2023-04-21 19:30:30
The first game was played by the Kandava and Jelgava teams in the Kandava sports hall, and the home team won with a score of 89:80. We already reported on the game in detail in the newspaper of April 18. The second game of the series took place on Tuesday evening, when the teams met in the Jelgava sports hall. “Kandavas/Angāze” started the first quarter more aggressively, taking the lead with +12 points, and in the second quarter, the scenario was similar, and the Jelgava team continued to be in the lead, ending the second quarter with a score of 29:43. In the final part of the game, the home team managed to close the score and achieve a smaller point difference, but despite this, the Kandava team won with the result 66:69. The most productive player in the second series plays among the Kandan players – Guntars Strakis with 22 points won. It was the second victory of the Kandava team in the fight for gold. Up to this point has been published in today’s paper
So today on April 21, the third match took place in the Kandava sports hall. The home team started the game more aggressively and managed to take the lead. In the third minute of the quarter, the home team was ahead with the result 16:7, but then Jelgava started to fight back, winning the final score with 21:20. At the beginning of the second quarter, Kandava once more managed to increase the difference in points, but as the end of the quarter approached, they still achieved the majority of points – 30:41. In the third quarter, the battle took place for every point with different techniques. The home team managed to reduce the difference in points, but failed to take the lead – 55:57. Jelgavni started the final part of the game more convincingly. The game became more aggressive, the tension was palpable among both the spectators and the players. When there were only three minutes left until the end of the game, the visiting team was leading the game with the score 62:71, but the home team did not intend to give up and continued the fight until the end. Guntars Sträkis managed to reduce the point difference to 64:71 by making free throws. This was followed by an accurate 3-pointer by Artur Grinberg and one of his penalty points, which brought the team closer to a tie with the score 68-71. Two minutes before the end of the game, there was a short break by the referees, followed by two points scored by both teams – 70:73. A little more than a minute before the end of the game, the Jelgava team increased the difference to +5. The fight continued, the hosts tried to change the course of the game with different techniques. 17 seconds before the end of the game, the home team managed a three-point difference from a six-point deficit – 75:78 and then one 78:79… but still, it was a little bit short and the game ended with the result – 78:81 and the loss of the series. 2:1 in the series. The most productive player of this game is Artūrs Grīnbergs with 14 points. The next game will be played on April 25 – in Jelgava sports hall.
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