Latvian League finals, Game 4: May 21, 2008
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Barons/LMT took a decisive step towards winning the Latvian League championship for the first time in club history by beating ASK Riga 78-94 in Game 4 of the best-of-seven finals series. Barons now have a 3-1 series lead and can clinch the title with a win in Game 5 on Sunday. Armands Skele scored 18 and dished 6 assists to lead six Barons scorers in double figures on Wednesday at Riga Arena. Things looked promising for ASK in the first half and when it ended, the hosts led 43-36. But things took a sudden turn in the second half as Barons clicked on offense by scoring 28 and 30 points respectively in the last two periods, while holding ASK to just 16 and 19 in those same periods. Gustas Giedras added 17 points and Joao Paulo Batista posted 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Gatis Jahovics scored 20 to lead ASK.
| Final Playoffs, best of 7 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | G. 2 | G. 3 | G. 4 | G. 5 | G. 6 | G. 7 | | 3 | Barons/LMT (1) | 84 | 78 | 75 | 94 | May25 | *May28 | *May30 | | 1 | ASK Riga (2) | 75 | 96 | 68 | 78 | - | - | - |
| 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 | 78-94 | 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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