The Liga Ouro de Basquete (LOB) (English: Gold Basketball League) is the second-tier level men's professional club basketball league in Brazil.
[2][3] The number of teams competing in the league gradually increased over time.
[5] The regular season of the Liga Ouro de Basquete is usually played in the first half of the year.
The league's playoffs begin shortly after the end of the regular season, with quarterfinals games played between the third and sixth placed teams in the league's final regular season standings.
The winners of the quarterfinals play the top two placed regular season teams in a best of five series format in the semifinals.