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LBL - Latvia
Latvian League, Regular Season, Game 11: December 16-20, 2008
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 In the top game of the weekend, Liepaja edged Ventspils 75-77, led by 24 points from Curtis Nash and 13 rebounds from Alexey Zorin. Juris Umbrasko paced Ventspils with 24 points. Liepaja has won more games, 9, than any other team in the Latvian League, but has also lost 4 times. Ventspils is 6-2, while Riga powerhouses Barons/LMT and ASK Riga, which haven't played this week, follow at 5-2 and 4-2, respectively. Four days before beating Ventspils, Liepaja fell to VEF with the same score, 77-75. Edgars Jeromanovs notched 26 points for VEF, while Andrejs Selakovs helped with 21 points to go with 12 rebounds. Three days later, VEF couldn't top Valmiera, loosing 67-63 with Ronald Clark scoring 20 points for the hosts. In another close game Zemgale beat Keizarmezs 81-75 as Martins Berkis and Jekabs Rozitis combined for 40 points. MORE |
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LAST GAME GAME 11
December 16-22, 2008 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Dec. 16 |
VEF vs. Liepāja |
77-75 |
| Dec. 19 |
Valmiera vs. VEF |
67-63 |
| Dec. 19 |
Zemgale vs. Ķeizarmežs |
81-75 |
| Dec. 20 |
Ventspils vs. Liepāja |
75-77 |
| Dec. 22 |
ASK/Buki vs. Valmiera |
92-105 |
| Dec. 22 |
Barons/LMT vs. VEF |
84-79 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 12
January 7-10, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
| Jan. 7 |
Liepāja vs. Valmiera |
| Jan. 9 |
ASK Rīga vs. Zemgale |
| Jan. 10 |
Barons/LMT vs. Valmiera |
| Jan. 10 |
VEF vs. Liepāja |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
Barons/LMT |
8 |
6 |
2 |
746 |
652 |
| 2 |
Ventspils |
8 |
6 |
2 |
633 |
560 |
| 3 |
Liepāja |
13 |
9 |
4 |
1021 |
953 |
| 4 |
ASK Rīga |
6 |
4 |
2 |
530 |
467 |
| 5 |
Valmiera |
13 |
8 |
5 |
1031 |
1009 |
| 6 |
Zemgale |
12 |
6 |
6 |
942 |
981 |
| 7 |
VEF |
13 |
5 |
8 |
1022 |
1004 |
| 8 |
ASK/Buki |
12 |
4 |
8 |
917 |
988 |
| 9 |
Ķeizarmežs |
13 |
1 |
12 |
881 |
1109 |
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| The Latvian League starts with three teams - defending champion Barons/LMT, Ventspils and ASK Riga - ready to face each other for the title. Barons/LMT shocked everyone by lifting its first-ever Latvian League trophy last season, in which the team also won the FIBA EuroCup title, and is set to carry on rewriting its own history. Barons/LMT kept the players that led the team to its biggest success, including Demetrius Alexander, Armands Skele, Giedrius Gustas or Kaspars Berzins. The arrival of scoring ace Adrian Henning adds more fire power to the mix. ASK Riga also comes off a strong season, finishing third in the Baltic League. ASK signed star guard Corey Brewer to join an interesting backcourt that also features Gatis Jahovics and Sandis Valters. Raitis Grafs and Ricardo Marsh will be its main references in the paint. Ventspils has as many as eight newcomers, including playmaker Tyrone Blazerton and scoring machine Mareks Jurevicus. VEF Riga, with a very young team led by Evgeni Kolesnikov, and SK Valmiera, featuring Ronnie Clark and Janis Poznaks, are set to fight for a semifinal spot. |
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