Its on the 4th of May in Athens at OAKA



Pao oleeeeeeeeee

It is being shown live Saturday morning on ESPN

Unicaja vs CSKA Moscow at 1.30 am

PAO vs Tao Ceramica at 4.30 am

Mad, sports bar, here I come

Panathinaikos vs. Tau Ceramica (7-4)
Panathinaikos and Tau Ceramica have faced each other 11 times since they first met on January 21, 1999. Panathinaikos won the first five games meetings, but despite some close encounters, Tau needed to wait more than 6 years before registering its first win against the Greens on January 26, 2005. Tau has won four of its last six games against Panathinaikos, including the last two, which allowed the Spanish powerhouse to advance to the 2006 Final Four. Their last meeting came on April 12, 2006, when Tau beat Panathinaikos 71-74 in a deciding Game 3 of the Euroleague Quarterfinal Playoffs. It was also Tau's first win at Athens Olympic Indoor Hall (OAKA).

Two of Euroleague Basketball's best teams will battle for one spot in the Euroleague Final on Friday when Tau Ceramica and Panathinaikos meet in the second game of the 2007 Final Four at Athens Olympic Indoor Hall (OAKA). Not only are these teams no strangers to pressure and big games, they've also faced each other under similar circumstances. Just last season, Tau topped the Greek champs in the third-and-deciding game of the best-of-three Quarterfinal Playoffs to move on to the Final Four in Prague. But that series is only a small part in the budding rivalry between these sides. Zeljko Obradovic of Panathinaikos and Tau's Bozidar Maljkovic are two of the winningest coaches in European basketball history and combine for nine Euroleague crowns. Maljkovic even led Panathinaikos to its first Euroleague title in 1996. Both teams are full of accomplished stars at the same positions and any of those key matchups could wind up making the difference. At power forward, Tau boasts Luis Scola, while Panathinaikos counters with Mike Batiste. OAKA brings happy memories for Scola, who helped Argentina win the gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games at the arena. At point guard, Pablo Prigioni of Tau takes on the Greens' Dimitris Diamantidis. Both teams have countless options on the wings, with the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy winner Igor Rakocevic, sharpshooter Serkan Erdogan, Fred House and ace defender Sergi Vidal making a formidable rotation for Maljkovic. On the other hand, Panathinaikos brings Ramunas Siskauskas, Nikos Hatzvirettas and Milos Vujanic, among others. Both coaches bring a clutch guard in off the bench – Sani Becirovic for Obradovic and Zoran Planinic with Tau. Meanwhile the matchups in the paint could change by game time, as Panathinaikos's expected starter, Kostas Tsartsaris, is suffereing from back pains. That could mean more minutes for former Euroleague MVP Dejan Tomasevic, Demos Dikoudis or even former ULEB Cup Final MVP Robertas Javtokas. Tau starts Tiago Splitter and brings tough Kaya Peker off the bench to fill its needs in the paint. Both teams have been tested and arrive in Athens in peak form. Tau has won 10 straight Euroleague games, while Panathinaikos swept Dynamo Moscow in the Quarterfinal Playoffs. This game is not to miss, as beyond being between two of the top teams in the Euroleague, Tau (85.7 ppg.) and Panathinaikos (81 ppg.) are also two of the top three scoring teams in the Euroleague. Don't miss out as the passion, drama, offensive firepower and high-stakes combine to make this semifinal clashes one of the most-anticipated matchups of the season!
Stats Comparisions: Teams and players Team Aver. Team Leaders Head-to-Head Team Leaders Team Aver. 81.0 Pts. BATISTE, MICHAEL 12.8 Pts. 16.0 SCOLA, LUIS Pts. 85.7 55.97 % 2FG% BATISTE, MICHAEL 68.50 % 2FG% 80.95 % PRIGIONI, PABLO 2FG% 54.09 % 38.07 % 3FG% SISKAUSKAS, RAMUNAS 50.82 % 3FG% 47.69 % RAKOCEVIC, IGOR 3FG% 38.81 % 33.5 Rebounds TSARTSARIS, KOSTAS 5.0 Rebounds 5.9 SCOLA, LUIS Rebounds 32.5 12.6 Assist. DIAMANTIDIS, DIMITRIOS 4.0 Assist. 5.0 PRIGIONI, PABLO Assist. 16.9

I hope Panathinaikos wins this one. Cos this is Greece v Spain.

