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The 2024 LBL Playoffs is the tournament to determine the Latvian Basketball League champions for the 2023–24 season. All participating teams spent the regular season in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League, with the top six Latvian teams advancing to the LBL playoffs. The playoffs began on 8 April and concluded on 22 May, with VEF Rīga winnings its record-breaking 11th Latvian title.[1]
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| LBL Playoffs | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 April – 22 May |
| Teams | 6 |
| TV partner(s) | |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Arnaldo Toro |
| Finals | |
| Champions | VEF Rīga |
| Runners-up | Rīgas Zeļļi |
| Third place | BK Ventspils |
| Fourth place | BK Liepāja |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Six best Latvian teams that participated in 2023–24 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League regular season qualified for the playoffs. Top two teams qualified for semifinals, but other four teams started the playoff with quarterfinal series. Ouarterfinal, semifinal and bronze medal series are played in the best-of-five format, but final is played in the best-of-seven series.
Venues and locations
Location of teams in 2022 LBL Play-offs
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| BK Ogre | Ogre | Sporta arēna Ogre | 1700 |
| Latvijas Universitāte | Rīga | OSC | 830 |
| Liepāja | Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center | 2542 |
| Valmiera Glass ViA | Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center | 1500 |
| VEF Rīga | Rīga | Arena Riga | 11 200 |
| OSC | 830 | ||
| Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center | 3085 |
| Rīgas Zeļļi | Rīga | Daugava Sports Hall | 400 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BK Ogre |  Uldis Švēde | Kristaps Dārgais | Nike |
| Latvijas Universitāte | Gunārs Gailītis | Edvards Lucis | Nike |
| Liepāja | Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis | Roberts Freimanis | Nike |
| Valmiera Glass ViA | Nikolajs Mazurs | Edmunds Elksnis | Nike |
| VEF Rīga | Jānis Gailītis | Dairis Bertāns | Adidas |
| Ventspils | Gints Fogels | Artūrs Ausējs | Joma |
| Rīgas Zeļļi | Juris Umbraško | Uģis Pinete | Nike |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEF Rīga |
30 | 24 | 6 | 2569 | 2161 | +408 | .800 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Ventspils |
30 | 20 | 10 | 2737 | 2543 | +194 | .667 | |
| 3 | Rīgas Zeļļi |
30 | 18 | 12 | 2372 | 2214 | +158 | .600 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Ogre |
30 | 17 | 13 | 2407 | 2314 | +93 | .567 | |
| 5 | Liepāja |
30 | 11 | 19 | 2347 | 2446 | −99 | .367 | |
| 6 | Valmiera Glass VIA |
30 | 9 | 21 | 2232 | 2484 | −252 | .300 | |
| 7 | Latvijas Universitāte |
30 | 6 | 24 | 2059 | 2504 | −445 | .200 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2024. Source: estlatbl.com
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | VEF Rīga | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | BK Ogre | 2 | 5 | BK Liepāja | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | BK Liepāja | 3 | 1 | VEF Rīga | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Rīgas Zeļļi | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | BK Ventspils | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rīgas Zeļļi | 3 | 3 | Rīgas Zeļļi | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Valmiera Glass VIA | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 2 | BK Ventspils | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | BK Liepāja | 0 | ||||||||||||
The quarterfinals are best-of-five series.
