Turkish League Finals, Game 4: June 1, 2008
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Fenerbahce Ulker took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Turkish League finals and got within one win of winning its third consecutive title by edging Turk Telekom 94-96 in overtime in Ankara in Game 4 on Sunday. Fenerbahce hosts Game 5 at Abdi Ipecki, Istanbul on Wednesday, with a chance to seal its Turkish League three-peat. Omer Onan paced the winners with 24 points on 5-for-11 three-pointers. Willie Solomon and Tarence Kinsey each added 15, Mirsad Turkcan had 14 and 8 rebounds, Damir Mrsic-Kaan got 10 points while Omer Asik pulled down 14 boards for Fenerbahce, that used a 2-9 run early in the fourth quarter to take the lead for good. Erwin Dudley led Turk Telekom with a double-double of 26 points on 10-for-16 two-pointers and 10 rebounds. Khalid El-Amin added 25 points, Tutku Acik had 16, Bekir Yarangume got 10 while Kris Lang pulled down 12 boards for the hosts, that are now in a do-or-die situation.
Solomon and Onan fueled a 4-14 run that allowed Fenerbahce to get a 8-14 lead midway through the first quarter. An unstoppable Onan and a final basket by Gasper Vidmar helped the guests to keep a 18-23 edge after 10 minutes. Acik and Dudley stepped up to make Turk Telekom tie the game, 25-25, early in the second quarter while Chris Williams put the hosts back ahead, 29-28, soon after that. Dudley kept shining, finishing the first half with 18 points to make Turk Telekom keep a 40-39 edge at the break. Dudley kept pacing the hosts and got some help from Yarangume to make it an eight-point game, 51-43, after 25 minutes. Onan led a 2-14 run that allowed Fenerbahce to regain a 53-57 edge, but El-Amin made Turk Telekom regain the lead, 62-59, at the end of the third quarter. It all came down to the final minute, as free throws by Mrsic gave Fenerbahce a 71-73 edge. Lang answered in the other end while Mrsic missed a potential game-winning three-point shot at the buzzer, 73-73. Kinsey and Turkcan shined early in the extra period to break the game open, 77-84. Even when Fenerbahce missed 3 free throws in the final 24 seconds, Turk Telekom only managed to get within 94-96 when the game clock expired.
| Finals Playoffs, best of 7 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | G. 2 | G. 3 | G. 4 | G. 5 | G. 6 | G. 7 | | 3 | Fenerbahce Ulker(3) | 100 | 99 | 75 | 96 | June 4 | *- | *- | | 1 | Turk Telekom (4) | 72 | 87 | 87 | 94 | - | - | - |
*In Turkey, if one team won both regular season games between them,
their playoff series begins 1-0 in that team's favor.
| Finals games | | Game 1 | Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Turk Telekom | 100-72 | May 25 | | Game 2 | Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Turk Telekom | 99-87 | May 27 | | Game 3 | Turk Telekom vs. Fenerbahce Ulker | 87-75 | May 30 | | Game 4 | Turk Telekom vs. Fenerbahce Ulker | 94-96 | June 1 | | Game 5 | Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Turk Telekom | - | June 4 | | Game 6 | Turk Telekom vs. Fenerbahce Ulker | - | *- | | Game 7 | Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Turk Telekom | - | *- |
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