Latvian League Eighthfinals: April 15-22, 2008
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The Latvian League playoffs started with a eighthfinals qualifying round. Liepaja, Valmiera and Zemgale made it to the semifinals while Ventspils augstskola walked over to the next round. Liepaja swept its best-of-three series against Livani, as it won Game 1 70-61 behind 22 points from Mareks Jurevicus and then added a 67-85 road triumph in Game 2. Jevgenijs Kosuskins and Salvis Metra each had 13 points for Liepaja. Meanwhile, Valmiera thrashed ASK Juniors 109-53 in Game 1 of their best-of-three series. Agnis Cavars led 8 players in double digits with 17 points. Valmiera advanced to the next round with a 67-97 win in Game 2 behind 21 points from Baltic League MVP Vladimir Stimac. Zemgale won its eighthfinals series against Keizarmezs 2-1. Zemgale won Game 1 85-72 with 22 points from Arturs Berzins but Keizarmezs tied the series with a solid 81-97 road triumph behind 23 points and 11 assists from Sandis Silavs. Zemgale advanced to the next round by topping Keizarmezs 66-73 in do-or-die Game 3. Ilmars Bergmanis led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds. The best-of-five quarterfinal matchups are: ASK Riga - Liepaja, Ventspils - Ventspils augstskola, VEF - Valmiera and Barons / LMT - Zemgale.
| Eighthfinal Playoffs, best of 3 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | | 2 | Liepaja (6) | 70 | 85 | x | | 0 | Livani (-) | 61 | 67 | x | | 0 | Bumerangs (7) | x | x | x | | 0 | VA (-) | x | x | x | | 2 | Valmiera (5) | 109 | 97 | x | | 0 | ASK/Juniors (-) | 53 | 67 | x | | 1 | Keizarmežs (8) | 72 | 97 | 66 | | 2 | Zemgale (-) | 85 | 81 | 73 |
| Pre Playoffs round games | | Game 1 | Valmiera vs. ASK/Juniors | 109-53 | April 14 | | Game 1 | Liepaja vs. Livani | 70-61 | April 15 | | Game 1 | Keizarmežs vs. Zemgale | 72-85 | April 14 | | Game 2 | ASK/Juniors vs. Valmiera | 67-97 | April 17 | | Game 2 | Livani vs. Liepaja | 67-85 | April 17 | | Game 2 | Zemgale vs. Keizarmežs | 81-97 | April 17 | | Game 3 | Keizarmežs vs. Zemgale | 66-73 | April 22 |
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