2008 LKL Finals
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| Dates | May 5- May 17 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Marcus Brown | |||||||||
The 2008 LKL Finals was the championship series of the
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
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
Game 1
May 5
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BC Lietuvos Rytas 76, Žalgiris 73
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| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 14–16, 19–15, 20–25 | ||
| 1 | Pts: Jankūnas 17 Rebs: Jankūnas 9 Asts: Collins 5 | |
Siemens Arena Attendance: 5,200 Referees:
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Game 2
May 8
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BC Lietuvos Rytas 80
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| Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 21–24, 27–22, 12–16 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Bajramović 18 Rebs: Nielsen 8 Asts: Price 2, Eidson 2, Petravičius 2 | |
Game 3
May 12
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BC Lietuvos Rytas 90, Žalgiris 91
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 21–24, 14–16, 24–18 | ||
| 3 | Pts: Brown 27 Rebs: Markota 10 Asts: Brown 7 | |
Siemens Arena Attendance: 9,800 Referees:
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Game 4
May 14
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BC Lietuvos Rytas 79
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| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 29–23, 16–15, 20–18 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Bajramović 19 Rebs: Price 8 Asts: Eidson 3 | |
Game 5
May 17
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BC Lietuvos Rytas 75, Žalgiris 81 (OT)
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| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 17–14, 9–14, 18–21, Overtime: 6-12 | ||
| 3 | Pts: Collins 15 Rebs: Markota 12 Asts: Collins 5 | |
Siemens Arena Attendance: 9,300 Referees:
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