Bulgaria

Regular Season Round 13: Levski Lukoil - Balkan 77-73

Date: January 5, 2019
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Sofia. First ranked Levski Lukoil faced 4th placed Balkan. Host Levski Lukoil (11-1) defeated guests from Botevgrad (7-5) 77-73. Levski Lukoil made 21-of-26 charity shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Levski Lukoil outrebounded Balkan 41-30 including 33 on the defensive glass. Balkan was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international power forward Dejan Ivanov (205-86, agency: BeoBasket) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 8 rebounds. The former international power forward Kaloyan Ivanov (205-86, agency: BeoBasket) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. American forward Mikael Hopkins (206-93, college: Georgetown) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import guard Brandon Brown (186-89, college: Montana-West) added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Balkan. Levski Lukoil have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 11-1 record. Balkan at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. Levski Lukoil will play against league's second-placed Beroe in Stara Zagora in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Balkan will play at home against Spartak Pleven and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  BALKAN (coach: Vasil Hristov)73
  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 +/-
40 ORUVIL, kRjUsasliL 40 4-0 (15%) 6-0 (85%) 4-4 (655%) 5 8 8 8 4 5 6 5 5 4 68 0 5
0 HIpVajs, baViRl 87 2-63 (09.6%) 6-4 (44.4%) 3-0 (25%) 3 9 66 5 0 5 6 6 5 8 84 85 5
65 bajVIL, KQas 87 6-8 (05%) 4-1 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 6 0 5 4 5 5 6 68 1 5
4 mQITj, mQijdIj 89 6-4 (44.4%) 6-0 (85%) 3-3 (655%) 5 0 0 3 3 5 8 5 5 3 7 1 5
66 oLijIL, OiLRl 80 8-8 (655%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 8 6 5 8 5 5 5 3 9 5
46 GiLQalILaZ, SlRxijdQR 88 8-3 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 5 0 5 6 5 5 5 3 8 5
7 bulilaZ, baQVI 60 6-6 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 6 5 5 8 4 -8 5
6 qfaijiFa, wijVslRF 68 5-6 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-8 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 1 8 5
88 oLijIL, OiLlaj 1 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 -6 5
wIUil   62-44 (03.1%) 2-87 (89.1%) 64-86 (16.7%) 9 84 45 66 80 5 68 6 5 64 94 30  


  LEVSKI LUKOIL (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 +/-
48 cihiQaRL, HQasUI 42 0-7 (00.1%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 4 8 5 8 5 5 6 64 63 5
66 eRBMRQU, OiUQaZV 45 5-8 (5%) 5-0 (5%) 7-7 (655%) 5 6 6 1 4 5 8 5 5 3 7 3 5
33 oLijIL, gRnij 82 0-9 (96.3%) 6-4 (44.4%) 0-9 (96.3%) 3 3 2 4 4 5 6 5 5 8 62 67 5
00 oLijIL, KilIFij 82 8-0 (35%) 6-8 (05%) 3-9 (09.6%) 8 65 68 8 4 5 5 5 5 3 66 66 5
5 eIMajsIj, eussRll 84 4-0 (15%) 6-8 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5 4 4 5 5 5 8 5 5 8 65 65 5
1 SLQiBIL, mIJhadiQ 84 6-8 (05%) 6-7 (66.6%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 0 -4 5
9 banILaZ, balaLInR 61 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 9 9 6 0 5 5 5 5 6 1 1 5
64 kRlaVIL, SsRj 65 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 5
44 biQiLaZ, XaVIli 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
wIUil   61-45 (04.4%) 2-48 (80.5%) 86-81 (25.2%) 2 44 36 62 67 5 9 5 5 60 99 11  



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)