Limbaži basketball team battles RSU/VEF Rīga in National Basketball League
In the fourth round of the Ramirent National Basketball League, OC Limbaži hosted RSU/VEF Rīga, last season's league winners. Both teams were unbeaten beforehand, and the hosts took their first lead at 20:19 in the opening quarter.
The fourth round of the Ramirent National Basketball League was played at the Limbaži Secondary School sports hall, where Olympic Centre (OC) Limbaži met the Riga side RSU/VEF Rīga. The visitors won the league last season, and both teams had won every game up to this point. A fairly large crowd of Limbaži supporters came to watch.
OC Limbaži coach A. Cīrulis started R. Kristapsons, E. Elksnis, T. Upis, A. Dambenieks and R. Liberts.
Opening minutes
The hosts began poorly, making errors in their passing at the end of attacks, while the Riga team scored first with an accurate three-point shot. At the start of the third minute the visitors had seven points and the hosts none. Late in that minute E. Elksnis sank a three-pointer to make it 3:7. The teams then traded accurate shots, and the visitors led 12:5.
The hosts respond
The Limbaži attack gradually found its rhythm. R. Liberts scored, and R. Kristapsons completed a three-point play in the sixth minute. In the seventh minute E. Elksnis hit another three-pointer, making it 13:16. The eighth minute went well for OC Limbaži: R. Liberts scored three points, and M. Antoms converted both free throws, making it 18:19. The visitors then erred in attack, and Limbaži used a timeout. After a shot by R. Liberts, the hosts moved ahead for the first time, 20:19.
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