NBL Round 29 (Regular Season): Cherno More roll over Beroe by 41 points

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in NBL. The round 29 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between third ranked Cherno More (21-8) and 8th ranked Beroe (11-18) in Varna on Thursday ended with biggest points difference. Cherno More outscored guests from Stara Zagora 117-76. Cherno More shot 62.5 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Beroe's players. American forward Lamont West (203-2002, college: Missouri St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. His fellow American import Darrell Davis (196-1996, college: Dayton, agency: Slash Sports) contributed with 20 points for the winners. American forward Brett Reed (204-1996, college: St.Martin's) answered with 12 points and 9 rebounds for Beroe. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Cherno More maintains third place with 21-8 record having just one point less than leader Rilski. Beroe at the other side keeps the eighth position with 18 games lost. Cherno More will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Beroe will play at home against the league's second-placed Balkan (#2) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 29: Minyor 2015 beat Botev on the road 101-97. Bottom-ranked Shumen was destroyed by Balkan on its own court 65-84. Lokomotiv Pl. managed to outperform Levski in Plovdiv 99-90. Spartak Pleven managed to beat Akademik at home 90-82.
The most impressive performance of 29th round was 22 points and 9 rebounds by Jacquez Yow of Akademik P..



Botev - Minyor 2015 97-101

There was a small surprise when seventh ranked Minyor 2015 (14-14) beat 5th ranked Botev (15-13) in Vratsa 101-97 on Thursday. Minyor 2015 made 28-of-33 free shots (84.8 percent) during the game. 26 personal fouls committed by Botev helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Serbian center Igor Kesar (210-1992) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Forward Alex Ouandie (197-1996, college: ACU) contributed with 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. International guard Georgi Gerganov (192-2003) answered with 33 points (!!!) and 6 assists and point guard Mihail Kalinov (184-2007) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists in the effort for Botev. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Minyor 2015 maintains seventh place with 14-14 record. Newly promoted Botev dropped to the sixth position with 13 games lost. Minyor 2015 are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Shumen (#11) at home in the next round. Botev will play against Levski (#10) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Minyor 2015: K.Igor 19+11reb+1ast, O.Alex 18+7reb+2ast, P.Vasil 16+4reb+2ast, M.Montavious 14+4reb, P.Austin 11+1reb, T.Lachezar 9+3reb+6ast
Botev: G.Gerganov 33+6ast, C.Alexander 17+10reb+2ast, M.Kalinov 15+5reb+9ast, D.Haughton 13+6reb+1ast, S.Hinkov 7+1reb, M.Stefan 7+3reb+2ast

Shumen - Balkan 65-84

Very expected game when 11th ranked Shumen (3-25) was smashed at home by second ranked Balkan (22-6) 84-65 on Thursday. Balkan made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Shumen turnovers. Balkan looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. International point guard Konstantin Toshkov (186-2002, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 5 rebounds. American swingman Travis McConico (198-1997, college: Charleston So.) contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American center Michael Marsh (208-1999, college: OK State) answered with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 19 rebounds and Slovenian power forward Klemen Vuga (206, college: UAPB) added 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Shumen. Four Balkan and five Shumen players scored in double figures. Balkan have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 22-6 record behind leader Rilski. Shumen lost ninth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 25 lost games. Balkan are looking forward to face Beroe (#8) in Stara Zagora in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Shumen will play on the road against Minyor 2015 in Pernik and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Balkan: T.Konstantin 22+5reb+3ast, M.Travis 16+6reb+5ast, B.Jamari 15+3reb+5ast, S.Aleks 10+6reb+5ast, D.Dimitar 9+4reb+1ast, G.Tajh 5+4reb
Shumen: M.Baris 13+3reb+2ast, W.Ellis 13+2reb, K.Lazarov 13+2reb+7ast, V.Klemen 11+10reb+4ast, M.Marsh 11+19reb+1ast, V.Stanev 4+4reb+1ast