The game is being replayed at 10:30pm tomorrow night on ESPN.

[Theo Papaloukas - CSKA Moscow]
May 04, 2007
Halftime first semi: CSKA 33-24 Unicaja
At halftime of the first semifinal it's: CSKA 33-24 Unicaja as J.R. Holden and Theo Papaloukas have 7 points each. The champs finished with a 9-0 run over 5 minutes. Follow it LIVE on Euroleague.net!

67-53 fulltime.

Sunday night Greek time final will be PAO v CSKA Moscow.

I'll definitely go watch the replay tonight. ESPN 10:30pm.

What time and what channel can we watch d Final?

9:30pm local greek time

I have a funny feeling it is not being shown live on ESPN because their tv guide says it is on at 3pm Monday. That would obviously be the replay.

The time that is should be shown live there is live Spanish soccer.

It does not make sense to show the other games live but not the final. Hopefully I am wrong and it will be shown live.

TV Schedule
By Date By Team By Group
FINAL FOUR, GAME 2, May 6, 2007
GROUP Final
Panathinaikos vs. CSKA Moscow May 06, 2007 20:30 CET 21:30 LT
Greece: Supersport 1 (8:30 PM CET)

Czech Republic: CT4 Sport (Delayed, 10:55 PM CET)
Russia: ROSSIJA (8:30 PM CET)

France: Sport+ (8:30 PM CET)
Ukraine: Sport 2 (8:30 PM CET)

Turkey: Skyturk (8:30 PM CET)
Poland: Canal+ Sport 2 (8:30 PM CET)

Spain: Canal 33 (8:30 PM CET)
United Kingdom: UKTVG2 (8:30 PM CET)

Bosnia - Herzegovina: BHT 1 (8:30 PM CET)
Ireland: UKTVG2 (8:30 PM CET)

Montenegro: TV IN (8:30 PM CET)
Croatia: HTV 2 (8:30 PM CET)

Israel: IBA (8:30 PM CET)
Italy: Sky Sport 2 (8:30 PM CET)

Atlantic: ESPN (8:30 PM CET)
Scandinavia and Baltics: Viasat Sport 3 (8:30 PM CET)

Pacific: ESPN (8:30 PM CET)
Spain: Teledeporte (8:30 PM CET)

Iberoamerica: ESPN (8:30 PM CET)
Lithuania: TV3 (8:30 PM CET)

Middle East: Al Jazeera Sports (8:30 PM CET)
Slovenia: TV2 (8:30 PM CET)

United States: NBATV (8:30 PM CET)
Bulgaria: Ring TV (8:30 PM CET)

Canada: NBATV (8:30 PM CET)
Hungary: SportKlub (8:30 PM CET)

Philippines: Basketball TV (Delayed, 8:30 PM CET)
Romania: SportKlub (8:30 PM CET)

Germany: Center TV (8:30 PM CET)
Slovenia: SportKlub (8:30 PM CET)

Germany: sportdigital.tv (8:30 PM CET)
Serbia: SportKlub (8:30 PM CET)

Austria: sportdigital.tv (8:30 PM CET)
Bosnia - Herzegovina: SportKlub (8:30 PM CET)

Switzerland: sportdigital.tv (8:30 PM CET)
FYROM: Kanal 5 (8:30 PM CET)

China: CCTV 5 (Delayed, 8:30 PM CET)
Albania: Premium (8:30 PM CET)

I saw the replay of the semifinal. Was a good game Panathinaikos played alright, their early lead was what got them home cos Tau finished strongly.

The crowd was going nuts, great atmosphere. I like OAKA cos the fans are close to the court.

I think 4:30am our time is the final. Have to set our alarms. There might be a sopcast or not otherwise listen to it on radio.

ESPN is not showing the game live. Spanish league is on.