Rīgas Zeļļi vs. Valmiera Glass ViA
| 8 April | Rīgas Zeļļi | 87–65 (Series: 1–0) |
Valmiera Glass VIA | Rīga |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23-14, 29–16, 20-19, 15-16 | |||
| Pts: Vītols 23 Rebs: Osborne 7 Asts: Osborne 5 PIR: Vītols 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Novitskyi 20 Rebs: Zeliznak 9 Asts: Knight 4 PIR: Novitskyi 17 |
Arena: Daugava Sports Hall Attendance: 450 Referees: Kristaps Konstantinovs, Gatis Saliņš, Andris Petrovs |
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| 12 April | Valmiera Glass VIA | 96–95 (Series: 1–1) |
Rīgas Zeļļi | Valmiera |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25-27, 24-18, 25-28, 22-22 | |||
| Pts: Knight 28 Rebs: Knight 9 Asts: Karlsons, Huntsberry 4 PIR: Knight 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hunter 30 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Skuja 5 PIR: Hunter 36 |
Arena: Vidzeme Olympic Center Attendance: 1377 Referees: A.Aunkrogers, J.Rozenbergs, J.Vārna |
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| 15 April | Rīgas Zeļļi | 90–67 (Series: 2-1) |
Valmiera Glass VIA | Rīga |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24-10, 31-23, 14-15, 21-19 | |||
| Pts: Meiers 16 Rebs: Meiers, Vītols 9 Asts: Osborne 8 PIR: Meiers 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Knight 17 Rebs: Novitskyi, Zeliznak 8 Asts: Elksnis 4 PIR: Knight 19 |
Arena: Daugava Sports Hall Attendance: 400 Referees: O.Latiševs, R.Helmšteins, M.Senkēvičs |
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| 18 April | Valmiera Glass VIA | 74–81 (Series: 1-3) |
Rīgas Zeļļi | Valmiera |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 21-20, 16-21, 12-21 | |||
| Pts: Knight 15 Rebs: Knight 9 Asts: Huntsberry 6 PIR: Knight 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hepa 15 Rebs: Hepa 9 Asts: Skuja, Hunter 5 PIR: Hunter 21 |
Arena: Vidzeme Olympic Center Attendance: 1125 Referees: A.Aunkrogers, M.Rozenfelds, J.Rozenbergs |
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BK Ogre vs. BK Liepāja
| 10 April | BK Ogre | 89–81 (Series: 1–0) |
BK Liepāja | Ogre |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 19-25, 24-21, 24-17 | |||
| Pts: Day 24 Rebs: Corum 7 Asts: Day 5 PIR: Day 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ķilps 23 Rebs: Ķilps 7 Asts: Ķilps 5 PIR: Ķilps 22 |
Arena: Sports Arena Ogre Attendance: 561 Referees: R.Hemšteins, J.Rozenbergs, R.Misirovs |
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| 13 April | BK Liepāja | 83–72 (Series: 1-1) |
BK Ogre | Liepāja |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25-23, 12-26, 20-11, 26-12 | |||
| Pts: Ķilps 25 Rebs: Dubults, Freimanis 7 Asts: Ķilps 5 PIR: Ķilps 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Apsītis 14 Rebs: Dārgais 16 Asts: Day 4 PIR: Dārgais 20 |
Arena: Liepāja Olympic Center Referees: M.Kozlovskis, M.Rozenfelds, E.Kājiņš |
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| 16 April | BK Ogre | 94–79 (Series: 2-1) |
BK Liepāja | Ogre |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 27-20, 28-21, 16-20 | |||
| Pts: Apsītis, Jucikas 16 Rebs: Dārgais 12 Asts: Kampuss 6 PIR: Dārgais 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ķilps 30 Rebs: Avotiņš 5 Asts: Ķilps 5 PIR: Ķilps 27 |
Arena: Sports Arena Ogre Attendance: 619 Referees: O.Latiševs, K.Konstantinovs, M.Visočanskis |
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| 19 April | BK Liepāja | 99–73 (Series: 2-2) |
BK Ogre | Liepāja |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29-18, 31-24, 20-16, 19-15 | |||
| Pts: Ķilps 26 Rebs: Ķilps 8 Asts: Ķilps 7 PIR: Ķilps 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: Misters 13 Rebs: Dārgais 10 Asts: Dārgais 5 PIR: Dārgais 15 |
Arena: Liepāja Olympic Center Referees: K.Konstantinovs, A.Petrovs, M.Senkēvičs |
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| 22 April | BK Ogre | 81–85(OT) (Series: 2-3) |
BK Liepāja | Ogre |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 21-18, 13-20, 17-14, Overtime: 12-16 | |||
| Pts: Jucikas 26 Rebs: Dārgais 14 Asts: Dārgais 8 PIR: Jucikas 31 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ķilps 38 Rebs: Dubults 9 Asts: Ķilps 5 PIR: Ķilps 26 |
Arena: Sports Arena Ogre Attendance: 1185 Referees: G.Saliņš, M.Kozlovskis, R.Helmšteins |
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The semifinals are best-of-five series.