Cherno More - Beroe 117-76

The game between third ranked Cherno More (21-8) and 8th ranked Beroe (11-18) in Varna on Thursday ended with biggest points difference. Cherno More outscored guests from Stara Zagora 117-76. Cherno More shot 62.5 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Beroe's players. American forward Lamont West (203-2002, college: Missouri St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. His fellow American import Darrell Davis (196-1996, college: Dayton, agency: Slash Sports) contributed with 20 points for the winners. American forward Brett Reed (204-1996, college: St.Martin's) answered with 12 points and 9 rebounds and Milen Zahariev (191-1992) added 16 points in the effort for Beroe. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Cherno More maintains third place with 21-8 record having just one point less than leader Rilski. Beroe at the other side keeps the eighth position with 18 games lost. Cherno More will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Beroe will play at home against the league's second-placed Balkan (#2) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Cherno More: D.Darrell 20+2reb+3ast, W.Lamont 18+6reb+4ast, C.Tsvetomir 15+1reb, B.Georgi 14+4reb+1ast, W.Jelani 10+1reb+10ast, M.Mihail 10+2reb
Beroe: M.Zahariev 16+3reb, B.Reed 12+9reb+2ast, A.Matushev 12, D.Williams 10+4reb+3ast, D.Quisenberry 6+2reb+1ast, Z.Kristiyan 4+1reb

Levski - Lokomotiv Pl. 90-99

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Lokomotiv Pl. (17-11) won against 10th ranked Levski (4-24) in Sofia 99-90 on Wednesday. Lokomotiv Pl. dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Levski's 28. Tomislav Minkov (197-2001) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field). Canadian forward Khalil Miller (203-1996, agency: Starting 5) contributed with 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Lachezar Dimitrov (187-1999, agency: BIG) answered with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and American forward Cadarian Raines (205-1990, college: Virginia Tech, agency: BIG) added 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Levski. Five Lokomotiv Pl. and four Levski players scored in double figures. Newly promoted Lokomotiv Pl. maintains fourth place with 17-11 record. Loser Levski keeps the tenth position with 24 games lost. Lokomotiv Pl. are looking forward to face Spartak Pleven (#5) at home in the next round. Levski will play against Botev (#6) in Vratsa and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv Pl.: T.Minkov 28+9reb+4ast, M.Khalil 16+9reb+1ast, A.Shaw 16+3reb, S.Grant 12+3reb+6ast, R.Devearl 10+2reb+4ast, K.Ioannis 8+1ast
Levski: L.Dimitrov 22+5reb+10ast, C.Raines 19+6reb+6ast, A.Aleksandrov 12, M.Boyanov 12+2ast, K.Stoyan 12+3reb+2ast, A.Vachev 6+3reb

Spartak Pleven - Akademik P. 90-82

Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked Akademik (9-19) lost on the road to fifth ranked Spartak Pleven (16-12) 90-82 on Thursday. 31 personal fouls committed by Akademik helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international Pavlin Ivanov (196-1993, agency: 011 Sports) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points and 4 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). American point guard Jalan McCloud (180-1995, college: ETSU, agency: Helping Ballers) contributed with 16 points and 9 assists for the winners. Spartak Pleven's coach Todor Todorov used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Jacquez Yow (198-1999, college: Limestone) answered with 22 points and 9 rebounds and Bosnian center Obrad Tomic (208-1993, agency: PEPI SPORT) added 13 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Akademik. Four Akademik players scored in double figures. Spartak Pleven maintains fifth place with 16-12 record. Loser Akademik P. keeps the ninth position with 19 games lost. Spartak Pleven are looking forward to face higher ranked Lokomotiv Pl. (#4) in Plovdiv in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Akademik will play at home against the league's leader Rilski (#1) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Spartak Pleven: I.Pavlin 23+4reb+4ast, S.Kavaughn 18+5reb+1ast, M.Jalan 16+3reb+9ast, F.John 9+11reb+1ast, R.Martin 9+2reb, B.Noel 6+6reb+2ast
Akademik P.: J.Yow 22+9reb+1ast, O.Tomic 13+12reb+3ast, V.Bachev 13+3reb+6ast, A.Velikov 10+2ast, K.Paisiev 10+4reb+3ast, K.Ivan 8+1reb+1ast