Euroleague round 3 (Top 16) best performance: Nenad Krstic - Feb 3, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Serbian center Nenad Krstic (213-C-83) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for CSKA Moscow, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 3 (Top 16).
The 28-year old player was the main contributor (20 points, nine rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Galatasaray (#3, 1-2) 85-70. It allowed CSKA to keep the perfect score in Group E (3-0). Krstic turned to be CSKA's top player in his first season with the team [read more]
Serbian center Nenad Krstic (213-C-83) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for CSKA Moscow, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 3 (Top 16). The 28-year old player was the main contributor (20 points, nine rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Galatasaray (#3, 1-2) 85-70. It allowed CSKA to keep the perfect score in Group E (3-0). Krstic turned to be CSKA's top player in his first season with the team. Nenad Krstic has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (7th best: 16.0ppg), rebounds (6th best: 6.8rpg) and averages impressive 61.7% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 27-year old Slovenian Erazem Lorbek (209-F/C-84) of FCB Regal. Lorbek had a very good evening with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he lead FCB Regal to another comfortable win 94-80 over Zalgiris (0-3) being unquestionably team leader. A very good start of the Top 16 for his team, which won so far all 3 games without any defeat. Lorbek is one of the most experienced players at FCB Regal and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Richard Hendrix (203-F/C-86) of Maccabi T-A (#3). Hendrix scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Despite Hendrix's great performance Maccabi T-A lost 74-82 to #2 ranked Bennet Cantu. But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. Maccabi has 1-2 record now. Hendrix has a very solid season. In 13 games in Euroleague he scored 8.0ppg. He also has 4.7rpg, 1.2bpg and FGP: 58.0%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Marko Banic (205-F-84) of Gescrap BB - 18 points and 6 rebounds 5. Romain Sato (194-G/F-81) of Panathinaikos - 12 points and 10 rebounds 6. Vladimir Micov (203-F-85) of Bennet Cantu - 17 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists 7. Sergio Rodriguez (191-G-86) of Real Madrid - 20 points and 7 assists 8. Kostas Kaimakoglou (206-C/F-83) of Panathinaikos - 19 points and 5 rebounds 9. Vassilis Spanoulis (193-G-82) of Olympiakos - 18 points and 4 assists 10. Stanko Barac (217-C-86) of Anadolu Efes - 14 points and 8 rebounds
The Player of the week is choosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
Top 16: Round Three review - Feb 3, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Group E
CSKA - Galatasaray 85-70
CSKA Moscow registered 13th straight win in Euroleague this season. The Russian powerhouse outplayed Galatasaray 85-70 for 3-0 record in Top 16, Group E. At the same time, Galatasaray dropped to 1-2. Nenad Krstic (213-C-83) was a key player in victory with 20 points and 9 rebounds (valuation 31). Milos Teodosic (195-G-87) scored 12 points, while Viktor Khryapa (204-F/G-82) (6 as) and Ramunas Siskauskas (197-G-78) added 11 pts each [read more]
Group E
CSKA - Galatasaray 85-70 CSKA Moscow registered 13th straight win in Euroleague this season. The Russian powerhouse outplayed Galatasaray 85-70 for 3-0 record in Top 16, Group E. At the same time, Galatasaray dropped to 1-2. Nenad Krstic (213-C-83) was a key player in victory with 20 points and 9 rebounds (valuation 31). Milos Teodosic (195-G-87) scored 12 points, while Viktor Khryapa (204-F/G-82) (6 as) and Ramunas Siskauskas (197-G-78) added 11 pts each. In the loosing squad, Jamon Lukas Gordon (191-G-84, college: Virginia Tech) collected 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Ender Arslan (190-G-83) scored 13 points, while Furkan Aldemir (207-F-91, agency: Beo Basket) was close to double-double with 11 points and 9 rebs. Third quarter was the crucial one in this meeting. CSKA jumped to plus 18 during this period and later had no troubles to keep its lead for rest of the game. Quarters: 19-12, 25-25, 22-15, 19-18. Galatasaray will host CSKA next week in Istanbul.
