Latvian League finals, Game 3: May 18, 2008
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Barons/LMT used defense to hold on for a 75-68 win and a 2-1 series lead over defending champion ASK Riga at Riga Arena in the best-of-seven Latvian League finals. After scoring 51 first half points and heading into halftime with a 14-point lead, Barons gave it nearly all back in the third quarter when it scored just 10 points saw its lead drop to 2 points. But then Barons held ASK to 9 fourth-quarter points to wrap up the win. Dainius Adomaitis led Barons with 18 points, Giedrius Gustas added 15 points, Joao Paulo Batista 14 and Demetrius Alexander posted 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Gatis Jahovcics scored 15 and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead Riga, Raitis Grafs added 12 points, A.J. Bramlett 11 and Smiljan Pavic 10. Game 4 is set for Wednesday evening.
| Final Playoffs, best of 7 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | G. 2 | G. 3 | G. 4 | G. 5 | G. 6 | G. 7 | | 2 | Barons/LMT (1) | 84 | 78 | 75 | May 21 | May25 | *May28 | *May30 | | 1 | ASK Riga (2) | 75 | 96 | 68 | - | - | - | - |
| Final Playoffs games | | Game 1 | Barons/LMT vs. ASK Riga | 84-75 | May 14 | | Game 2 | ASK Riga vs. Barons/LMT | 96-78 | May 16 | | Game 3 | Barons/LMT vs. ASK Riga | 75-68 | May 18 | | Game 4 | ASK Riga vs. Barons/LMT | - | May 21 | | Game 5 | Barons/LMT vs. ASK Riga | - | May 25 | | Game 6 | ASK Riga vs. Barons/LMT | - | *May 28 | | Game 7 | Barons/LMT vs. ASK Riga | - | *May 30 |
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