Slovenian League Finals, Game 3: June 4, 2008
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Union Olimpija moved closer to win yet another Slovenian League title by downing Helios Domzale 99-81 in Game 4 of the best-of-five final playoff series on Wednesday. Olimpija has a 2-1 lead in the series and will win its 14th Slovenian League title if it downs Helios on the road in Game 4. Obviously, Helios is in a do-or-die situation but will try to win in front of its fans to force a tie-breaking Game 5. Ronell Taylor paced the winners with 18 points. Jasmin Hukic added 14, Miha Zupan had 13, Chris Booker got 12 while Maurice Bailey, Goran Dragic and Marko Milic each contributed 11 for Olimpija. Robert Troha had 15 points for Helios while Aleksej Laskevic added 11 for the guests, that led 6-7 early in the game. Taylor buried consecutive triples and Bailey also struck from downtown to make Olimpija get a 24-18 lead after 10 minutes. Olimpija kept excelling in defense, while Hukic and Dragic boosted the hosts' lead to double digits, 31-21. Milic and an unstoppable Hukic soon made it a 16 -point game, 45-29, but Jack Ingram and Troha brought Helios within 55-42 at halftime. An 8-0 run that Dragic capped with a three-pointer broke the game open, 63-42, right after the break. Milic, Zupan and Taylor helped Olimpija to keep a safe lead and seal the outcome long before the final buzzer.
| Finals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 2 | Union Olimpija (1) | 87 | 88 | 99 | June 7 | *June 12 | | 1 | Helios Domzale (2) | 64 | 93 | 81 | - | - |
| Finals games | | Game 1 | Union Olimpija vs. Helios Domzale | 87-64 | May 28 | | Game 2 | Helios Domzale vs. Union Olimpija | 93-88 | May 31 | | Game 3 | Union Olimpija vs. Helios Domzale | 99-81 | June 4 | | Game 4 | Helios Domzale vs. Union Olimpija | - | June 7 | | Game 5 | Union Olimpija vs. Helios Domzale | - | *June 12 |
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