Serbian Aleksandar Mladenovic (207-F/C-84, agency: BeoExcell) had a great game in the last round for Gaz Metan and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 24. The 28-year old power forward had a double-double of 24 points and ten rebounds, while his team outclassed Dinamo B. (#16, 1-23) with 36-point margin 84-48. Thanks to this victory Gaz Metan moved-up to the 7th position in the Romanian Division A. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Gaz Metan will need more victories to improve their 16-8 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Mladenovic as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Aleksandar Mladenovic averages this season 10.3ppg and 5.5rpg.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 28-year old American guard Louis Darby (196-G-84) of Rovinari. Darby impressed basketball fans with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Bad luck as Rovinari lost that game 84-92 to the higher-ranked Targu Mures (#3, 17-7). This loss caused Rovinari to drop to 11th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 11-13 record. Darby is well-known by Rovinari fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.6ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 6.7rpg and 3.3apg.
The third best performed player last round was Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatko Jovanovic (181-PG-84, agency: Beo Basket) of Timisoara (#6). Jovanovic scored 26 points and passed ten assists (!!!). He was a key player of Timisoara, leading his team to a 89-71 easy win against the lower-ranked Miercurea Ciuc (#15, 3-21). Timisoara needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 16 victories and 8 lost games. Jovanovic has a great season in Romania. After 24 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.9ppg (6th best) and assists with 6.5apg (3rd best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Milos Pesic (205-F-84) of Oradea - 31 points and 9 rebounds 5. Catalin Burlacu (210-C-77) of Ploiesti - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Andrija Ciric (199-G-80) of Targu Mures - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Branko Cuic (197-G-78) of Targu Mures - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Perry Petty (185-G-88) of Giurgiu - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Marijo Hajdic (206-F/C-89) of Miercurea Ciuc - 15 points and 11 rebounds 10. Dalibor Djapa (205-F/C-84) of U.Mobitel.CN - 18 points and 11 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)
CS Concordia Chiajna and CSA Steaua Bucuresti take 3-0 records - May 18, 2013
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CS Concordia Chiajna and CSA Steaua Bucuresti take 3-0 records at the Liga I Semifinal Stage. Both teams added the victories last night.
Steaua overcame Politehnica Iasi 87:58. The hosts trailed 2 points at the halftime but then erupted with 28-9 in the third period. Moreover the favorites added a 22-10 surge in the last stanza to seal the third straight victory [read more]
CS Concordia Chiajna and CSA Steaua Bucuresti take 3-0 records at the Liga I Semifinal Stage. Both teams added the victories last night. Steaua overcame Politehnica Iasi 87:58. The hosts trailed 2 points at the halftime but then erupted with 28-9 in the third period. Moreover the favorites added a 22-10 surge in the last stanza to seal the third straight victory. Radu Paliciuc (198-G/F-88) top-scored for the winners with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Milos Petkovic (201-F/C-91, agency: Global Sports Plaza) posted 22. Ionut Hurjui replied with 17 points in defeat and Constantin Amarghioalei as well as Madalin Nicolae had 11 each. CS Concordia Chiajna meanwhile edged CSU Stiinta Bucuresti 93:77. Nemanja Petrovic (90) top-scored for the winners with 19 points and Vasile Stefan (192-F-85) had 12. Cosmin Barbu answered with 22 points and 10 boards in the losing effort. In another game CSU Galati outscored CS Vabova Sfntu Gheorghe 90:73.
Ploiesti - Oradea 85-72 (3-1)
Ploiesti advanced to the Final with a 85:72 win. The game was mostly controlled by Ploiesti. Oradea managed to win fourth quarter 24-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ploiesti forced 20 Oradea turnovers. 30 personal fouls committed by Oradea helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities [read more]
Ploiesti advanced to the Final with a 85:72 win. The game was mostly controlled by Ploiesti. Oradea managed to win fourth quarter 24-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ploiesti forced 20 Oradea turnovers. 30 personal fouls committed by Oradea helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian power forward Vladimir Tica (208-81, agency: BeoExcell) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Ghanian guard Alhaji Mohammed (192-81, college: Louisville, agency: Court Side) contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Five Ploiesti players scored in double figures. Australian-Trinidad and Tobago swingman Daniel Dillon (194-86, college: Arizona) replied with 22 points and Serbian forward Zarko Comagic (201-85, college: N.Arizona) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Oradea. Top scorers: Ploiesti: V.Tica 19+12reb+1ast, A.Mohammed 16+6reb+4ast, V.Stanescu 13+9reb+3ast, P.Miletic 10+1reb+1ast, A.Tudor 10+1reb+2ast, A.Vlahovic 7+1ast Oradea: D.Dillon 22+3reb+1ast, Z.Comagic 15+7reb+3ast, W.Franklin 14+1ast, N.Maric 7+5reb+5ast, M.Pesic 6+4reb+4ast, B.Tibirna 4+3reb
Targu Mures sweep the Semifinal series - May 8, 2013
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Ploiesti - Oradea 86-68 (2-1)
The game without a history. Ploiesti led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was a good game for the former international power forward Virgil Stanescu (208-77, college: S.Alabama, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory with 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists [read more]
The game without a history. Ploiesti led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was a good game for the former international power forward Virgil Stanescu (208-77, college: S.Alabama, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory with 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Ghanian guard Alhaji Mohammed (192-81, college: Louisville, agency: Court Side) contributed with 20 points and 4 assists for the winners. Serbian forward Milos Pesic (205-84) answered with 15 points and 4 assists and Australian-Trinidad and Tobago swingman Daniel Dillon (194-86, college: Arizona) added 16 points in the effort for Oradea. Oradea's coach Christian Achim rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Oradea: D.Dillon 16+2reb+2ast, M.Pesic 15+4reb+4ast, B.Tibirna 11+3reb+2ast, Z.Comagic 8+2reb, N.Maric 6+7reb+1ast, W.Franklin 5+5reb+3ast Ploiesti: A.Mohammed 20+2reb+4ast, P.Miletic 14+4reb+1ast, I.Timermanis 14, C.Burlacu 9+6reb+1ast, V.Stanescu 9+13reb+4ast, A.Tudor 8+3reb+2ast
Gaz Metan was ahead by 4 points after three quarters before a 29-17 charge of Targu Mures, which allowed them to win the game. Gaz Metan was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for Montenegrin guard Branko Cuic (197-78) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 9 rebounds. Serbian guard Andrija Ciric (199-80, agency: BeoExcell) helped adding 27 points. The best for the losing side was American point guard Kyle Shiloh (191-85, college: Nevada) with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import forward Deven Mitchell (197-84, agency: Interperformances) scored 10 points and 8 rebounds. Five Targu Mures and four Gaz Metan players scored in double figures. Gaz Metan's coach Marcel Tenter tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Gaz Metan: K.Shiloh 23+10reb+3ast, Z.Krstanovic 11+5reb, D.Mitchell 10+8reb, A.Mandache 10+3ast, I.Ivanovic 9+2ast, T.Nicoara 8+6reb Targu Mures: A.Ciric 27+2reb+2ast, B.Cuic 23+9reb+2ast, G.Navickas 14+4reb+2ast, O.Barro 12+8reb+2ast, V.Peciukas 12+3ast, D.Kandic 4+4reb
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