Olympiakos - Anadolu Efes 83-65 Olympiakos blasted Anadolu Efes in the last ten minutes registering the first victory in Euroleague Top 16. The Reds celebrated 83-65 and joined Efes with 1-2 record in Group E. Vassilis Spanoulis (193-G-82, agency: Beo Basket) top-scored for the home squad with 18 points. Konstantinos Sloukas (197-G-90) had 15 points and Joey Dorsey (206-C/F-83, college: Memphis) helped with 10 points, plus 5 rebounds. For the guests, Tarence Kinsey (200-G-84, college: S.Carolina) shined with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Sasha Vujacic (200-G-84) scored 12, while Esteban Batista (208-F/C-83, agency: Duran International) added 11 points and 6 rebounds. Olympiakos made 20-12 lead in the first ten minutes of play and Efes cut the margin to 41-36 until the halftime. Visitors took control on Olympiakos after the breather and managed to tie the score to 53-53 at the end of Q3. Vassilis Spanoulis and his teammates exploded at the beginning of the last period and created 11-0 run. They jumped to 73-58 with less than five minutes to go and later had no troubles to keep the lead. Quarters: 20-12, 21-24, 12-17, 30-12. Two teams will meet again next week, but Efes will be the host.
Group F
Real Madrid - Gescrap BB 89-73 Real Madrid celebrated 89-73 win against Bilbao in Round Three of the Euroleague Top 16. Both teams had 1-1 record before this meeting, Group F. Sergio Rodriguez (191-G-86) stepped up for the winners with 20 points. Ante Tomic (217-C-87) had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Mirza Begic (217-C-85) followed with 12 points and 5 rebs for 13 minutes on the court, while Jaycee Carroll (188-PG-83, agency: Priority Sports) added 11 points. In defeat, Marko Banic (205-F-84) had 18 points and 6 boards. Their second scorer was Alex Mumbru (202-F-79) with 17 points, and Kostas Vasiliadis (200-G/F-84, agency: FCM) was behind him with 13 pts. Real Madrid made double-digit lead already in the first period and jumped to 50-32 in the finish of Q2, which later ended with plus 14 for Real. However, Bilbao didn't give up. They came to 55-48 after the breather, but Real responded with 14-7 after that. Thanks to 0-12 run, Bilbao closed the gap to 69-65 at the beginning of the last quarter, but that was all from the guests as Real answered with 11-1 run and question about the winner was resolved. Quarters: 26-16, 24-20, 19-19, 20-18. Bilbao will host Real next week.
Unicaja - Montepaschi 68-91 Montepaschi did a great job in Malaga on Thursday night. The Italian champion handed 68-91 home loss to Unicaja for perfect 3-0 record in Group F of the Euroleague Top 16. Unicaja stays the only winless team in this pool. David Moss (196-F-83, agency: SportsTalent, college: Indiana St.) shined for the guests with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Ksistof Lavrinovic (210-C-79) scored 18 points and David Andersen (212-C-80) followed with 15 points, plus 6 boards. For the hosts, Joel Freeland (208-F-87) was better than the others with 14 points and 9 rebs. Tremmell Darden (194-G/F-81, college: Niagara) scored 13 and Luka Zoric (211-C/F-84) added 11 points and 7 rebs. Montepaschi opened the game strongly as they made 8-point lead in the first ten minutes. Visitors had plus 10 at the HT and plus 14 after 30 minutes of play. That was not all as Montepaschi dominated in Q4 with 11-20 for the final 68-91 road victory. Two teams will meet in Siena next week.
Group G
Fener.Ulker - Panathinaikos 56-77 Panathinaikos quickly recovered from the last week's shocking home loss against Unics and cruised past Fenerbahce Ulker in Istanbul 56-77. PAO grabbed 15-point lead already in the first quarter. They even touched plus 19 at the halfway of Q2, which later ended with 22-36. Nothing has changed after the breather as PAO was holding double digit lead all the time and actually jumped to plus 21 in the finish of this game. Kostas Kaimakoglou (206-C/F-83) led PAO with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Batiste (203-F-77, college: Arizona St.) had 15 points and 5 boards, while Romain Sato (194-G/F-81, college: Xavier) collected 12 points and 10 reb. Sato didn't miss a single shot last night. For the hosts, Curtis Jerrells (185-G-87, college: Baylor) netted 12 points and Roko-Leni Ukic (196-G-84) had one less. Kaya Peker (207-C/F-80, agency: Court Side) registered 10 points and 5 rebounds. Quarters: 9-24, 13-12, 21-22, 13-19. Two teams will meet against next week, but PAO will be the host. PAO 2-1, Fener 1-2 in Group G.
