Finnish Cup Final: ...and it was again YMCA LPR!
Two Finnish Championships in a row and now two Finnish Cup wins in a row! YMCA Lappeenranta upset both Honka, Espoo and the media, by playing so well
and winning the Cup Final today in Helsinki 78-70. During the half time LrNMKY had a 13-point-lead (40-27). Quarters: 21-18, 19-9, 21-16, 17-27.
From the very first moment it was clear, that LrNMKY players wanted to win this game. The attitude could not have been better. And already the first half
showed, that Honka will be in big trouble. Even Honka's NT players had it so difficult. Instead LrNMKY captain Pasi Riihela and Team's five American players
played well together as a Team. LrNMKY was shooting better and they also won the rebounds (42-27). During the third quarter LrNMKY was leading by 21 pts (59-38), but Honka came back to the game during the last quarter! It was a five-point-game (67-62), when LrNMKY Team captain Pasi Riihela fouled out of the game (3:35 to go). NT F Jukka Matinen made his one and only three-pointer, when there was 2:02 time left (71-67). And NT F Kimmo Muurinen made another three-pointer (73-70), when there was 0:28 seconds to go. LrNMKY Michael Cuffee (193-F-83, agency: Worldwide Hoops, college: center Tenn.St.) took care of the rest and the Cup Trophy stays in Lappeenranta.
LrNMKY - Honka 78-70 (40-27) (Cuffee 21/8, Smith 20/9, Ferris 17/5, Riihela 12/7 - Cummings 24/3, Williams 19/5, Koponen 12/6).

All-League 1st Team
Fields	Lehtoranta	Nelson	Virtanen	Washington

   Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Awards 2006-07
Player of the Year: Jerald Fields (201-F-82) of KTP Basket Kotka
Guard of the Year: Petri Virtanen (183-G-80) of Joensuun Kataja
Forward of the Year: Jerald Fields, KTP
Center of the Year: Ed Nelson (203-F-82) of UU-Korihait Uusikaupunki
Newcomer of the Year: Petri Heinonen (207-F/C-88) of Pyrinto
Most improved player of the Year: Ville Makalainen (194-F-85) of Namika Lahti
Bosman player of the Year: Augenijus Vaskys (196-G-72) of Namika Lahti
Import player of the Year: Jerald Fields of KTP
Domestic player of the Year: Sami Lehtoranta (205-C/F-79) of Joensuun Kataja
Defensive player of the Year: Ilkka Vuori (181-G-86) of Namika Lahti
Coach of the Year: Lars Ekstrom of Namika Lahti

1st Team:
Jerald Fields of KTP
Sami Lehtoranta of Kataja
Ed Nelson of Korihait
Petri Virtanen of Kataja
Eric Washington (192-F/G-74) of Pyrinto Tampere

2nd Team:
Matt Williams (200-F-77) of Honka
Chris Davis, TC
Monte Cummings (193-G-76) of Honka
Marcus Jackson (204-F-82) of TC
James Wright (187-G-81) of Pyrinto

All-Domestic Team:
Sami Lehtoranta of Kataja
Petri Virtanen of Kataja
Jukka Matinen (203-F-78) of Honka
Pasi Riihela (199-F-75) of LrNMKY
Ville Makalainen of Namika Lahti

All-Imports:
Jerald Fields of KTP
Ed Nelson of Korihait
Eric Washington of Pyrinto
Matt Williams of Honka
Chris Davis of TC

All-Defensive Team:
Ilkka Vuori of Namika Lahti
Anssi Kinnaslampi (191-G-82) of Kataja
Jukka Hemdahl (195-F/G-79) of ToPo
Ville Makalainen of Namika Lahti
Mikael Holme of Tarmo

All-Newcomers Team:
Petri Heinonen of Pyrinto
Michael Pounds (188-G-88) of KTP
Juho Lehtoranta of KTP
Anselmi Vanjoki (193-G-88) of Honka
Henri Hirvikoski (190-G/F-86) of Namika Lahti