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Truely sensational. Garuda Bandung sweeps the first 2 games against Aspac Jakarta to get their ticket to the IBL Final 2008. This is the first IBL Final in the history of the club. And more, they made a fantastic record since Aspac dominated the league by playing in final games for the last 3 seasons.

The games were very tight, and both teams played at their best. Garuda scored a 83-82 victory on the first game, and grabbed a 70-68 win on their second game. Garuda’s 2-0 sweep was enough to finish this best-of-three series.

On the second game of the series, Garuda was a fantastic. For the 1^st and 2^nd quarter of the games, they were completely wiped out by Aspac. Using a very fast tempo in offense, Aspac went on a significant lead in points. But at the start of 3^rd quarter, most of Aspac players’ physical condition were dropped, and Garuda started to reign over them.

Aspac tried to give a fight on 4^th quarter. But their star-playmaker of the team, Mario Wuysang, got fouled-out at the end of the game. Garuda took an advantage of this momentum perfectly. And finally, MVP-nominee of the year, Denny Sumargo hit a 2 points-buzzer beater to clinch Garuda’s victory over Aspac.

Garuda Bandung already made their spot on the IBL Final 2008. They will face Bhinneka Solo or Satria Muda Jakarta which will have their fight this weekend. But personally, I think that Satria Muda will easily wipe Bhinneka in those games. So for me, it will be Garuda Bandung versus Satria Muda Jakarta. What a tense final, can’t wait it.