2008 ACB Playoffs

The 2008 ACB Playoffs was the final phase of the 2007-2008 ACB season. It started on Thursday, May 15, 2008 and ran until Tuesday, June 3, 2008.

A change in the schedule was introduced in this season: Quarterfinals and Semifinals series were 3-match rounds instead of the 5-match rounds used in the previous years. This modification had apparently revealed to be quite significant, since the first (Real Madrid) and the second (DKV Joventut) classifieds of the Regular Season were surprisingly out earlier than it was expected.

Final series brought face to face TAU Cerámica and AXA FC Barcelona for the first time in ACB history (although, curiosly, there has always been one of these two teams separetely in a Final since the 1993-94 season).

TAU Cerámica won the Final series by 3-0 and obtained their second ACB championship.

8TeamBracket
RD1=Quarter Finals
RD2=SemiFinals
RD3=Finals
group1=
group2=

RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Real Madrid
RD1-score1=0
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-team2=Unicaja Málaga
RD1-score2=2

RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team3=TAU Cerámica
RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4=5
RD1-team4=Pamesa Valencia
RD1-score4=1

RD1-seed5=2
RD1-team5=DKV Joventut
RD1-score5=2
RD1-seed6=7
RD1-team6=Akasvayu Girona
RD1-score6=1

RD1-seed7=3
RD1-team7=AXA FC Barcelona
RD1-score7=2
RD1-seed8=6
RD1-team8=Iurbentia Bilbao Basket
RD1-score8=0

RD2-seed1=8
RD2-team1=Unicaja Málaga
RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-team2=TAU Cerámica
RD2-score2=2

RD2-seed3=2
RD2-team3=DKV Joventut
RD2-score3=0
RD2-seed4=3
RD2-team4=AXA FC Barcelona
RD2-score4=2

RD3-seed1=4
RD3-team1=TAU Cerámica
RD3-score1=3
RD3-seed2=3
RD3-team2=AXA FC Barcelona
RD3-score2=0

Playoff seedings, results, and schedules

Quarterfinals

(1) Real Madrid (29-5) vs. (8) Unicaja Málaga (17-17)
*Game 1 15 May @ Madrid: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49068 Real Madrid 73, Unicaja Málaga 89]
*Game 2 17 May @ Málaga: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49104 Unicaja Málaga 88, Real Madrid 86] "Unicaja Málaga win the series 2-0"

(2) DKV Joventut (25-9) vs. (7) Akasvayu Girona (21-13)
*Game 1 16 May @ Badalona: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49089 DKV Joventut 85, Akasvayu Girona 72]
*Game 2 18 May @ Girona: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49109 Akasvayu Girona 91, DKV Joventut 83]
*Game 3 20 May @ Badalona: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49169 DKV Joventut 86, Akasvayu Girona 75] "DKV Joventut win the series 2-1"

(3) AXA FC Barcelona (24-10) vs. (6) Iurbentia Bilbao (21-13)
*Game 1 16 May @ Barcelona: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49091 AXA FC Barcelona 75, Iurbentia Bilbao 64]
*Game 2 18 May @ Bilbao: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49115 Iurbentia Bilbao 83, AXA FC Barcelona 92] "AXA FC Barcelona win the series 2-0"

(4) TAU Cerámica (22-12) vs. (5) Pamesa Valencia (22-12)
*Game 1 16 May @ Vitoria-Gasteiz: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49088 TAU Cerámica 87, Pamesa Valencia 79]
*Game 2 18 May @ Valencia: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49110 Pamesa Valencia 100, TAU Cerámica 95]
*Game 3 20 May @ Vitoria-Gasteiz: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49167 TAU Cerámica 82, Pamesa Valencia 61] "TAU Ceramica win the series 2-1"

emifinals

(4) TAU Cerámica (22-12) vs. (8) Unicaja Málaga (17-17)
*Game 1 23 May @ Vitoria-Gasteiz: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49255 TAU Cerámica 81, Unicaja Málaga 68]
*Game 2 25 May @ Málaga: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49275 Unicaja Málaga 90, TAU Cerámica 93] "TAU Cerámica win the series 2-0"

(2) DKV Joventut (25-9) vs. (3) AXA FC Barcelona (24-10)
*Game 1 22 May @ Badalona: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49238 DKV Joventut 90, AXA FC Barcelona 93]
*Game 2 24 May @ Barcelona: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49266 AXA FC Barcelona 85, DKV Joventut 71] "AXA FC Barcelona win the series 2-0"

ACB finals

(3) AXA FC Barcelona (24-10) vs. (4) TAU Cerámica (22-12)
*Game 1 29 May @ Barcelona: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49381 AXA FC Barcelona 64, TAU Cerámica 75]
*Game 2 31 May @ Barcelona: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49424 AXA FC Barcelona 74, TAU Cerámica 78]
*Game 3 3 June @ Vitoria-Gasteiz: [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=49496 TAU Cerámica 76, AXA FC Barcelona 61]

"TAU Cerámica win the series 3-0"

External links

* [http://www.acb.com/cuadro.php?cod_edicion=52&cod_competicion=LACB Official schedule and results]