German League Semifinals, Game 5: June 5, 2008
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Telekom Baskets Bonn advanced to the German League Finals for the first time since 2001 Thursday by edging Deutsche Bank Skyliners 74-75 on the road in Frankfurt. The 40-minute thriller was decided only when Pascal Roller missed a runner at the buzzer. Bonn, which got 18 points from Jeremiah Davis and a season-high 15 off the bench from Moussa Diagne, will face Alba Berlin in the finals. Game 1 is scheduled for Sunday in Berlin. Diagne came up big in the closing minutes, twice putting his team up by a basket. The first time Diagne’s monster slam was met by Ilian Evitmov, who tied it with a three, but the next time Roller was fouled and wnet to the line with 20.8 seconds to go. After a Bonn Timeout, Roller missed the first and made the second. The Skyliners quickly fouled Winsome Frazier, who made both with 16.4 seconds left to keep Bonn in control. Roller scored and then the hosts fouled Frazier again. This time he missed both and Frankfurt had one last chance with 8 seconds left. Roller was able to get into the lane, but his shot was off target allowing Bonn to get away with a big win. Frazier added 13 and Bernd Kruel 11 for the winners. Roller was the tragic hero after 18 points and 6 assists for Frankfurt. Evitmov scored 17, Derrick Allen 11 and Dominik Bahiense de Mello 10 in defeat.
| Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 3 | Alba Berlin (1) | 86 | 79 | 73 | 72 | x | | 1 | EWE Baskets (5) | 79 | 66 | 79 | 68 | x | | 2 | Deutsche Bank (6) | 75 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 74 | | 3 | Telekom Baskets (7) | 72 | 73 | 48 | 79 | 75 |
| Quarterfinals games | | Game 1 | Alba Berlin vs. Bremerhaven | 105-65 | May 15 | | Game 1 | Artland Dragons vs. Telekom Baskets | 99-89 | May 14 | | Game 1 | Bayer Giants vs. Deutsche Bank | 78-75 | May 15 | | Game 1 | Brose Baskets vs. EWE Baskets | 54-55 | May 15 | | Game 2 | Bremerhaven vs. Alba Berlin | 78-83 | May 18 | | Game 2 | Telekom Baskets vs. Artland Dragons | 86-82 | May 17 | | Game 2 | Deutsche Bank vs. Bayer Giants | 74-66 | May 17 | | Game 2 | EWE Baskets vs. Brose Baskets | 64-63 | May 18 | | Game 3 | Alba Berlin vs. Bremerhaven | 95-73 | May 20 | | Game 3 | Artland Dragons vs. Telekom Baskets | 76-77 | May 20 | | Game 3 | Bayer Giants vs. Deutsche Bank | 82-79 | May 19 | | Game 3 | Brose Baskets vs. EWE Baskets | 77-47 | May 21 | | Game 4 | Telekom Baskets vs. Artland Dragons | 77-55 | May 22 | | Game 4 | Deutsche Bank vs. Bayer Giants | 77-75 | May 22 | | Game 4 | EWE Baskets vs. Brose Baskets | 83-70 | May 23 | | Game 5 | Bayer Giants vs. Deutsche Bank | 58-59 | May 24 |
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