Greek League, Playoffs, Quarterfinals Game 3: May 8, 2008
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Led by Branko Milisavlievic, Maroussi Costa Coffee beat ousted Aris TT Bank from the Greek League playoffs with a 79-85 win on the road in the Game 3 of the best-of-three quarterfinal series. Maroussi will face now face Olympiacos in the best-of-five semifinals. Panathinaikos meets Panionios On Telecoms in the other semifinal series. Meanwhile Aris, which lost both home games in the quarterfinals, loses its Euroleague spot after two seasons. The visitors took the lead from the beginning of the match and didn't allow Aris to play its game. Maroussi soared to a 56-67 lead after 30 minutes and didn't panic when the hosts cut the margin to 73-77, as Milisavlievic and Kostas Haralabidis combined for to make 6 of 6 free throws down the stretch. Maroussi finished the game with 40 rebounds and shot 22 for 24 from the line, while Aris had 29 rebounds and made 14 of 28 free throws. Milisavlievic led the winners with 26 points and 4 assists. Travon Bryant posted 14 points and Kostas Kaimakoglou added 9 points and 6 boards for Maroussi. Jeremiah Massey scored 27 points on 11-of-15 two-point shooting, but went 5 for 11 from the line. He also grabbed 12 boards. Darius Washington added 20 points and Savvas Iliadis 13 in defeat.
| Quarterfinal Playoffs, best of 3 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | | 2 | Panathinaikos (1) | 74 | 58 | x | | 0 | Olympia Larissa (8) | 55 | 78 | x | | 2 | Panionios On Telecoms(4) | 83 | 95 | x | | 0 | Panellinios (5) | 70 | 80 | x | | 2 | Olympiacos (2) | 92 | 70 | x | | 0 | AEK (7) | 62 | 68 | x | | 1 | Aris TT Bank (3) | 61 | 98 | 79 | | 2 | Maroussi (6) | 72 | 95 | 85 |
| Quarterfinal games | | Game 1 | Panathinaikos vs. Olympia Larissa | 74-55 | May 3 | | Game 1 | Olympiacos vs. AEK | 92-62 | May 3 | | Game 1 | Aris TT Bank vs. Maroussi | 61-72 | May 3 | | Game 1 | Panionios On Telecoms vs. Panellinios | 83-70 | May 3 | | Game 2 | Olympia Larissa vs. Panathinaikos | 58-78 | May 5 | | Game 2 | AEK vs. Olympiacos | 68-70 | May 5 | | Game 2 | Maroussi vs. Aris TT Bank | 95-98 | May 5 | | Game 2 | Panellinios vs. Panionios On Telecoms | 80-95 | May 5 | | Game 3 | Aris TT Bank vs. Maroussi | 79-85 | May 8 |
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Vassilis Skountis, Athens
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