2017–18 Latvian Basketball League
Competition details | |||
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Season | 2017–18 | ||
Teams | 10 | ||
TV | LTV7 | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Ventspils (10th title) | ||
Runners-up | VEF Rīga | ||
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Olybet. |
The 2017–18 Latvian Basketball League will be the 27th season of the top basketball league of Latvia. VEF Rīga are the defending champions.
Competition format
The same ten teams from the previous season will join the league. The two first qualified teams will join directly the semifinals while teams between third and sixth will qualify to the quarterfinals.
Teams
Barons withdrew from the competition.
Team | Home city | Arena |
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Betsafe/Liepāja | Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center |
Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams |
Jūrmala/Fēnikss | Jūrmala | Taurenītis |
Latvijas Universitāte | Rīga | OSC |
Ogre | Ogre | Ogre's Secondary School No.1 |
Valka/Valga | Valga, Estonia | Valga Sports Hall |
Valmiera | Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center |
VEF Rīga | Rīga | Arena Riga |
Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center |
Regular season
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Ventspils | 29 | 26 | 3 | 2503 | 2005 | +498 | .897 | Qualified for the semifinals |
2 | VEF Rīga | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1963 | 1534 | +429 | .826 | |
3 | Jūrmala | 29 | 22 | 7 | 2374 | 2128 | +246 | .759 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
4 | Ogre | 29 | 20 | 9 | 2419 | 2203 | +216 | .690 | |
5 | Valka/Valga | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1126 | 1241 | −115 | .375 | |
6 | Latvijas Universitāte | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2132 | 2339 | −207 | .276 | |
7 | Jēkabpils | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2005 | 2246 | −241 | .276 | |
8 | Betsafe/Liepāja | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2109 | 2454 | −345 | .276 | |
9 | Valmiera/ORDO | 29 | 4 | 25 | 2067 | 2548 | −481 | .138 |
Source: LBL
Playoffs
The playoffs were played with a best-of-five games format, except for the finals, that were played in seven games. Seeded teams played games 1, 3 and 5 at home, except in the finals where the seeded team played at home games 1, 2, 5 and 7.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ventspils | 98 | 77 | 105 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ogre | 77 | 84 | 93 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ogre | 94 | 93 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valka/Valga | 79 | 81 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ventspils | 94 | 71 | 66 | 89 | 96 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
VEF Rīga | 87 | 81 | 76 | 83 | 73 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
VEF Rīga | 91 | 99 | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jūrmala | 74 | 69 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jūrmala | 77 | 76 | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latvijas Universitāte | 75 | 67 | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third place | ||||||
Jūrmala | 77 | 99 | 80 | |||
Ogre | 71 | 83 | 67 | |||
References
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