MACCABI - SIENA 92-85 EUROLEAGUE F4 BASKETBALL 2008 DVD

Referees:
JUNGEBRAND (FIN),   
 HIERREZUELLO (ESP),
     DOZAI (CRO)                     

The first semifinal of the 2008 Euroleague Basketball Final Four will
be a classic battle of offense against defense. Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
qualified for Madrid with the best attack in the Euroleague this season,
while Montepaschi Siena set a new standard for steals with its stifling
defense. Neither was among the preseason favorites to dominate the
Euroleague, but both performed at the highest levels possible when it
mattered most. The Italian champs were the only team to sweep their
Quarterfinal Playoffs series and are coming off a 63-point domestic win
in which they showed they are ready for the Final Four. Maccabi has
lost back-to-back Israeli League games, but that could mean they
will be even hungrier and more prepared for the semifinals.
Experience benefits Maccabi, with a roster featuring seven players
who’ve been to the Final Four. Montepaschi has only one. Maccabi
has beaten Montepaschi in all of their 8 previous matchups, registering
5 of those wins by 5 points or less.

FULL GAME

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MACCABI TEL AVIV
Bynum
Sharp
Vuicic
Eliyahu
Morris
Burstein
Casspi
Carcia
Bluthenthal
Cummings
Batista
Halperin

Coach : Zvi Sherf

MONTEPASCHI SIENA
Berti
McIntyre
Ilievski
Eze
Carraretto
Sato
Thornton
Lavrinovic
Ress
Diener
Romero
Stonerook