| 3 |
Armani Jeans Milano (6) |
85 |
83 |
77 |
70 |
x |
| Finals Playoffs round games |
| Game 1 |
Montepaschi Siena vs. Armani Jeans Milano |
80-57 |
June 10 |
| Game 2 |
Montepaschi Siena vs. Armani Jeans Milano |
79-66 |
June 12 |
| Game 3 |
Armani Jeans Milano vs. Montepaschi Siena |
72-73 |
June 14 |
| Game 4 |
Armani Jeans Milano vs. Montepaschi Siena |
47-82 |
June 16 |
| Semifinals Playoffs round games |
| Game 1 |
Armani Jeans Milano vs. Angelico Biella |
72-70 |
May 29 |
| Game 1 |
Montepaschi Siena vs. Benetton Basket |
107-79 |
May 30 |
| Game 2 |
Angelico Biella vs. Armani Jeans Milano |
82-81 |
May 31 |
| Game 2 |
Benetton Basket vs. Montepaschi Siena |
72-92 |
June 1 |
| Game 3 |
Armani Jeans Milano vs. Angelico Biella |
75-70 |
June 2 |
| Game 3 |
Montepaschi Siena vs. Benetton Basket |
101-76 |
June 3 |
| Game 4 |
Angelico Biella vs. Armani Jeans Milano |
68-89 |
June 4 |
| Quarterfinals Playoffs round games |
| Game 1 |
Lottomatica Roma vs. Angelico Biella |
80-67 |
May 18 |
| Game 1 |
Banca Tercas Teramo vs. Armani Jeans Milano |
75-85 |
May 18 |
| Game 1 |
Montepaschi Siena vs. Scavolini Spar Pesaro |
94-51 |
May 19 |
| Game 1 |
Benetton Basket vs. La Fortezza Bologna |
85-77 |
May 19 |
| Game 2 |
Angelico Biella vs. Lottomatica Roma |
82-77 |
May 20 |
| Game 2 |
Armani Jeans Milano vs. Banca Tercas Teramo |
83-82 |
May 20 |
| Game 2 |
Scavolini Spar Pesaro vs. Montepaschi Siena |
68-77 |
May 21 |
| Game 2 |
La Fortezza Bologna vs. Benetton Basket |
94-81 |
May 21 |
| Game 3 |
Lottomatica Roma vs. Angelico Biella |
99-84 |
May 22 |
| Game 3 |
Banca Tercas Teramo vs. Armani Jeans Milano |
85-77 |
May 22 |
| Game 3 |
Montepaschi Siena vs. Scavolini Spar Pesaro |
93-69 |
May 23 |
| Game 3 |
Benetton Basket vs. La Fortezza Bologna |
91-73 |
May 23 |
| Game 4 |
Angelico Biella vs. Lottomatica Roma |
85-67 |
May 24 |
| Game 4 |
Armani Jeans Milano vs. Banca Tercas Teramo |
70-69 |
May 24 |
| Game 4 |
La Fortezza Bologna vs. Benetton Basket |
99-78 |
May 25 |
| Game 5 |
Lottomatica Roma vs. Angelico Biella |
79-83 |
May 26 |
| Game 5 |
Benetton Basket vs. La Fortezza Bologna |
78-72 |
May 27 |
LAST GAME GAME 30
May 10, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| May 10 |
AJ Milano vs. Montepaschi |
72-76 |
| May 10 |
Eldo Caserta vs. Air Avellino |
65-74 |
| May 10 |
Carife Ferrara vs. Premiata |
79-73 |
| May 10 |
Lottomatica Roma vs. Cantù |
77-64 |
| May 10 |
Banca Tercas vs. Fortitudo |
73-72 |
| May 10 |
La Fortezza vs. Benetton |
85-90 |
| May 10 |
Scavolini Spar vs. Angelico |
81-70 |
| May 10 |
Snaidero Udine vs. Solsonica |
68-82 |
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NEXT GAME
Quaterfinals Playoffs |
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Match |
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Montepaschi (1) vs. Scavolini (8) |
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Lottomatica (2) vs. Biella (7) |
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Teramo (3) vs. AJ Milano (6) |
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Benetton (4) vs. La Fortezza (5) |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
Montepaschi Siena |
30 |
29 |
1 |
2651 |
2153 |
| 2 |
Lottomatica Roma |
30 |
20 |
10 |
2556 |
2398 |
| 3 |
Bancatercas Teramo |
30 |
19 |
11 |
2491 |
2435 |
| 4 |
Benetton Treviso |
30 |
18 |
12 |
2320 |
2261 |
| 5 |
La Fortezza Bologna |
30 |
17 |
13 |
2350 |
2336 |
| 6 |
Armani Jeans Milano |
30 |
17 |
13 |
2316 |
2236 |
| 7 |
Angelico Biella |
30 |
15 |
15 |
2514 |
2479 |
| 8 |
Scavolini Spar Pesaro |
30 |
14 |
16 |
2456 |
2436 |
| 9 |
NGC Cantù |
30 |
14 |
16 |
2358 |
2445 |
| 10 |
Carife Ferrara |
30 |
14 |
16 |
2359 |
2390 |
| 11 |
Air Avellino |
30 |
13 |
17 |
2307 |
2293 |
| 12 |
Premiata Montegranaro |
30 |
12 |
18 |
2294 |
2431 |
| 13 |
Eldo Caserta |
30 |
11 |
19 |
2236 |
2389 |
| 14 |
Solsonica Rieti |
30 |
11 |
19 |
2187 |
2321 |
| 15 |
GMAC Bologna |
30 |
10 |
20 |
2251 |
2385 |
| 16 |
Snaidero Cucine Udine |
30 |
6 |
24 |
2329 |
2587 |
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| Montepaschi Siena will have it tougher than ever to stay as the reigning Italian League champion, as several teams took the challenge and put together competitive rosters to battle for the big trophy. Montepaschi stays as a top candidate to win any competition, as it keeps the core of players that helped the team to lift the Italian League trophy last season, such as Terrell McIntyre, Rimantas Kaukenas, Romain Sato, Shaun Stonerook and Ksistof Lavrinovic. Montepaschi also added ULEB Cup MVP Henry Domercant to add even more fire power. Fortitudo Bologna, Armani Jeans Milano and Lottomatica Roma are the main candidates to dethrone Montepaschi. Fortitudo landed Marcelinho Huertas and Uros Slokar to play alongside Stefano Mancinelli and Joe Forte. AJ Milano completely renovated its roster with stars like Marco Mordente, Luca Vitali, David Hawkins, Mason Rocca and Jobey Thomas. Meanwhile, Lottomatica landed teen sensation Brandon Jennings, as well as Primoz Brezec, Andre Hutson and Sani Becirovic. Avellino got stronger with Dan Dickau, Marko Tusek and Chris Warren to try to shock everyone again, while Benetton relies on Gary Neal, Rado Rancik and Sandro Nicevic to bounce back from an underwhelming season. Scavolini - featuring Sam Van Rossom, Ramel Curry and the everlasting Carlton Myers - and Montegranaro - with Darius Rice - should battle for a playoff spot. |
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