Panathinaikos is the 2006-07 Euroleague champion! The Greens defeated defending champion CSKA Moscow 93-91 in a thrilling final at Athens Olympic Indoor Hall (OAKA) in the Greek capital on Sunday to take their first title in five years. In front of a very green sold-out crowd, Panathinaikos captain Fragiskos Alvertis raised the new Euroleague Basketball trophy as the proud club celebrated its fourth Euroleague title – the most of any team in the Final Four era. Final Four MVP Dimitris Diamantidis scored 15 points and displayed the needed leadership to take his team to glory. Diamantidis was one of six Panathinaikos players to score in double figures. Ramunas Siskauskas, who tied Euroleague final game records with 12 free throws made and 17 attempted, shined with 20 points and 5 assists, Dejan Tomasevic added 16, Mike Batiste and Milos Vujanic had 12 each and Nikos Hatzivrettas posted 10. Despite a game widely expected to be a defensive struggle, the final resulted in a high-scoring thriller that went to the very end. Records were set by Panathinaikos for most free throws made (38) and attempted (46) in a final. The greens also matched a final record for most points scored in the second quarter with 28. The title gives coach Zeljko Obradovic his record sixth Euroleague title, while Alvertis joins six other players on the all-time list with four Euroleague crowns. Meanwhile, CSKA fell short in its bid to become the second straight team to win back-to-back titles. Newly crowned Euroleague MVP Theodoros Papaloukas did his best to carry the outgoing champs, scoring a career-high 23 points on 9-of-10 from the field to go with 8 assists, but it wasn't enough. Matjaz Smodis finished with 18 points and Trajan Langdon, who was instrumental in CSKA's late rally with 11 fourth-quarter points, wound up with 16. J.R. Holden added 11.

CSKA won the opening tip, but committed a turnover in its first possession, which allowed Sani Becirovic to open the scoring for Panathinaikos by hitting a five-meter shot at the other end. CSKA needed almost 2 minutes to score, but a three-pointer by J.R. Holden gave his team a 2-3 lead. Becirovic buried another mid-range shot, while CSKA tried to get Aleksey Savrasenko involved due to his size advantage over Batiste. It was Batiste, however, who scored down low, while another CSKA turnover caused coach Ettore Messina to call timeout down 6-3. Oscar Torres collected back-to-back steals, but CSKA was having severe problems scoring. Papaloukas came off the bench and was guarded by Siskauskas, while Diamantidis took care of Langdon. Siskauskas made free throws, but Torres answered from downtown to cut the CSKA deficit to 8-6 midway through the opening period. Diamantidis fed Hatzivrettas in the corner for a triple, but Papaloukas found Thomas Van den Spiegel for a two-handed dunk. Diamantidis fired one in from downtown and added another layup, good for a 16-8 Panathinaikos lead. Smodis made the most of Panathinaikos's defensive mismatches and hit 4 free throws, but Batiste sank a fall-away jumper to keep the Greens in charge, 18-12. A five-meter jumper by Langdon and a huge three-point play by Papaloukas got CSKA within 18-17 at the end of an intense first quarter.

CSKA tried its best scoring lineup now, with Smodis and David Andersen around the baskets. Siskauskas hit a left-handed driving layup, but Smodis matched that with a jump hook over Fragiskos Alvertis. The defensive intensity was off the charts, but that changed Tomasevic scored down low to get his 1,000th point in Euroleague Basketball. Papaloukas and an outstanding Diamantidis traded layups, too, but Smodis dunked it to keep CSKA within 1. Tomasevic answered the same way before a long jumper by Holden saw Panathinaikos call timeout at 26-25. Diamantidis hit free throws and headed to the bench for the first time tonight. Papaloukas shined with a turnaround jumper in the lane, but Hatzivrettas followed a triple with free throws to get the Green majority in the stands going, 33-27. Savrasenko hit a jump hook and soon added a dunk, as Messina opted to use Anton Ponkrashov on Siskauskas. Vujanic came in off the bench and fired in a three-pointer as CSKA entered the foul bonus and took a timeout. Vujanic gave the Greens their biggest lead yet by calmly sinking 4 free throws to make it 42-32. CSKA simply could not beat the Greens' matchup man-to-man defense, even missing a few open shots before Andersen made a short jumper. Batiste provided a highlight with an alley-oop slam and Siskauskas scored in penetration to make it a 12-point game. A double technical foul on Diamantidis and Smodis allowed the latter to make free throws and fix the halftime score at 46-36.

