Dutch League Semifinals, Game 1: May 1-2, 2008
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EiffelTowers Den Bosch and MyGuide Amsterdam got a 1-0 lead in their respective Dutch League best-of-five semifinal series with respective wins against the West Brabant Giants and Matrixx Magixx. EiffelTowers downed the Giants 102-96 in Den Bosch in Game 1 on Thursday. Darrell Tucker paced the winners with 28 points on 5-for-6 three-pointers and 8 rebounds. Robert Owens added 22 points while Kees Akerboom had 16 for EiffelTowers. Patrick Pope had 27 points for West Brabant, Tim Blue added 25 and Devonne Giles 24. Both teams were tied at 75-75 after 30 minutes but Tucker and Akerboom allowed EiffelTowers to get a 96-87 edge with 2 minutes to go. The Giants got between 98-96 but free throws by Dean Oliver and a dunk by Akerboom sealed the outcome. Meanwhile, MyGuide downed Matrixx Magixx 90-73 in Amsterdam on Friday. Jeron Roberts led the winners with 18 points, Avis Wyatt added 16, Teddy Gipson had 12 and Mohamed Abukar 10 for MyGuide, that trailed 43-44 at halftime but took care of business after the break. Game 2 is coming up this weekend.
| Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 1 | MyGuide (1) | 90 | May 4 | May 8 | *May 10 | - | | 0 | Matrixx Magixx (4) | 73 | - | - | - | - | | 1 | EiffelTowers (2) | 102 | May 3 | May 8 | *May 10 | - | | 0 | West-Brabant (3) | 96 | - | - | - | - |
| Semifinal games | | Game 1 | MyGuide Amsterdam vs. Matrixx Magixx | 90-73 | May 2 | | Game 1 | EiffelTowers vs. West-Brabant Giants | 102-96 | May 1 | | Game 2 | Matrixx Magixx vs. MyGuide Amsterdam | - | May 4 | | Game 2 | West-Brabant Giants vs. EiffelTowers | - | May 3 | | Game 3 | MyGuide Amsterdam vs. Matrixx Magixx | - | May 8 | | Game 3 | EiffelTowers vs. West-Brabant Giants | - | May 8 | | Game 4 | Matrixx Magixx vs. MyGuide Amsterdam | - | *May 10 | | Game 4 | West-Brabant Giants vs. EiffelTowers | - | *May 10 | | Game 5 | MyGuide Amsterdam vs. Matrixx Magixx | - | - | | Game 5 | EiffelTowers vs. West-Brabant Giants | - | - |
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