# 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, curiously, there has always been one of these two teams separately in a Final since the 1993–94 season).
TAU Cerámica won the Final series by 3-0 and obtained their second ACB championship.
| Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | SemiFinals | SemiFinals | SemiFinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Unicaja Málaga | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Unicaja Málaga | 2 | 8 | Unicaja Málaga | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | TAU Cerámica | 2 | | | |
| 4 | TAU Cerámica | 2 | 4 | TAU Cerámica | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Pamesa Valencia | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pamesa Valencia | 1 | | | | 4 | TAU Cerámica | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | AXA FC Barcelona | 0 |
| 2 | DKV Joventut | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | AXA FC Barcelona | 0 |
| 7 | Akasvayu Girona | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Akasvayu Girona | 1 | 2 | DKV Joventut | 0 | | | |
| | | | 3 | AXA FC Barcelona | 2 | | | |
| 3 | AXA FC Barcelona | 2 | 3 | AXA FC Barcelona | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Iurbentia Bilbao Basket | 0 | | | | | | |

## Playoff seedings, results, and schedules
### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were best-of-3 series.

#### Real Madrid vs. Unicaja Málaga

* 15 May 21:35 CEST
* Report
| Real Madrid | Unicaja Málaga |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 19-22, 11-26, 21-23 |||
| Pts: Hervelle 20 Rebs: Hervelle 7 Asts: five players 2 | Pts: Cabezas 16 Rebs: Rodríguez 4 Asts: Welsch 7 |
| 0-1 |||
* Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid Attendance: 8,200 Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga, Oscar Perea, Lluis Guirao
* 17 May 20:00 CEST
* Report
| Unicaja Málaga | Real Madrid |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-12, 16-24, 24-19, 28-31 |||
| Pts: Cabezas, Rodríguez 22 Rebs: N'Dong 8 Asts: Rodríguez 4 | Pts: Bullock 28 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Reyes, Mumbrú 2 |
| 2-0 |||
* Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga Attendance: 10,000 Referees: M.A. Pérez Pérez, Redondo, Antonio Conde
Unicaja Málaga win the series 2-0

#### DKV Joventut vs. Akasvayu Girona

* 16 May 20:30 CEST
* Report
| DKV Joventut | Akasvayu Girona |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-20, 17-18, 29-12, 11-22 |||
| Pts: Fernández 22 Rebs: Moïso 8 Asts: Fernández 4 | Pts: Gasol 15 Rebs: Daniels, Gasol 8 Asts: Sada 8 |
| 1-0 |||
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 8,271 Referees: J.A. Martín Bertrán, J.C García González, Carlos Cortés
* 18 May 12:30 CEST
* Report
| Akasvayu Girona | DKV Joventut |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-17, 19-24, 26-20, 25-22 |||
| Pts: Gasol 25 Rebs: Gasol 10 Asts: Gasol 8 | Pts: Mallet 22 Rebs: Bartoň 6 Asts: Fernández 4 |
| 1-1 |||
* Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Referees: Fco. De La Maza, Oscar Perea, Francisco J. Araña
* 20 May 20:30 CEST
* Report
| DKV Joventut | Akasvayu Girona |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 23-19, 11-23, 27-16 |||
| Pts: Fernández 24 Rebs: Moïso 7 Asts: Fernández 6 | Pts: Gasol 23 Rebs: Gasol 10 Asts: Sada 4 |
| 2-1 |||
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 8,490 Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana, Daniel Hierrezuelo, J.C García González
DKV Joventut win the series 2-1

#### AXA FC Barcelona vs. iurbentia Bilbao

* 16 May 20:45 CEST
* Report
| AXA FC Barcelona | iurbentia Bilbao |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-15, 19-18, 19-14, 24-17 |||
| Pts: Lakovič 20 Rebs: Kasun 8 Asts: Basile, Sánchez 4 | Pts: Banić 13 Rebs: Weis 6 Asts: three players 3 |
| 1-0 |||
* Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 4,524 Referees: J.R. García Ortiz, Antonio Conde, C Sánchez Monserrat
* 18 May 19:15 CEST
* Report
| iurbentia Bilbao | AXA FC Barcelona |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-18, 18-22, 19-23, 30-29 |||
| Pts: Recker 18 Rebs: Pašalić 6 Asts: Huertas 9 | Pts: Acker 31 Rebs: İlyasova 7 Asts: Sánchez 6 |
| 0-2 |||
* La Casilla, Bilbao Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Xavier Amorós, E. Pérez Pizarro, Jiménez Trujillo
AXA FC Barcelona win the series 2-0

