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2008 LKL Finals

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2008 LKL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Žalgiris Rimantas Grigas 4
Lietuvos Rytas Aleksandar Trifunović 1
DatesMay 5- May 17
MVPMarcus Brown
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The 2008 LKL Finals was the championship series of the Lithuanian Basketball League's 2007–08 LKL season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. Žalgiris defeated Lietuvos Rytas in a five games, series 4–1. It was the club's 12th Lithuanian League title. Žalgiris had won the most Lithuanian championships of all-time at that point. Lietuvos Rytas had three Lithuanian championships at that time. The games were broadcast on LTV with Linas Kunigėlis as the announcer.

Way to Finals

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On the way to the finals, Žalgiris won against Sakalai (110–73, 90–80), in the quarterfinals, and Šiauliai (100–76, 94–83), in the semifinals. Šiauliai later won third place.
Lietuvos Rytas defeated Aisčiai-Atletas (126–59, 87–67), in the first round of the playoffs, and later Alytus (116–62, 115–85).

Game summaries

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Game 1

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May 5
BC Lietuvos Rytas 76, Žalgiris 73
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 14–16, 19–15, 20–25
Pts: Lukauskis 22
Rebs: Petravičius 12
Asts: Price 1, Petravičius 1, Jomantas 1
Pts: Jankūnas 17
Rebs: Jankūnas 9
Asts: Collins 5
Siemens Arena
Attendance: 5,200
Referees:
  • V. Dovidavičius
  • T. Jasevičius
  • A. Ramanauskas

Game 2

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May 8
Žalgiris 87, BC Lietuvos Rytas 80
Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 21–24, 27–22, 12–16
Pts: Collins 18
Rebs: Markota 7
Asts: Collins 7
Pts: Bajramović 18
Rebs: Nielsen 8
Asts: Price 2, Eidson 2, Petravičius 2
Kaunas Sports Hall
Attendance: 5,000
Referees:
  • R. Brazauskas
  • K. Pilipauskas
  • M. Večerskis

Game 3

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May 12
BC Lietuvos Rytas 90, Žalgiris 91
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 21–24, 14–16, 24–18
Pts: Bajramović 24
Rebs: Eidson 7
Asts: Price 3, Eidson 3, Jordan 3
Pts: Brown 27
Rebs: Markota 10
Asts: Brown 7
Siemens Arena
Attendance: 9,800
Referees:
  • R. Brazauskas
  • T. Jasevicius
  • A. Ramanauskas

Game 4

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May 14
Žalgiris 92, BC Lietuvos Rytas 79
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 29–23, 16–15, 20–18
Pts: Markota 20
Rebs: Žukauskas 7
Asts: Collins 7
Pts: Bajramović 19
Rebs: Price 8
Asts: Eidson 3
Kaunas Sports Hall
Attendance: 5,000
Referees:
  • K. Pilipauskas
  • V. Dovidavičius
  • M. Večerskis

Game 5

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May 17
BC Lietuvos Rytas 75, Žalgiris 81 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 17–14, 9–14, 18–21, Overtime: 6-12
Pts: Lukauskis 19
Rebs: Jomantas 8
Asts: Eidson 3
Pts: Collins 15
Rebs: Markota 12
Asts: Collins 5
Siemens Arena
Attendance: 9,300
Referees:
  • R. Brazauskas
  • V. Dovidavičius
  • T. Jasevičius
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