Unics - Armani MI 59-44 The Euroleague newcomer continues to impress. Unics Kazan limited Emporio Armani Milan to just 44 points on Wednesday night and celebrated 15-point win against them, 59-44. It means that Unics stays No.1 in Group G with perfect 3-0 record. Visitors dropped to 0-3. Henry Domercant (192-G-80, college: E.Illinois) shined for the winners with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Petr Samoylenko (185-G-77) scored 12 and Terrell Lyday (190-G-79, college: BYU) followed with two points less. For Armani, Nicolo Melli (205-F-91) delivered 17 points and was the only one with double digits in scoring. Drew Nicholas (191-G-81, college: Maryland) was the second scorer in defeat with just 6 points and Antonis Fotsis (210-F-81) stopped to 5. Unics took control on Armani in the first quarter and never looked back after that. It was 20-12 for the host after ten minutes and 36-20 at the halftime. Unics had no troubles to keep the lead for rest of the way. Quarters: 20-12, 16-8, 9-7, 14-17. Two teams will meet in Milan next week.
Group H
FCB Regal - Zalgiris 94-80 Regal Barca handed 94-80 loss to Zalgiris keeping the perfect score in Group H of the Euroleague Top 16. Barca jumped to 3-0, while at the same time Zalgirs faced with third straight loss. Visitors had pretty good first half of the game and they were holding 1-point lead, 42-43. However, Barca took control on them after the breather and with two strong periods registered double-digit victory at the end. Erazem Lorbek (209-F/C-84, college: Michigan St.) dominated in the paint with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Juan Carlos Navarro (192-G-80) scored 16 points and Marcelinho Huertas (191-PG-83, agency: Edge Sports) added 14 points, plus 6 assists. In Zalgiris, Sonny Weems (198-G/F-86, college: Arkansas) delivered 17 points. Robertas Javtokas (211-C-80, agency: Interperformances, college: Arizona) scored 13, while Paulius Jankunas (205-F-84, agency: Interperformances) and Milovan Rakovic (208-C-85) netted 12 points each. Quarters: 23-18, 19-25, 21-16, 31-21. Two teams will meet next week in Kaunas.
Bennet Cantu - Maccabi T-A 82-74 Both teams had 1-1 record in Group H of the Euroleague Top 16 before this meeting. Bennet Cantu won every single quarter to beat Maccabi Electra 82-74 on Thursday night. Vladimir Micov (203-F-85, agency: Beo Basket) stepped up for the home squad with 17 points and 9 assists (valuation 24). Gianluca Basile (192-G-75) had 14 points, Giorgi Shermadini (216-C-89) (5 rebs) scored 13 and Manuchar Markoishvili (196-G-86) followed them with 11 points, plus 7 rebounds. In Maccabi, Keith Langford (193-G/F-83, college: Kansas) top-scored with 16 points (5 rebs). Their best player was Richard Hendrix (203-F/C-86, college: Alabama) with 15 points and 7 boards (valuation 27, MVP). Third scorers in defeat were Demond Mallet (186-G-78, agency: Higher Vision Sports, college: McNeese St.) and Sofoklis Schortsanitis (206-C-85) with only 8 pts each. Cantu had 10-point lead at the beginning of the last quarter and Maccabi closed the gap to four few minutes later. Richard Hendrix denied Giorgi Shermadini once more, so Cantu went to the bench for Marconato, who scored to make it 72-66. Mallet tried a triple that went in and out and instead Gianluca Basile nailed his fourth three to swing the pendulum back to Cantu, 75-68. Cantu jumped to plus 10 after that and question about the winner was resolved. Quarters: 23-20, 26-24, 17-16, 16-14. Maccabi will be the host against Cantu next week.