#### TAU Cerámica vs. Pamesa Valencia

* 16 May 20:30 CEST
* Report
| TAU Cerámica | Pamesa Valencia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-15, 14-22, 20-13, 28-29 |||
| Pts: Mickeal 23 Rebs: Mickeal, Singleton 6 Asts: Prigioni, Rakočević 2 | Pts: Barać 13 Rebs: Barać 8 Asts: Williams 6 |
| 1-0 |||
* Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 8,600 Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana, E. Pérez Pizarro, Jiménez Trujillo
* 18 May 12:30 CEST
* Report
| Pamesa Valencia | TAU Cerámica |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-28, 21-23, 32-22, 25-22 |||
| Pts: Williams 29 Rebs: Milojević 8 Asts: Williams 9 | Pts: Splitter 23 Rebs: Splitter 13 Asts: Prigioni 5 |
| 1-1 |||
* Pabellon Municipal Fuente San Luis, Valencia Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, Vicente Bultó, José Javier Murgui
* 20 May 20:30 CEST
* Report
| TAU Cerámica | Pamesa Valencia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-12, 15-13, 16-15, 26-21 |||
| Pts: Rakočević 21 Rebs: Teletović 8 Asts: Prigioni, Splitter 5 | Pts: Milojević 12 Rebs: Milojević 12 Asts: Williams 5 |
| 2-1 |||
* Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 8,650 Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga, M.A. Pérez Pérez, Redondo
TAU Ceramica win the series 2-1

### Semifinals

The semifinals were best-of-3 series.

#### TAU Cerámica vs. Unicaja Málaga

* 23 May 20:30 CEST
* Report
| TAU Cerámica | Unicaja Málaga |
| Scoring by quarter: 29-19, 19-13, 8-18, 25-18 |||
| Pts: Planinić 15 Rebs: Mickeal 9 Asts: Vidal 3 | Pts: N'Dong 19 Rebs: Jiménez 6 Asts: Rodríguez 7 |
| 1-0 |||
* Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Juan Carlos Mitjana, E. Pérez Pizarro, Oscar Perea
* 25 May 12:30 CEST
* Report
| Unicaja Málaga | TAU Cerámica |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-24, 22-22, 20-14, 18-23 |||
| Pts: N'Dong 18 Rebs: Jiménez, N'Dong 7 Asts: three players 4 | Pts: Rakočević 21 Rebs: Teletović 6 Asts: Prigioni 3 |
| 0-2 |||
* Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena, Málaga Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Xavier Amorós, Juan Carlos Arteaga, Redondo
TAU Cerámica win the series 2-0

#### DKV Joventut vs. AXA FC Barcelona

* 22 May 21:35 CEST
* Report
| DKV Joventut | AXA FC Barcelona |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 18-18, 20-27, 28-28 |||
| Pts: Fernández 30 Rebs: Bartoň 6 Asts: Rubio 8 | Pts: Lakovič 23 Rebs: İlyasova 14 Asts: Lakovič 6 |
| 0-1 |||
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 10,305 Referees: J.A. Martín Bertrán, M.A. Pérez Pérez, Antonio Conde
* 24 May 20:00 CEST
* Report
| AXA FC Barcelona | DKV Joventut |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-6, 23-34, 19-19, 21-12 |||
| Pts: Acker 20 Rebs: İlyasova 18 Asts: three players 3 | Pts: Hernández-Sonseca 13 Rebs: Moïso 6 Asts: Mallet, Rubio 3 |
| 2-0 |||
* Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 7,594 Referees: Fco. De La Maza, Daniel Hierrezuelo, J.C García González
AXA FC Barcelona win the series 2-0

### ACB finals

The finals were best-of-5 series.

#### AXA FC Barcelona vs. TAU Cerámica

* 29 May 21:35 CEST
* Report
| AXA FC Barcelona | TAU Cerámica |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 11-24, 19-12, 13-17 |||
| Pts: İlyasova 21 Rebs: İlyasova 10 Asts: Basile 6 | Pts: Splitter 21 Rebs: Singleton 10 Asts: Splitter 4 |
| 0-1 |||
* Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 7,123 Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga, M.A. Pérez Pérez, Redondo
* 31 May 20:00 CEST
* Report
| AXA FC Barcelona | TAU Cerámica |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-20, 22-20, 16-17, 20-21 |||
| Pts: İlyasova 15 Rebs: İlyasova 10 Asts: Grimau, Sánchez 4 | Pts: Mickeal 20 Rebs: Splitter 9 Asts: Prigioni, Splitter 2 |
| 0-2 |||
* Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona Attendance: 7,249 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo, J.A. Martín Bertrán, J.C García González
* 3 June 22:00 CEST
* Report
| TAU Cerámica | AXA FC Barcelona |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-9, 16-17, 27-22, 18-13 |||
| Pts: Rakočević 16 Rebs: Mickeal 10 Asts: Prigioni 7 | Pts: Vázquez 12 Rebs: Vázquez 6 Asts: Lakovič 4 |
| 3-0 |||
* Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz Attendance: 9,900 Referees: Juan Carlos Arteaga, E. Pérez Pizarro, Antonio Conde
TAU Cerámica win the series 3-0
* 2007-08 ACB League
* TAU Cerámica Second Title