Dutch League playoffs, Semifinals, Game 3: May 8, 2008
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 Matrixx Magixx Nijmegen stayed alive in the Dutch League playoffs, while the defending champion EiffelTowers Den Bosch went ahead 2-1 in their best-of-five semifinals by beating the West Brabant Giants. Matrixx Magixx crushed regular season champ MyGuide Amsterdam 69-91 on the road in Game 3 on Thursday night. The visitors outscored Amsterdam in each period to re-open the series, with Game 4 set for Saturday in Nijmegen. Chris Copeland paced Matrixx Magixx with 26 points and 8 rebounds and Todd Abernethy added 18. Jeron Roberts led Amsterdam with 17 and Tamien Trent scored 12. EiffelTowers outlasted the Giants 93-86 after heading into the fourth quarter down 68-69. Robert Owens led Den Bosch with 25 points, Marcel Aarts posted 16 points and 10 rebounds and Darrell Tucker scored 13. Andre Harris scored 20 for the Giants in defeat.
| Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 2 | MyGuide (1) | 90 | 75 | 69 | May 10 | - | | 1 | Matrixx Magixx (4) | 73 | 73 | 91 | - | - | | 2 | EiffelTowers (2) | 102 | 88 | 93 | May 10 | - | | 1 | West-Brabant (3) | 96 | 96 | 86 | - | - |
| 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 | 73-75 | May 4 | | Game 2 | West-Brabant Giants vs. EiffelTowers | 96-88 | May 3 | | Game 3 | MyGuide Amsterdam vs. Matrixx Magixx | 69-91 | May 8 | | Game 3 | EiffelTowers vs. West-Brabant Giants | 93-86 | 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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