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ACB
- Spain
Spanish League Finals, Game 3: June 3, 2008
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Tau Ceramica is the Spanish League champion! Tau Ceramica won its second Spanish League title - its first since 2002 - by sweeping the best-of-five final playoff series against AXA FC Barcelona. Tau downed Barcelona 76-61 in front of almost 10,000 fans at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria in Game 3 on Tuesday, rounding one of the best seasons in club history with two titles - Spanish League and Spanish Supercup - and appearances in the Spanish King's Cup final and the Euroleague Final Four. Igor Rakocevic paced the winners with 16 points. Pete Mickeal added 14 and was chosen as the Spanish League finals MVP. Mirza Teletovic had 12 while Tiago Splitter got 11 for Tau. Fran Vazquez had 12 points for Barcelona, Pepe Sanchez added 11 while Mario Kasun got 10 for the guests. Barcelona stayed in the game for 25 minutes, as Sanchez brought the guests within 43-39. Rakocevic and Mickeal stepped up to make Tau boost its margin to 67-50 and seal the outcome long the final buzzer, allowing its fans to celebrate that their team is the new Spanish champion! MORE |
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Finals Playoffs, best of 5 games
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Record
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Team
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Game 1
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Game 2
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Game 3
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Game 4
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Game 5
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AXA FC Barcelona (3) |
64 |
74 |
61 |
x |
x |
| 3 |
Tau Ceramica (4) |
75 |
78 |
76 |
x |
x |
| Spanish League Champion 2007-08: Tau Ceramica Vitoria |
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Semifinals Playoffs, best of 3 games
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Record
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Team
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Game 1
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Game 2
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Game 3
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| 2 |
Tau Ceramica (4) |
81 |
83 |
x |
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Unicaja (8) |
68 |
82 |
x |
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DKV Joventut (2) |
90 |
71 |
x |
| 2 |
AXA FC Barcelona (3) |
93 |
85 |
x |
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Quarterfinals Playoffs, best of 3 games
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Record
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Team
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Game 1
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Game 2
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Game 3
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Real Madrid (1) |
73 |
86 |
x |
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Unicaja (8) |
89 |
88 |
x |
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Tau Ceramica(4) |
87 |
95 |
82 |
| 1 |
Pamesa Valencia (5) |
79 |
100 |
61 |
| 2 |
DKV Joventut (2) |
85 |
83 |
86 |
| 1 |
Akasvayu Girona (7) |
72 |
91 |
75 |
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AXA FC Barcelona (3) |
75 |
83 |
x |
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iurbentia Bilbao (6) |
64 |
92 |
x |
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Finals games
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Game 1
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AXA FC Barcelona vs. Tau Ceramica
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64-75
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May 29
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| Game 2 |
AXA FC Barcelona vs. Tau Ceramica
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74-78
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May 31 |
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Game 3
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Tau Ceramica vs. AXA FC Barcelona
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76-61
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June 3 |
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Semifinals games
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Game 1
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DKV Joventut vs. AXA FC Barcelona
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90-93
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May 22
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Game 1
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Tau Ceramica vs. Unicaja
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81-68
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May 23
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| Game 2 |
AXA FC Barcelona vs. DKV Joventut
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85-71
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May 24 |
| Game 2 |
Unicaja vs. Tau Ceramica
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82-83 |
May 25 |
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Quarterfinals games
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Game 1
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Real Madrid vs. Unicaja
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73-89
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May 15
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Game 1
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DKV Joventut vs. Akasvayu Girona
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85-72
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May 16
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Game 1
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AXA FC Barcelona vs. iurbentia Bilbao
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75-64
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May 16
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Game 1
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Tau Ceramica vs. Pamesa Valencia
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87-79
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May 16
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| Game 2 |
Unicaja vs. Real Madrid
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88-86
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May 17 |
| Game 2 |
Akasvayu Girona vs. DKV Joventut
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91-83 |
May 18 |
| Game 2 |
iurbentia Bilbao vs. AXA FC Barcelona
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83-92
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May 18 |
| Game 2 |
Pamesa Valencia vs. Tau Ceramica
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100-95
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May 18 |
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Game 3
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DKV Joventut vs. Akasvayu Girona
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86-75
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May 20
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Game 3
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Tau Ceramica vs. Pamesa Valencia
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82-61
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May 20
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LAST GAME GAME 34
May 9, 2008
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Day
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Match
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Result
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Unicaja vs. Ricoh Manresa
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86-90 |
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Pamesa vs. DKV Joventut
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85-76 |
| May 9 |
Akasvayu vs. Fuenlabrada
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85-69 |
| May 9 |
León vs. MMT Estudiantes
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71-96 |
| May 9 |
Bilbao vs. AXA FCBarcelona
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90-84 |
| May 9 |
CB Murcia vs. Valladolid
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95-89 |
| May 9 |
ViveMenorca vs. Kalise GC
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103-105 |
| May 9 |
Real Madrid vs. Cajasol
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89-81 |
| May 9 |
Granada vs. TAU Cerámica
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89-87 |
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NEXT GAME
Quarterfinal PlayOffs
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Match
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R. Madrid (1) vs. Unicaja (8)
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DKV Joventut(2) vs. Akasvayu(7)
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AXA FCB (3) vs. Bilbao (6)
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Tau Ceramica (4) vs. Pamesa (5)
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STANDINGS
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TG
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W
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L
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P+
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P-
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| 1 |
Real Madrid
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34 |
29 |
5 |
2862 |
2572 |
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DKV Joventut
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34 |
25 |
9 |
2980 |
2650 |
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AXA F.C. Barcelona
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34 |
24 |
10 |
2617 |
2524 |
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TAU Cerámica
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34 |
22 |
12 |
2867 |
2604 |
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Pamesa Valencia
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34 |
22 |
12 |
2706 |
2520 |
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iurbentia Bilbao Basket
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34 |
21 |
13 |
2597 |
2507 |
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Akasvayu Girona
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34 |
21 |
13 |
2726 |
2685 |
| 8 |
Unicaja
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34 |
17 |
17 |
2721 |
2648 |
| 9 |
Kalise Gran Canaria
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34 |
16 |
18 |
2682 |
2689 |
| 10 |
Cajasol
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34 |
14 |
20 |
2701 |
2764 |
| 11 |
Ricoh Manresa
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34 |
14 |
20 |
2715 |
2817 |
| 12 |
Polaris World CB Murcia
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34 |
13 |
21 |
2491 |
2634 |
| 13 |
Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada
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34 |
13 |
21 |
2542 |
2671 |
| 14 |
MMT Estudiantes
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34 |
12 |
22 |
2561 |
2694 |
| 15 |
C.B. Granada
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34 |
12 |
22 |
2629 |
2761 |
| 16 |
ViveMenorca
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34 |
12 |
22 |
2567 |
2755 |
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Grupo Capitol Valladolid
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34 |
11 |
23 |
2685 |
2887 |
| 18 |
Grupo Begar León
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34 |
8 |
26 |
2571 |
2838 |
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Euroleague / ULEB Cup teams
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