At the Pafbet Latvian-Estonian League Championship on Saturday, November 7, at 5 pm, “University of Latvia” – BC “Ventspils” (Best4sport TV live broadcast) will play at the Elektrum Olympic Center. Live statistics: https://www.estlatbl.com/lv. Participants urge viewers to unconditionally abide by the restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
“University of Latvia” (0-6) – BC “Ventspils” (5-1): Best4sport TV
The teams have very different balances and positions in the table, but it is worth remembering that in the first round game in Ventspils less than two minutes before the end, the opponents were divided by only one point and “Ventspils” won only with +6 (91:85).
In the previous game with “Liepāja”, Ventspils could not be helped by the main character of the October battles Māris Gulbis (on average 29.4 points and 6.4 rebounds), but the leaders were productively replaced by Artūrs Ausējs, Cameron Randls (both play 18.2 points on average), Kriss Coffee (8.3 + 9.3) as well as 19-year-old Christian Schulz. The team’s “bench” has been extended by the involvement of Edgars Lasenbergs, however, the energetic match manager has yet to find his place in the team and regain the confidence he has seen in previous seasons.
For the time being, the University of Latvia manages to show good basketball only episodically. The leader of the team in several statistical columns is the captain Kārlis Žunda – on average he plays 12.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists. In the first match with Ventspils, Žunda scored 18 points, Reinis Avotiņš – 16.
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Until December 6, Latvian and Estonian teams will play only within their own country.
In Estonia on November 7 AVIS Utilitas Rapla (5-2) – Rakvere Tarvas (1-4) and Kalev / TLU (2-5) – Kalev / Cramo (3-1) will play November “Tartu University” (2-3) – Port of Parnu ”(5-1).
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