Bulgaria
Regular Season Round 8: Levski Sofia - Lukoil Acad. 77-87
Date: December 8, 2013
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Levski Sofia (5-2) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Lukoil Acad. (6-1) 87-77. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Levski Sofia. It was a key game for the top position in the league as both teams had the same 5-1 record before this meeting. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 8-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 87-77. The former international point guard Bozhidar Avramov (196-90, agency: Interperformances) orchestrated the victory by scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Scottish-Nigerian Kieron Achara (208-83, college: Duquesne, agency: Two Points) contributed with 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Four Lukoil Acad. players scored in double figures. Lukoil Acad.'s coach Dimitrios Galanis used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. International Pavel Ivanov (200-88, agency: Interperformances) replied with 24 points and American guard Lionel Chalmers (184-80, college: Xavier) added 18 points and 5 assists in the effort for Levski Sofia. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Levski Sofia at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. They share the position with Cherno More and Balkan. Lukoil Acad. are looking forward to face Rilski (#5) in Samokov in the next round. Levski Sofia will play on the road against Chernomorets in Burgas and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Lukoil Acad.: D.Verginis 17+1reb+3ast, B.Avramov 12+5reb+6ast, K.Achara 11+8reb+2ast, A.Yanev 11+4reb, J.Lalic 9+4reb, A.Tucker 9+6reb
Levski Sofia: P.Ivanov 24+2reb, L.Chalmers 18+2reb+5ast, N.Varbanov 10+8reb+3ast, D.Micic 8+2reb+2ast, J.Jones 5+9reb+1ast, H.Zahariev 5+1reb
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 8: Levski Sofia - Lukoil Acad. 77-87
Date: December 8, 2013
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Levski Sofia (5-2) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Lukoil Acad. (6-1) 87-77. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Levski Sofia. It was a key game for the top position in the league as both teams had the same 5-1 record before this meeting. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 8-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 87-77. The former international point guard Bozhidar Avramov (196-90, agency: Interperformances) orchestrated the victory by scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Scottish-Nigerian Kieron Achara (208-83, college: Duquesne, agency: Two Points) contributed with 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Four Lukoil Acad. players scored in double figures. Lukoil Acad.'s coach Dimitrios Galanis used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. International Pavel Ivanov (200-88, agency: Interperformances) replied with 24 points and American guard Lionel Chalmers (184-80, college: Xavier) added 18 points and 5 assists in the effort for Levski Sofia. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Levski Sofia at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. They share the position with Cherno More and Balkan. Lukoil Acad. are looking forward to face Rilski (#5) in Samokov in the next round. Levski Sofia will play on the road against Chernomorets in Burgas and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Lukoil Acad.: D.Verginis 17+1reb+3ast, B.Avramov 12+5reb+6ast, K.Achara 11+8reb+2ast, A.Yanev 11+4reb, J.Lalic 9+4reb, A.Tucker 9+6reb
Levski Sofia: P.Ivanov 24+2reb, L.Chalmers 18+2reb+5ast, N.Varbanov 10+8reb+3ast, D.Micic 8+2reb+2ast, J.Jones 5+9reb+1ast, H.Zahariev 5+1reb
 LEVSKI SOFIA (coach: Konstantin Papazov)77 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 2 | ChilBRQs, vaIjRl | 41 | 1-66 (03.0%) | 6-0 (85%) | 4-0 (15%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 65 | 5 |
| 1 | baZaZ, gnIQdnR | 82 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-3 (80%) | 4-1 (05%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 66 | oLijIL, OiLRl | 89 | 9-68 (02.4%) | 8-0 (35%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 63 | 5 |
| 48 | cihiQaRL, HQasUI | 81 | 5-4 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 60 | zIjRs, zuBiajR | 80 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 86 | kiQMijIL, XaVIliF | 85 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 64 | 5 |
| 9 | SjDuRlIL, gaBaUiQ | 67 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 65 | GRIQDaRL, AURfij | 60 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | ORUVIL, kRjUsasliL | 3 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| wIUil | 88-31 (39.2%) | 1-86 (82.1%) | 60-83 (18.0%) | 61 | 62 | 43 | 64 | 69 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 99 | 07 | |||
 LUKOIL ACAD.87 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 65 | SLQiBIL, mIJhadiQ | 46 | 4-3 (90%) | 8-9 (82.1%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 64 | 5 |
| 1 | kRQDajas, gaBaUQas | 81 | 4-3 (90%) | 4-0 (15%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 66 | 5 |
| 85 | SZhiQi, KaRQIj | 81 | 3-3 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 83 | 5 |
| 44 | wuZVRQ, SlijdI | 80 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 68 | YijRL, SlRVsijdiQ | 88 | 8-8 (655%) | 8-0 (35%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 7 | 5 |
| 86 | vilaZ, zuQR | 85 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-9 (38.7%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 43 | WhaUR, giLaj | 85 | 8-9 (82.1%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 83 | kadRjIL, yalap | 62 | 5-5 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | kRsRlajIL, kRsRlaj | 66 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | bajVIL, KQas | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| wIUil | 88-40 (18.7%) | 66-82 (47.4%) | 65-60 (11.9%) | 66 | 84 | 43 | 61 | 84 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 29 | 99 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