Just like at the start of the game, CSKA committed a quick turnover right after stepping on court, but its defense dramatically improved when it mattered. Smodis and Torres hit free throws to get the then-reigning Euroleague champions within 46-40. Siskauskas was next on the foul line to make 1-of-2, but his team entered the foul bonus with 8 minutes to go in the period. On the other end, Langdon drilled a triple and Papaloukas added a reverse layup to force Panathinaikos to call timeout with only a 2-point lead. Panathinaikos continued to struggle and it was all Papaloukas now. He ran the court to find an easy layup that capped a 1-13 run and tied it at 47-47. Vujanic made 3 more free throws but Papaloukas fed Torres for an easy basket and then drew an unsportsmanlike foul from Becirovic to give CSKA a 50-51 edge – its first lead since 2-3. The game had turned into a physical battle, just like CSKA wanted it, despite the Greens' bench depth. Demos Dikoudis and Van den Spiegel made foul shots to knot the score at 52-52. Then the Greens, who had been limited to just 4 points in 6 minutes, opted for a much-needed timeout. Dikoudis and Diamantidis made free throws, but Papaloukas kept pacing CSKA with another driving layup. Tomasevic scored around the basket and Diamantidis buried a key triple that gave the Greens some fresh air at 60-54. CSKA lost its momentum, while free throws by Torres, Tomasevic, Hatzivrettas and Andersen fixed the score at 65-57 after three quarters.

Van den Spiegel had a big block on Tomasevic early in the fourth quarter, showing that CSKA's defense would take no prisoners from now on. He shined with a three-point play at the other end to bring CSKA within 65-60. But Smodis picked up his fourth foul with 9 minutes to go and CSKA lost control for half a minute, in which free throws by Becirovic and a power layup by Tomasevic made it a 9-point game, 69-60. Langdon stepped up with an off-balanced three-point play, but an outstanding Tomasevic scored again in the low post. Papaloukas stepped up and took over with an incredible left-handed layup. Both teams had already entered the foul bonus with 7 minutes to go. Papaloukas made a free throw, but Siskauskas beat the shot-clock buzzer with an easy layup. An unstoppable Papaloukas singlehandedly kept CSKA in the game, this time with a three-point play to get within 73-69. Siskauskas made 3 more free throws as CSKA faced severe foul problems with Smodis, Van den Spiegel and Langdon with 4 apiece. Batiste opted to take Smodis one-on-one and scored twice again him, making it six Panathinaikos players in double digits already. Holden buried a shot, but Tomasevic answered with a three-point play that broke the game open at 83-73 with less than 4 minutes to go. Batiste "scored" for CSKA while trying to sweep a missed free throw by Van den Spiegel and then Smodis hit a triple from its favorite spot at the top of the key to give his team some hope. Diamantidis made a foul shot and so did Holden to get CSKA within 84-79 with 1:52 to go. Siskauskas almost sealed the outcome with a three-point play, but Langdon came to CSKA's rescue with back-to-back triples that got CSKA within 87-85 with 51.3 seconds remaining. Batiste stepped up with a turnaround jumper with 34.5 seconds to go and Langdon went to the well one too mnay times at the other end. But Smodis grabbed the offensive rebound and was fouled. He made 1 of 2 from the line with 22 seconds remaining, 89-86. CSKA opted to foul on Vujanic immediately and his free throws set a new record for most free throws made and attempted in an Euroleague final and put his team up 91-86. CSKA ran out of time, and a sea of Green fan in the stands celebrated that Panathinaikos had won its fourth Euroleague title in one of the best games ever seen in European basketball!

Four times European Champions. Four out of four wins in Euroleague finals. Equal third most historically successful club in the Euroleague. The best club in Europe NOW. PAO - CSKA, 93-91.

oloi h Evropi mas proskinai.

Congrats to PAO Basketball team. They deserved to win this.

Ok congratulations to pao for their success. And to all the Pao supporters on this forum.

Now that you have won Euroleague, it's now back to Olympiakos and Panathinaikos War!!!!

And no Panathinaikos atmosphere beats the one at SEF. Olympiakos is best team in the world.

GAMIETAI O PAO KI LEOFORO

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Best? With one Euroleague?

How much ball have you watched greekprince? OAKA is known Europe-wide as one of the most hostile and best atmospheres that exist. SEF is no fortress and the atmosphere is mediocre