Latvian League Semifinals, Game 1: May 2-3, 2008
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ASK Riga and Barons /LMT got closer to the Latvian League finals, as both teams have a 1-0 lead in their respective best-of-five semifinal series. ASK downed BK Ventspils 77-91 on the road in Game 1 on Friday. Gatis Jahovics led the winners with 18 points on 7-for-7 free throws, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Arnis Vecvagars added 17 points on 5-for-7 three-pointers, Raitis Grafs and Dwayne Broyles each had 14 while Curtis Millage got 11 for ASK. Akin Akingbala led Ventspils with 15 points while Jimmy Baxter added 11. ASK led 39-47 at halftime and boosted its margin to 57-77 after 30 minutes, enough to cruise to an important road win. Meanwhile, Barons downed VEF Riga 92-70 at home in Game 1. Joao Paulo Batista paced the winners with 16 points on 7-for-10 two-pointers, leading 6 Barons players in double digits. Maris Gulbis had 17 points for VEF.
| Semifinal Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | | 1 | Barons/LMT (1) | 92 | May 5 | May 7 | May 9 | May 12 | | 0 | VEF (4) | 70 | - | - | - | - | | 0 | Ventspils (2) | 77 | May 5 | May 7 | May 9 | May 12 | | 1 | ASK Riga (3) | 91 | - | - | - | - |
| Semifinal Playoffs games | | Game 1 | Barons/LMT vs. VEF | 92-70 | May 3 | | Game 1 | Ventspils vs. ASK Riga | 77-91 | May 2 | | Game 2 | VEF vs. Barons/LMT | - | May 5 | | Game 2 | ASK Riga vs. Ventspils | - | May 5 | | Game 3 | Barons/LMT vs. VEF | - | May 7 | | Game 3 | Ventspils vs. ASK Riga | - | May 7 | | Game 4 | VEF vs. Barons/LMT | - | May 9 | | Game 4 | ASK Riga vs. Ventspils | - | May 9 | | Game 5 | Barons/LMT vs. VEF | - | May 12 | | Game 5 | Ventspils vs. ASK Riga | - | May 12 |
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