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Slovenian League Finals, Game 3: June 2, 2007 |
Helios Domzale is just one win away from winning its first-ever Slovenian League title, as it got a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five final series by downing Union Olimpija 66-56 at home on Saturday. Olimpija hosts Game 4 in Ljubljana on Wednesday, June 6. If Olimpija wins it, Helios would host do-or-die Game 5 in Domzale on June 10. Sasa Doncic led the winners with 14 points. Smiljan Pavic posted a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds, Robert Troha had 11 points while Aleksej Laskevic added 10 for Helios. Miha Zupan led Olimpija with 23 points on 9-of-10 two-pointers and 12 rebounds. Domen Lorbek and Tyrell Lee each added 10 for the guests, that rallied from a 13-point deficit in the final 7 minutes to get within 59-56. Aljaz Janza and Pavic allowed Helios to seal a critical win down the stretch. Helios opened the game with a 7-0 run that Pavic capped with a three-point play. Even when free throws by Zupan got Olimpija within 17-15, Doncic fired in his second triple and Janza scored for a 22-15 Helios lead after 10 minutes. Another basket by Laskevic made in an 11-point game, 26-15. Sandi Cebular and Zupan kept pacing Olimpija but Pavic, Troha and Ziga Zagorc fueled a 6-0 run that boosted Helios' lead to 37-25 at halftime. Olimpija opened the third quarter with a 0-6 run, but it was not enough to ignit a major comeback. A three-pointer by Lorbek only got the guests within 44-39, but Domen Zerak and Troha stepped up to boost Helios' lead to a game-high 58-45 with less than 7 minutes to go. Zupan, Lorbek and Ivica Jurkovic managed to cut Olimpija's deficit to 59-56 with a minute remaining, but Janza hit free throws and Pavic scored in the middle to seal the outcome.
SLOVENIAN LEAGUE: Final Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | 2 | Helios Domzale (1) | 76 | 86 | 66 | June 6 | June 10* | 1 | Union Olimpija (2) | 74 | 87 | 56 | - | - |
Final Playoffs Games | | Game 1 | Helios Domzale vs. Union Olimpija | 76-74 | May 26 | | Game 2 | Union Olimpija vs. Helios Domzale | 87-86 | May 31 | | Game 3 | Helios Domzale vs. Union Olimpija | 66-56 | June 2 | | Game 4 | Union Olimpija vs. Helios Domzale | - | June 6 | | Game 5 | Helios Domzale vs. Union Olimpija | - | June 10* |
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Saturday, June 02, 2007
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