VEF Rīga vs. BK Liepāja
| 25 April | VEF Rīga | 77–56 (Series: 1-0) |
BK Liepāja | Rīga |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28-19, 21-18, 16-4, 12-15 | |||
| Pts: Whittington 15 Rebs: Toro 10 Asts: Pipes 7 PIR: Toro 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ķilps 22 Rebs: Ķilps 9 Asts: Soldatenoks 3 PIR: Ķilps 23 |
Arena: Riga Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 550 Referees: R.Helmšteins, M.Voļskis, J.Vārna |
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| 29 April | BK Liepāja | 64–86 (Series: 0-2) |
VEF Rīga | Liepāja |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14-20, 16-22, 17-23, 17-21 | |||
| Pts: Ķilps 18 Rebs: Dubults 12 Asts: Ķilps 3 PIR: Dubults 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Pipes 27 Rebs: Pipes 7 Asts: Pipes 5 PIR: Pipes 32 |
Arena: Liepāja Olympic Center Referees: K.Konstantinovs, A.Petrovs, M.Visočanskis |
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| 1 May | VEF Rīga | 73–48 (Series: 3-0) |
BK Liepāja | Rīga |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17-9, 21-13, 20-9, 15-17 | |||
| Pts: Blūms 19 Rebs: Toro 16 Asts: Pipes 7 PIR: Toro 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ķilps 12 Rebs: Freimanis 6 Asts: Ķilps 5 PIR: Ķilps 13 |
Arena: Riga Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 448 Referees: O.Latiševs, M.Senkēvičs, M.Rozenfelds |
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BK Ventspils vs. Rīgas Zeļļi
| 26 April | BK Ventspils | 97–100 (Series: 0-1) |
Rīgas Zeļļi | Ventspils |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25-25, 24-29, 22-20, 26-26 | |||
| Pts: Jaunzems 25 Rebs: Jaunzems 8 Asts: Ausējs 7 PIR: Jaunzems 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Osborne 27 Rebs: Hunter 13 Asts: Skuja 6 PIR: Hunter 33 |
Arena: Ventspils Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 1190 Referees: K.Konstantinovs, R.Misirovs, E.Binders-Čoders |
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| 29 April | Rīgas Zeļļi | 82–103 (Series: 1-1) |
BK Ventspils | Rīga |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21-25, 19-24, 22-21, 20-33 | |||
| Pts: Osborne 20 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Vītols 5 PIR: Osborne 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ausējs 26 Rebs: Jaunzems 8 Asts: Jaunzems 8 PIR: Jaunzems 34 |
Arena: Daugava Sports Hall Attendance: 500 Referees: E.Tukišs, J.Brūveris, J.Rozenbergs |
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| 2 May | BK Ventspils | 81–111 (Series: 1-2) |
Rīgas Zeļļi | Ventspils |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 11-32, 26-24, 20-24, 24-31 | |||
| Pts: Ausējs 24 Rebs: Ausējs, Salnājs 7 Asts: Francis 3 PIR: Ausējs 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Osborne 30 Rebs: Vīksne 7 Asts: Skuja 7 PIR: Osborne 31 |
Arena: Ventspils Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 890 Referees: O.Latiševs, E.Kājiņš, G.Saliņš |
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| 4 May | Rīgas Zeļļi | 65–61 (Series: 3-1) |
BK Ventspils | Rīga |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 14-20, 16-10, 21-13 | |||
| Pts: Hepa 19 Rebs: Hepa 10 Asts: Skuja, Pinete 3 PIR: Hepa 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: El-Amin 18 Rebs: Jaunzems, Francis 9 Asts: Francis 4 PIR: Francis 13 |
Arena: Daugava Sports Hall Referees: G.Saliņš, M.Kozlovskis, R.Misirovs |
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BK Ventspils vs. BK Liepāja
| 11 May | BK Ventspils | 101–76 (Series: 1-0) |
BK Liepāja | Ventspils |
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| 14:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28-20, 26-19, 26-17, 21-20 | |||
