German League Playoffs, Semifinals, Game 2: May 29, 2008
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Alba Berlin dominated EWE Baskets Oldenburg in the second half to come from behind and win Game 2 of the team’s best-of-five semifinals series on Thursday evening 66-79. Meanwhile, Telekom Baskets Bonn topped Deutsche Bank Skyliners 73-57 to even that series at 1-1. Berlin trailed 35-29 at halftime in Oldenburg, but held the hosts to 15 and 16 points in the last two periods while scoring 26 and 24 to cruise to a big win. Bobby Brown and Julius Jenkins scored 17 and 16 points, respectively, and dished 4 assists each to lead Berlin. Sascha Nadjfeji added 13 points, Goran Nikolic 11 and Immanuel McElroy 10 for the winners. Branimir Longin paced Oldenburg with 17 and Jason Gardner and Ricky Paulding scored 11 each. Alba can clinch a spot in the finals with a win in Game 3 on Sunday. Bonn broke open its game by outscoring Frankfurt 37-23 in the middle two periods to win Game 2. The Skyliners struggled with their shooting, making only 30.4% of two-pointers as Bonn cashed in. John Bowler led Bonn with 16 points and Winsome Frazier had 12 for the winners. Pascal Roller led Frankfurt with 14 and Derrick Allen added 10.
| Semifinals Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 2 | Alba Berlin (1) | 86 | 79 | June 1 | *June 3 | *June 5 | | 0 | EWE Baskets (5) | 79 | 66 | - | - | - | | 1 | Deutsche Bank (6) | 75 | 57 | June 1 | June 3 | *June 5 | | 1 | Telekom Baskets (7) | 72 | 73 | - | - | - |
| Semifinals games | | Game 1 | Alba Berlin vs. EWE Baskets | 86-79 | May 27 | | Game 1 | Deutsche Bank vs. Telekom Baskets | 75-72 | May 27 | | Game 2 | EWE Baskets vs. Alba Berlin | 66-79 | May 29 | | Game 2 | Telekom Baskets vs. Deutsche Bank | 73-57 | May 29 | | Game 3 | Alba Berlin vs. EWE Baskets | - | June 1 | | Game 3 | Deutsche Bank vs. Telekom Baskets | - | June 1 | | Game 4 | EWE Baskets vs. Alba Berlin | - | *June 3 | | Game 4 | Telekom Baskets vs. Deutsche Bank | - | June 3 | | Game 5 | Alba Berlin vs. EWE Baskets | - | *June 5 | | Game 5 | Deutsche Bank vs. Telekom Baskets | - | *June 5 |
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