Russian League Semifinals, Game 1: May 7-9, 2008
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CSKA Moscow and Khimki got closer to reach the Russian League finals with respective home wins in their best-of-five semifinal playoff series. CSKA, that won the Euroleague title on Sunday, kept its momentum going by topping Dynamo Moscow 74-59 in the Russian capital on Friday. Matjaz Smodis led the winners with 20 points on 8-for-11 two-pointers and 1-for-1 triples. Ramunas Siskauskas added 18 on 4-for-4 three-pointers while David Andersen had 11 for CSKA. Antonis Fotsis, Henry Domercant, Robertas Javtokas and Travis Hansen each had 10 points for Dynamo. Fotsis added 11 rebounds for a double-double. CSKA rolled in the first half, leading 22-10 after 10 minutes and boosting its margin up to 45-25 at halftime. Dynamo tried to get back in the game in the second half, but CSKA cruised to a big home win. Meanwhile, Khimki thrashed Ural Great 101-78 in Game 1 on Wednesday. Kelly McCarty and Maciej Lampe paced the winners each with 22 points while Mike Wilkinson added 13 for Khimki, that led 52-40 at halftime and rolled after the break to seal the outcome long before the final buzzer. Roman Khamitov led Ural with 17 points.
| Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 1 | CSKA Moscow (1) | 74 | May 10 | May 13 | *May 14 | *May 16 | | 0 | Dynamo Moscow (5) | 59 | - | - | - | - | | 2 | Khimki (2) | 101 | 99 | May 11 | *May 12 | *May 14 | | 0 | Ural Great (6) | 78 | 90 | - | - | - |
| Semifinal games | | Game 1 | CSKA Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow | 74-59 | May 9 | | Game 1 | Khimki vs. Ural Great | 101-78 | May 7 | | Game 2 | CSKA Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow | - | May 10 | | Game 2 | Khimki vs. Ural Great | 99-90 | May 8 | | Game 3 | Dynamo Moscow vs. CSKA Moscow | - | May 13 | | Game 3 | Ural Great vs. Khimki | - | May 11 | | Game 4 | Dynamo Moscow vs. CSKA Moscow | - | *May 14 | | Game 4 | Ural Great vs. Khimki | - | *May 12 | | Game 5 | CSKA Moscow vs. Dynamo Moscow | - | *May 16 | | Game 5 | Khimki vs. Ural Great | - | *May 14 |
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