| Pts: Ausējs 27 Rebs: Jaunzems 6 Asts: Ausējs, El-Amin 6 PIR: Ausējs 31 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ķilps, Dubults 12 Rebs: Freimanis 6 Asts: Bērziņš 5 PIR: Dubults 17 |
Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center Referees: K.Konstantinovs, J.Rozenbergs, A.Petrovs |
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| 14 May | BK Liepāja | 76–83 (Series: 0-2) |
BK Ventspils | Liepāja |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20-25, 20-21, 22-28, 14-9 | |||
| Pts: Ķilps 22 Rebs: Dubults 14 Asts: Vitoļskis 5 PIR: Dubults 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ausējs 30 Rebs: Jaunzems 9 Asts: El-Amin 4 PIR: Jaunzems 26 |
Arena: Liepāja Olympic Center Referees: G.Saliņš, R.Misirovs, J.Vārna |
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| 17 May | BK Ventspils | 88–77 (Series: 3-0) |
BK Liepāja | Ventspils |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 28-23, 23-17, 21-18, 16-19 | |||
| Pts: El-Amin 29 Rebs: Jaunzems 6 Asts: Birkāns 6 PIR: El-Amin 30 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dubults 20 Rebs: Dubults 13 Asts: Vitoļskis 6 PIR: Dubults 27 |
Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center Referees: R.Helmšteins, E.Kājiņš, E.Tukišs |
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BK VEF Rīga vs. Rīgas Zeļļi
| 9 May | VEF Rīga | 81–78 (Series: 1-0) |
Rīgas Zeļļi | Rīga |
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| 19:45 | Scoring by quarter: 25-20, 21-21, 21-20, 14-17 | |||
| Pts: Pipes 25 Rebs: Toro 18 Asts: Bertāns, Lottie 4 PIR: Toro 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hunter 22 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: 3 players 3 PIR: Hunter 28 |
Arena: Riga Olympic Center Attendance: 905 Referees: O.Latiševs, G.Saliņš, E.Tukišs |
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| 13 May | Rīgas Zeļļi | 66–82 (Series: 0-2) |
VEF Rīga | Rīga |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22-23, 14-21, 18-18, 12-20 | |||
| Pts: Hepa 20 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Vītols 5 PIR: Hepa 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lottie 21 Rebs: Toro 16 Asts: Lottie 5 PIR: Lottie 25 |
Arena: Daugava Sports Hall Attendance: 550 Referees: M.Kozlovskis, A.Aunkrogers, M.Rozenfelds |
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| 16 May | VEF Rīga | 64–70 (Series: 2-1) |
Rīgas Zeļļi | Rīga |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16-18, 16-14, 11-13, 21-25 | |||
| Pts: Whittington 18 Rebs: Toro 18 Asts: Lottie 5 PIR: Toro 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Osborne 18 Rebs: Hepa 10 Asts: Osborne 5 PIR: Hepa21 |
Arena: Riga Olympic Center Attendance: 914 Referees: G.Saliņš, R.Helmšteins, M.Senkēvičs |
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| 19 May | Rīgas Zeļļi | 79–90 (Series: 1-3) |
VEF Rīga | Rīga |
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| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 24-19, 20-24, 17=28 | |||
| Pts: Hepa 28 Rebs: Hunter 7 Asts: Osborne 7 PIR: Hunter 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Pipes 28 Rebs: Toro 13 Asts: Pipes 5 PIR: Pipes 28 |
Arena: Arēna Rīga Attendance: 1500 Referees: O.Latiševs, M.Kozlovskis, J.Brūveris |
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| 22 May | VEF Rīga | 80–74 (Series: 4-1) |
Rīgas Zeļļi | Rīga |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16-25, 18-9, 21-19, 25-21 | |||
| Pts: Bertāns 27 Rebs: Toro 8 Asts: Lottie 6 PIR: Bertāns 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Osborne 17 Rebs: Vīksne, Hunter 6 Asts: Vīksne 5 PIR: Hepa 15 |
Arena: Riga Olympic Center Attendance: 935 Referees: A.Aunkrogers, R.Helmšteins, R.Misirovs |
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