Top 16, Round 3: Wednesday's games review - Feb 2, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
GROUP E
Olympiakos - Anadolu Efes 83-65
Olympiakos blasted Anadolu Efes in the last ten minutes registering the first victory in Euroleague Top 16. The Reds celebrated 83-65 and joined Efes with 1-2 record in Group E. Vassilis Spanoulis (193-G-82, agency: Beo Basket) top-scored for the home squad with 18 points. Konstantinos Sloukas (197-G-90) had 15 points and Joey Dorsey (206-C/F-83, college: Memphis) helped with 10 points, plus 5 rebounds [read more]
GROUP E
Olympiakos - Anadolu Efes 83-65 Olympiakos blasted Anadolu Efes in the last ten minutes registering the first victory in Euroleague Top 16. The Reds celebrated 83-65 and joined Efes with 1-2 record in Group E. Vassilis Spanoulis (193-G-82, agency: Beo Basket) top-scored for the home squad with 18 points. Konstantinos Sloukas (197-G-90) had 15 points and Joey Dorsey (206-C/F-83, college: Memphis) helped with 10 points, plus 5 rebounds. For the guests, Tarence Kinsey (200-G-84, college: S.Carolina) shined with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Sasha Vujacic (200-G-84) scored 12, while Esteban Batista (208-F/C-83, agency: Duran International) added 11 points and 6 rebounds. Olympiakos made 20-12 lead in the first ten minutes of play and Efes cut the margin to 41-36 until the halftime. Visitors took control on Olympiakos after the breather and managed to tie the score to 53-53 at the end of Q3. Vassilis Spanoulis and his teammates exploded at the beginning of the last period and created 11-0 run. They jumped to 73-58 with less than five minutes to go and later had no troubles to keep the lead. Quarters: 20-12, 21-24, 12-17, 30-12. Two teams will meet again next week, but Efes will be the host.
Real Madrid celebrated 89-73 win against Bilbao in Round Three of the Euroleague Top 16. Both teams had 1-1 record before this meeting, Group F. Sergio Rodriguez (191-G-86) stepped up for the winners with 20 points. Ante Tomic (217-C-87) had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Mirza Begic (217-C-85) followed with 12 points and 5 rebs for 13 minutes on the court, while Jaycee Carroll (188-PG-83, agency: Priority Sports) added 11 points. In defeat, Marko Banic (205-F-84) had 18 points and 6 boards. Their second scorer was Alex Mumbru (202-F-79) with 17 points, and Kostas Vasiliadis (200-G/F-84, agency: FCM) was behind him with 13 pts. Real Madrid made double-digit lead already in the first period and jumped to 50-32 in the finish of Q2, which later ended with plus 14 for Real. However, Bilbao didn't give up. They came to 55-48 after the breather, but Real responded with 14-7 after that. Thanks to 0-12 run, Bilbao closed the gap to 69-65 at the beginning of the last quarter, but that was all from the guests as Real answered with 11-1 run and question about the winner was resolved. Quarters: 26-16, 24-20, 19-19, 20-18. Bilbao will host Real next week.
Unics - Emporio Armani 59-44 The Euroleague newcomer continues to impress. Unics Kazan limited Emporio Armani Milan to just 44 points on Wednesday night and celebrated 15-point win against them, 59-44. It means that Unics stays No.1 in Group G with perfect 3-0 record. Visitors dropped to 0-3. Henry Domercant (192-G-80, college: E.Illinois) shined for the winners with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Petr Samoylenko (185-G-77) scored 12 and Terrell Lyday (190-G-79, college: BYU) followed with two points less. For Armani, Nicolo Melli (205-F-91) delivered 17 points and was the only one with double digits in scoring. Drew Nicholas (191-G-81, college: Maryland) was the second scorer in defeat with just 6 points and Antonis Fotsis (210-F-81) stopped to 5. Unics took control on Armani in the first quarter and never looked back after that. It was 20-12 for the host after ten minutes and 36-20 at the halftime. Unics had no troubles to keep the lead for rest of the way. Quarters: 20-12, 16-8, 9-7, 14-17. Two teams will meet in Milan next week.
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