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TBL - BEKO Basketbol Ligi - Turkey
Turkish League finals, Game 6: June 17, 2009
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 Efes Pilsen is once again the Turkish League champion! Efes won its 13th Turkish League title - its first since 2005 - by dethroning Fenerbahce Ulker in the best-of-seven finals, winning the series 4-2. Efes rounded a perfect domestic season - the team had won the Teknosa Turkish Cup trophy in late February - by edging FB Ulker 76-79 in Game 6 at Abdi Ipecki on Wednesday. Efes rallied from a 0-2 deficit in the series to win the title. Kaya Peker paced the winners with 23 points on 10-for-12 two-pointers and 9 rebounds. Bootsy Thornton added 10 points for Efes. Willie Solomon had 14 points for Efes while Emir Preldzic added 10 for the hosts, that led 25-21 after 10 minutes. An outstanding Peker - 17 points in the first half - and consecutive three-pointers by Erden Arslan allowed Efes to get its biggest lead, 37-48, late in the first half. Damir Mrsic and Solomon helped Fener to tie the game, 54-54, while an outstanding Preldzic completed the hosts' comeback, 69-67, with 4 minutes to go. Thornton and Peker stepped up while Smith followed a key triple with a critical dunk off a steal to seal the outcome, 76-79, in the final seconds... MORE |
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| Final Playoffs, best of 7 games |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Game 7 |
| 4 |
Efes Pilsen (1) |
60 |
67 |
98 |
77 |
74 |
79 |
x |
| 2 |
Fenerbahce Ulker(3) |
68 |
70 |
91 |
68 |
68 |
76 |
x |
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Turkish League Champion 2008-09: Efes Pilsen
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| Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
| 3 |
Efes Pilsen (1) |
W* |
103 |
90 |
x |
x |
| 0 |
Galatasaray Cafe Crown (4) |
L* |
77 |
78 |
x |
x |
| 0 |
Turk Telekom (2) |
81 |
79 |
57 |
x |
x |
| 3 |
Fenerbahce Ulker (3) |
86 |
85 |
70 |
x |
x |
*In Turkey, if one team won both regular season games between them,
their playoff series begins 1-0 in that team's favor.
| Quarterfinals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record |
Team |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
| 3 |
Efes Pilsen (1) |
W* |
76 |
87 |
x |
x |
| 0 |
Darussafaka (8) |
L* |
47 |
60 |
x |
x |
| 3 |
Galatasaray Cafe Crown (4) |
84 |
80 |
71 |
115 |
x |
| 1 |
Besiktas Cola Turka (5) |
74 |
66 |
113 |
102 |
x |
| 3 |
Turk Telekom (2) |
W* |
80 |
103 |
98 |
x |
| 1 |
Mersin BSB. (7) |
L* |
78 |
104 |
90 |
x |
| 3 |
Fenerbahce Ulker (3) |
W* |
89 |
92 |
x |
x |
| 0 |
Antalya BSB. (6) |
L* |
63 |
74 |
x |
x |
*In Turkey, if one team won both regular season games between them,
their playoff series begins 1-0 in that team's favor.
| Finals Playoffs round games |
| Game 1 |
Efes Pilsen vs. Fenerbahce Ulker |
60-68 |
June 4 |
| Game 2 |
Efes Pilsen vs. Fenerbahce Ulker |
67-70 |
June 6 |
| Game 3 |
Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Efes Pilsen |
91-98 OT |
June 9 |
| Game 4 |
Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Efes Pilsen |
68-77 |
June 11 |
| Game 5 |
Efes Pilsen vs. Fenerbahce Ulker |
74-68 |
June 14 |
| Game 6 |
Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Efes Pilsen |
76-79 |
June 17 |
| Semifinals Playoffs round games |
| Game 1 |
Turk Telekom vs. Fenerbahce Ulker |
81-86 |
May 26 |
| Game 2 |
Efes Pilsen vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown |
103-77 |
May 27 |
| Game 2 |
Turk Telekom vs. Fenerbahce Ulker |
79-85 |
May 28 |
| Game 3 |
Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Efes Pilsen |
78-90 |
May 30 |
| Game 3 |
Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Turk Telekom |
70-57 |
May 31 |
| Quarterfinals Playoffs round games |
| Game 1 |
Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Besiktas Cola Turka |
84-74 |
May 16 |
| Game 2 |
Turk Telekom vs. Mersin BSB. |
80-78 |
May 14 |
| Game 2 |
Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Antalya BSB. |
89-63 |
May 14 |
| Game 2 |
Efes Pilsen vs. Darussafaka |
76-47 |
May 15 |
| Game 2 |
Galatasaray Cafe Crown vs. Besiktas Cola Turka |
80-66 |
May 18 |
| Game 3 |
Mersin BSB. vs. Turk Telekom |
104-103 |
May 17 |
| Game 3 |
Antalya BSB. vs. Fenerbahce Ulker |
74-92 |
May 17 |
| Game 3 |
Darussafaka vs. Efes Pilsen |
60-87 |
May 18 |
| Game 3 |
Besiktas Cola Turka vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown |
113-71 |
May 21 |
| Game 4 |
Mersin BSB. vs. Turk Telekom |
90-98 |
May 19 |
| Game 4 |
Besiktas Cola Turka vs. Galatasaray Cafe Crown |
102-115 |
May 23 |
LAST GAME GAME 30
May 8-9, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| May 9 |
Mersin BSB. vs. Efes Pilsen |
77-84 |
| May 9 |
Turk Telekom vs. Galatasaray |
83-75 |
| May 8 |
Besiktas C.Turka vs. CASA TED |
101-76 |
| May 9 |
Oyak Renault vs. Kepez |
84-91 |
| May 9 |
Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Pinar |
93-63 |
| May 9 |
Darussafaka vs. Mutlu Aku |
82-74 |
| May 9 |
Aliaga Petkim vs. Erdemir |
86-81 |
| May 9 |
Antalya BSB. vs. Banvit |
99-93 |
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NEXT GAME
Quarterfinals Playoffs |
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Match |
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Efes (1) vs. Darussafaka (8) |
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Turk Telekom (2) vs. Mersin (7) |
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Fenerbahce (3) vs. Antalya (6) |
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Galatasaray (4) vs. Besiktas (5) |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
Efes Pilsen |
30 |
28 |
2 |
2615 |
2156 |
| 2 |
TÜRK Telekom |
30 |
22 |
8 |
2489 |
2319 |
| 3 |
Fenerbahçe Ülker |
30 |
22 |
8 |
2556 |
2124 |
| 4 |
Galatasaray Cafe Crown |
30 |
20 |
10 |
2321 |
2196 |
| 5 |
Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
30 |
18 |
12 |
2485 |
2388 |
| 6 |
Antalya Bşb. |
30 |
17 |
13 |
2466 |
2529 |
| 7 |
Mersin Büyükşehir Bld. |
30 |
15 |
15 |
2496 |
2425 |
| 8 |
Darüşşafaka Cooper Tires |
30 |
14 |
16 |
2239 |
2319 |
| 9 |
Pinar Karşiyaka |
30 |
13 |
17 |
2324 |
2440 |
| 10 |
Oyak Renault |
30 |
13 |
17 |
2268 |
2308 |
| 11 |
Erdemir |
30 |
12 |
18 |
2178 |
2269 |
| 12 |
Banvit |
30 |
12 |
18 |
2536 |
2626 |
| 13 |
Kepez Belediye |
30 |
11 |
19 |
2289 |
2477 |
| 14 |
Aliağa Petkim |
30 |
10 |
20 |
2321 |
2459 |
| 15 |
Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniv. |
30 |
10 |
20 |
2303 |
2517 |
| 16 |
Casa TED A. Kolejliler |
30 |
3 |
27 |
2058 |
2392 |
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| The Turkish League gets more and more competitive, and the 2008-09 season will not be an exception, with a good number of teams trying to dethrone Fenerbahce ulker. Fenerbahce won the title in each of the last two seasons and comes back with newcomer like Devin Smith, Gordan Giricek or Marques Green ready to complement Emir Preldzic, Mirsad Turkcan, Semih Erden, Gasper Vidmar and Omer Asik, who may be sidelined for the best part of this season. Efes Pilsen has reloaded its roster with the ambition to win its first league title since 2005. Bootsy Thornton, Charles Smith, Milos Vujanic, Mario Kasun, Michalis Kakiouzis are ready to play together with some of the best Turkish players like Kaya Peker, Cenk Akyol and Kerem Gonlum. Besiktas Cola Turka landed marquee signings Marcus Faison and Mire Chatman to lead the team next season. Meanwhile, Turk Telekom got stronger with Rod Blakney, Serkan Erdogan and Asim Pars while Galatasaray inked Milan Gurovic, Dejan Milojevic, Antonio Graves and Marshall Strickland to challenge for the league title. Pinar Karsiyaka signed Keith Brumbaugh - who may be a surprise player in European basketball this season - Leon Williams and and Mike Benton while Darussafaka, Banvit - with Lance Williams and Dalron Johnson - and Antalya Buyuksehir Belediye will also fight to reach the playoffs. |
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