2005 ACB Playoffs - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2004/2005 ACB Playoffs was the postseason of the ACB

Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto

The Liga ACB, known as the Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Spain. It was founded in 1956 with the name of Liga Nacional. The league changed its name to the current one in 1983. The league is rated as one of the three "A" level European...

's 2004/2005 season. Consisting of 8 teams best classified, the playoffs involved over a two weeks of play and more than 20 games overall. The playoffs were conducted in 3-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court advantage. Real Madrid won the 2005 ACB Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, TAU Cerámica

Saski Baskonia

Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

, 3-2 in the ACB Finals.

Note: winner is noted in bold.

Quarter finals

(1) TAU Cerámica
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

vs. (8) Gran Canaria

CB Gran Canaria

Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran...

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TAU Vitoria win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Vitoria: TAU Vitoria 90, Gran Canaria 61
Game 2 @ Gran Canaria: Gran Canaria 72, TAU Vitoria 64
Game 3 @ Vitoria: TAU Vitoria 75, Gran Canaria 64
Game 4 @ Gran Canaria: Gran Canaria 66, TAU Vitoria 68

(4) Unicaja Málaga vs. (5) Etosa Alicante

CB Lucentum Alicante

Club Baloncesto Lucentum Alicante is a professional basketball team based in Alicante, Valencian Community. Lucentum Alicante is member of the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto .-Sponsorship naming:...

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Unicaja win series 3-2

Game 1 @ Malaga: Unicaja Malaga 60, Etosa Alicante 65
Game 2 @ Alicante: Etosa Alicante 94, Unicaja Malaga 75
Game 3 @ Malaga: Unicaja Malaga 81, Etosa Alicante 74
Game 4 @ Alicante: Etosa Alicante 56, Unicaja Alicante 60
Game 5 @ Malaga: Unicaja Malaga 71, Etosa Alicante 69

(2) Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

vs. (7) DKV Joventut

Joventut Badalona

Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League...

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Real Madrid win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Madrid: Real Madrid 74, Joventut Badalona 71
Game 2 @ Badalona: Joventut Badalona 79, Real Madrid 66
Game 3 @ Madrid: Real Madrid 90, Joventut Badalona 70
Game 4 @ Badalona: Joventut Badalona 72, Real Madrid 81

(6) Adecco Estudiantes
CB Estudiantes
Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Asefa Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto . Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain...

vs. (3) Winterthur FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona Bàsquet

FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

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Adecco Estudiantes win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Barcelona: Winterthur Barcelona 73, Adecco Estudiantes 74
Game 2 @ Madrid: Adecco Estudiantes 78, Winterthur 57
Game 3 @ Barcelona: Winterthur Barcelona 83, Adecco Estudiantes 79
Game 4 @ Madrid: Adecco Estudiantes 81, Winterthur Barcelona 63

Semi finals

Game 1 @ Vitoria: TAU Vitoria 72, Unicaja Malaga 63
Game 2 @ Vitoria: TAU Vitoria 64, Unicaja Malaga 53
Game 3 @ Malaga: Unicaja Malaga 95, TAU Vitoria 92
Game 4 @ Malaga: Unicaja Malaga 62, TAU Vitoria 74

CB Estudiantes

Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known as Asefa Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. It is member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto . Founded in 1948, it is one of the most recognized basketball teams in Spain...

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Real Madrid wins series 3-1

Game 1 @ Madrid (Home RM): Real Madrid 81, Adecco Estudiantes 64
Game 2 @ Madrid (Home RM): Real Madrid 67, Adecco Estudiantes 89
Game 3 @ Madrid (Home AE): Adecco Estudiantes 84, Real Madrid 85
Game 4 @ Madrid (Home AE): Adecco Estudiantes 68, Real Madrid 74

ACB Finals

Saski Baskonia

Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

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Real Madrid win series 3-2

Game 1 @ Vitoria: TAU Vitoria 82, Real Madrid 84
Game 2 @ Vitoria: TAU Vitoria 74, Real Madrid 68
Game 3 @ Madrid: Real Madrid 82, TAU Vitoria 83
Game 4 @ Madrid: Real Madrid 88, TAU Vitoria 82
Game 5 @ Vitoria: TAU Vitoria 69, Real Madrid 70

REAL MADRID: 2004/2005 ACB CHAMPION

MVP: Louis Bullock
Louis Bullock
Louis Bullock, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is currently with the pro club CB Cajasol Sevilla in Spain....

The Finals were broadcast in Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

on RTVE

RTVE

The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. or Corporación Radiotelevisión Española is the state-owned public corporation that assumed the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service from Ente Público Radiotelevisión Española in 2007...

. For a list of international broadcasters see the acb international TV site.

External links

ACB.com's section for the 2005 ACB Playoffs

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