“VEF Rīga” basketball players convincingly beat BC “Ogre” at the beginning of the season / Article / LSM.lv

The state champions “VEF Rīga” won the first game of BC “Ogre” in the first game of the Latvian-Estonian basketball league in the new season of the Latvian-Estonian basketball league 81:63 after the convincing start of the match on Saturday.

Aigars Šķēle forged the success with 19 points, while Michael Kaizer and Krister Zorik had 13 points each. Kaspars Bērziņš stood out in the Ogre team with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

“VEF Riga” managed a stunning start, gaining a 24: 5 advantage in six and a half minutes. The guests’ quick attacks intertwine the defenses of the Ogre, arranging both convenient three-point throws and throws from a closer distance. The owners of the field recovered for a while and at the beginning of the second quarter, the deficit was broken down to single digits (20:29), but further chasing was stifled. At the end of the half, “VEF Rīga” was in the lead with 21 points (54:33).

In the first half of the game, “VEF Riga” scored 15 points, hitting all seven of his shots from the game.

Rich in the middle of the third quarter, however, it did not significantly affect the balance of power. Last year, the efforts of the winners of the silver award to find cracks in the game “VEF Rīga” did not lead to success and the guests stayed in the lead.

Earlier on Saturday, in the duel of both Kurzeme clubs, BC “Ventspils” beat the basketball players of BC “Liepāja” with 92:91 guests. Māris Gulbis stood out with 33 points for Ventspils, while Iļja Gromovs with 24 points was the most productive for the owners of the court, for whom Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis made his debut as the head coach.

At the end of the first day of the game, the University of Latvia will be the hostess against “Valmiera Glass / VIA”.

The first part of the season after the two rounds is expected to end on December 5, with Latvian clubs playing only each other due to the risks of the pandemic. On December 9, it is planned to continue the season, with Latvian teams already playing against Estonian clubs. If the epidemiological situation is not favorable, the Latvian teams will continue the tournament with mutual games.

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