The 2007–08

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was the 42nd season of the top professional

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league in

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. Beşiktaş Cola Turka finished first in the regular season and Fenerbahçe Ülker won their third national championship at the end of playoffs.

Regular season standings

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were relegated to

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and

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will play in Turkish Basketball League in 2008–2009 season.

Turkish Basketball League 2007/2008 Play-offs

Turkish Basketball League play-offs started on Saturday, May 3, 2008 and ran through June 4, 2008 with the League finals. Quarterfinal and Semifinal series are 5-match series. The teams first to reach 3 wins goes through to the next round. The team which has won both regular season match-ups starts with a 1–0 lead to the series. Final series are 7-match series and the team that is first to reach 4 wins is the champion of the Turkish Basketball League.

2007–08 Play-off seedings, results and schedules

Quarter finals

(1) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (24–6) vs. (8)

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(14–16) (Series starts 1–0) * Game 1 3 May @ Beşiktaş Arena, İstanbul
Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 85, Bandırma Banvit: 81
(2–0) * Game 2 8 May @ Kara Ali Acar, Balıkesir
Bandırma Banvit: 90, Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 89
(1–2) * Game 3 10 May @ Kara Ali Acar, Balıkesir
Bandırma Banvit: 96, Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 102
(1–3) ''Beşiktaş Cola Turka wins the series 3:1'' (2)

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(22–8) vs. (7) Pınar Karşıyaka (17–13) (Series starts 0–0) * Game 1 4 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul
Efes Pilsen: 73, Pınar Karşıyaka: 79
(0–1) * Game 2 6 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul
Efes Pilsen: 78, Pınar Karşıyaka: 56
(1–1) * Game 3 10 May @ KY Pınar Arena, İzmir
Pınar Karşıyaka: 82, Efes Pilsen: 95
(1–2) * Game 4 12 May @ KY Pınar Arena, İzmir
Pınar Karşıyaka: 77, Efes Pilsen: 85
(1–3) ''Efes Pilsen wins the series 3:1'' (3) Fenerbahçe Ülker (21–9) vs. (6) Antalya Belediye (18–12) (Series starts 0–0) * Game 1 4 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul
Fenerbahçe Ülker: 78, Antalya Belediye: 73
(1–0) * Game 2 6 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul
Fenerbahçe Ülker: 81, Antalya Belediye: 76
(2–0) * Game 3 10 May @ Atatürk SH, Antalya
Antalya Belediye: 88, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 82
(1–2) * Game 4 12 May @ Atatürk SH, Antalya
Antalya Belediye: 78, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 85
(1–3) ''Fenerbahçe Ülker wins the series 3:1'' (4) Türk Telekom (20–10) vs. (5)

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(19–11) (Series starts 0–0) * Game 1 5 May @ Atatürk Sports Hall, Ankara
Türk Telekom: 78, Galatasaray: 71
(1–0) * Game 2 7 May @ Atatürk Sports Hall, Ankara
Türk Telekom: 73, Galatasaray: 68
(2–0) * Game 3 11 May @ Ayhan Şahenk Hall, İstanbul
Galatasaray: 86, Türk Telekom: 88
(0–3) ''Türk Telekom wins the series 3:0''

Semifinals

(1) Beşiktaş Cola Turka (24–6) vs. (4) Türk Telekom (20–10) (Series starts 0–1) * Game 1 16 May @ Beşiktaş Arena, İstanbul
Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 87, Türk Telekom: 77
(1–1) * Game 2 19 May @ Atatürk Sports H., Ankara
Türk Telekom: 79, Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 74
(2–1) * Game 3 21 May @ Atatürk Sports H., Ankara
Türk Telekom: 75, Beşiktaş Cola Turka: 71
(3–1) ''Türk Telekom wins the series 3:1'' (2)

(22–8) vs. (3) Fenerbahçe Ülker (21–9) (Series starts 0–1) * Game 1 17 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul
Efes Pilsen: 65, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 76
(0–2) * Game 2 20 May @ Abdi İpekçi, İstanbul
Fenerbahçe Ülker: 82, Efes Pilsen: 75
(3–0) ''Fenerbahçe Ülker wins the series 3:0''

Beko Basketball League Finals

(3) Fenerbahçe Ülker (21–9) vs. (4) Türk Telekom (20–10) (Series starts 0–0) * Game 1 25 May @ Abdi İpekçi Arena, İstanbul
Fenerbahçe Ülker: 100, Türk Telekom: 72
(1–0) * Game 2 27 May @ Abdi İpekçi Arena, İstanbul
Fenerbahçe Ülker: 99, Türk Telekom: 87
(2–0) * Game 3 30 May @ Atatürk Sports Hall, Ankara
Türk Telekom: 87, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 75
(1–2) * Game 4 1 June @ Atatürk Sports Hall, Ankara
Türk Telekom: 94, Fenerbahçe Ülker: 96 (OT)
(1–3) * Game 5 4 June @ Abdi İpekçi Arena, İstanbul
Fenerbahçe Ülker: 90, Türk Telekom: 79
''(4–1)

Stat leaders

Points per game

Rebounds per game

Assists per game

External links

Turkish Basketball League Official Website

Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website

TBLStat.net League History, 2007-08 Season

References

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