Czech League Finals, Game 2: June 1, 2008
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CEZ Basketball Nymburk took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Czech League finals by simply overwhelming Geofin Novy Jicin 89-47 in Game 2 at home on Sunday. Nymburk now needs two more wins to conquer its fifth consecutive Czech League, buy Novy Jicin hosts Games 3 and 4 midway through this week. Blake Schlib paced the winners with 20 points on 7-for-8 two-pointers and 7 rebounds. Radoslav Rancik and Petr Benda each had 16 on a combined 13-for-16 two-pointers while Monty Mack added 10 for Nymburk. Robert Sarovic had 15 points for Novy Jicin but none of his teammates scored in double digits. Novy Jicin led 19-20 after 10 minutes but Nymburk used its deeper bench and physical condition to change the game rhythm in the second quarter. Novy Jicin only scored 15 points in the next 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Nymburk got a 40-29 lead at halftime and boosted its margin to 62-35 after 30 minutes to seal the outcome long before the final buzzer.
| Finals Playoffs, best of 7 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | G. 2 | G. 3 | G. 4 | G. 5 | G. 6 | G. 7 | | 2 | CEZ Nymburk (1) | 84 | 89 | June4 | June5 | *June7 | *June11 | *June14 | | 0 | Geofin N. Jicín (2) | 73 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finals games | | Game 1 | CEZ Nymburk vs. Geofin N. Jicín | 84-73 | May 31 | | Game 2 | CEZ Nymburk vs. Geofin N. Jicín | 89-47 | June 1 | | Game 3 | Geofin N. Jicín vs. CEZ Nymburk | - | June 4 | | Game 4 | Geofin N. Jicín vs. CEZ Nymburk | - | June 5 | | Game 5 | CEZ Nymburk vs. Geofin N. Jicín | - | *June 7 | | Game 6 | Geofin N. Jicín vs. CEZ Nymburk | - | *June 11 | | Game 7 | CEZ Nymburk vs. Geofin N. Jicín | - | *June 14 |
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