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

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
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

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

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

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

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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