Italian League playoffs, Quarterfinals, Game 2: May 12-13, 2008
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Montepaschi Siena held on down the stretch to edge Upim Bologna 69-72 on the road to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Italian League quarterfinals. Ksistof Lavrinovic paced Montepaschi with 18 points and 7 rebounds and Terrell McIntyre scored 11 and dished 7 assists for the winners. Air Avellino also took a 2-0 series lead by dumping Pierrel Capo d'Orlando 86-96 as Devin Smith peppered the nets for 29 points and Marques Green recorded 27 points and 8 assists. Meanwhile Armani Jeans Milano and Tisettanta Cantu both evened up their series at 1-1. Jeans Milano got 27 points and 8 rebounds from Euroleague Rising Star award winner Danilo Gallinari to crush Premiata Montegranaro 101-73 and Cantu held off a late charge from Lottomatica Roma to win 75-73. Herve Toure led the way for Cantu with 24 points and 9 rebounds.
Montepaschi Siena held on down the stretch to edge Upim Bologna 69-72 on the road to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Italian League quarterfinals. The defending champs fell behind 8-0 at the start, but went on a 2-16 surge to take control for good. Montepaschi led by 14 before Horace Jenkins brought Bologna within 31-42 by halftime. Upim started to close the gap late in the third quarter and then got to 67-68 with three minutes remaining, but Montepaschi didn’t crack and free throws by Shaun Stonerook and Ksistof Lavrinovic helped Montepaschi ensure the win. Lavrinovic paced Montepaschi with 18 points and 7 rebounds, Bootsy Thornton added 14 points and Terrell McIntyre scored 11 and dished 7 assists for the winners. Joseph Forte and Oscar Torres led Bologna with 15 points each and Stefano Mancinelli added 10.
Armani Jeans Milano got 27 points and 8 rebounds from Euroleague Rising Star award winner Danilo Gallinari to crush Premiata Montegranaro 101-73. The hosts outscored Montegranaro in every period as they coasted to an easy win. Ansu Sesay added 24 and Dusan Vukcevic had 19 for Milano. Sharrod Ford and Jobey Thomas scored 18 apiece in defeat. Tisettanta Cantu held off a late charge from Lottomatica Roma to win 75-73. The game was close for much of the first half, at the end of which Cantu led 44-41. Herve Toure helped the hosts take a double-digit advantage midway through the third period, but Roma didn’t crack and tied the game at 62-62 on an Erazem Lorbek triple early in the fourth quarter. But Roma was unable to wrest the lead away and Cantu’s Toure and Denham Brown made key baskets to keep Cantu ahead and ice the win. Toure led the way with 24 points and 9 rebounds and DaShaun Wood added 12. Lorbek led Roma with 23 points, Roko Ukic scored 11 and David Hawkins 10.
| Quarterfinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 2 | Montepaschi Siena (1) | 91 | 72 | May 14 | *May 16 | *May 18 | | 0 | Upim Bologna (8) | 72 | 69 | - | - | - | | 1 | Montegranaro (4) | 73 | 73 | May 14 | May 16 | *May 18 | | 1 | AJ Milano (5) | 69 | 101 | - | - | - | | 1 | Lottomatica Roma (2) | 85 | 73 | May 15 | May 17 | *May 19 | | 1 | Tisettanta Cantù (7) | 59 | 75 | - | - | - | | 2 | Air Avellino (3) | 103 | 96 | May 15 | *May 17 | *May 19 | | 0 | Capo d'Orlando (6) | 92 | 86 | - | - | - |
| Quarterfinal Playoffs games | | Game 1 | Montepaschi Siena vs. Upim Bologna | 91-72 | May 10 | | Game 1 | Montegranaro vs. AJ Milano | 73-69 | May 10 | | Game 1 | Lottomatica Roma vs. Tisettanta Cantù | 85-59 | May 11 | | Game 1 | Air Avellino vs. Capo d'Orlando | 103-92 | May 11 | | Game 2 | Upim Bologna vs. Montepaschi Siena | 69-72 | May 12 | | Game 2 | AJ Milano vs. Montegranaro | 101-73 | May 12 | | Game 2 | Tisettanta Cantù vs. Lottomatica Roma | 75-73 | May 13 | | Game 2 | Capo d'Orlando vs. Air Avellino | 86-89 | May 13 | | Game 3 | Montepaschi Siena vs. Upim Bologna | - | May 14 | | Game 3 | Montegranaro vs. AJ Milano | - | May 14 | | Game 3 | Lottomatica Roma vs. Tisettanta Cantù | - | May 15 | | Game 3 | Air Avellino vs. Capo d'Orlando | - | May 15 | | Game 4 | Upim Bologna vs. Montepaschi Siena | - | *May 16 | | Game 4 | AJ Milano vs. Montegranaro | - | May 16 | | Game 4 | Tisettanta Cantù vs. Lottomatica Roma | - | May 17 | | Game 4 | Capo d'Orlando vs. Air Avellino | - | *May 17 | | Game 5 | Montepaschi Siena vs. Upim Bologna | - | *May 18 | | Game 5 | Montegranaro vs. AJ Milano | - | *May 18 | | Game 5 | Lottomatica Roma vs. Tisettanta Cantù | - | *May 19 | | Game 5 | Air Avellino vs. Capo d'Orlando | - | *May 19 |
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