NBL Round 1 (Second Stage): Decin lose to Pardubice

The Second Stage in NBL just started. Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between Decin and Pardubice was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Decin unexpectedly was crushed by in Pardubice 74-115. Pardubice dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Decin's 32. Pardubice forced 20 Decin turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Decin helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Trey Bonham (183-2002, college: Chattanooga, agency: JCK Sports Group) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. His fellow American import guard Jamonda Bryant Jr (185-2000, college: Norfolk St.) contributed with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Pardubice's coach Jan Sotnar felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international power forward Jan Sterba (200-1995) answered with 22 points for Decin. Pardubice are looking forward to face Brno at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Decin will play against NH Ostrava and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a road loss of Brno against Srsni Pisek on Sunday night. Visiting Brno was defeated by Srsni Pisek in Pisek 101-84. Swingman Kevin Tyml (199-2001) stepped up and scored 26 points (made all of his ten free throws !!!) for the winners and Matej Burda chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side the former international swingman David Jelinek (194-1990, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Srsni Pisek will play against Opava at home in the next round. Brno will play against Pardubice and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between H.Kralove and USK Praha , which took place in Praha. H.Kralove lost to USK Praha in a road game 93-100 on Saturday. Terry Henderson Jr nailed 21 points and 6 assists for the winning side. Martin Roub came up with 16 points and 7 rebounds for H.Kralove in the defeat. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last two games of round 1 Slavia was beaten by Olomoucko on the road 97-84. Usti n/Labem destroyed NH Ostrava on its own court 105-82.
The most impressive performance of 1st round was 28 points and 5 rebounds by Nick Johnson of Usti n/Labem.



Pardubice - Decin 115-74

The game between Decin and Pardubice was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Decin unexpectedly was crushed by in Pardubice 74-115. Pardubice dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Decin's 32. Pardubice forced 20 Decin turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Decin helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Trey Bonham (183-2002, college: Chattanooga, agency: JCK Sports Group) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. His fellow American import guard Jamonda Bryant Jr (185-2000, college: Norfolk St.) contributed with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Bryant Jr. is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Pardubice players scored in double figures. Pardubice's coach Jan Sotnar felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international power forward Jan Sterba (200-1995) answered with 22 points and American swingman Jaden Dewar-Edwards (198-1999, college: Humboldt St.) added 13 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Decin. Pardubice are looking forward to face Brno at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Decin will play against NH Ostrava and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Pardubice: B.Trey 23+8reb+6ast, B.Jamonda 21+6reb+8ast, K.Lubos 20+7reb+1ast, K.Zed 16+5reb+2ast, N.Martin 11+1reb+2ast, M.Ryan 9+2reb+3ast
Decin: J.Sterba 22+3reb+2ast, J.Dewar-Edwards 13+8reb+1ast, A.Rand 12+8reb+1ast, D.Davis 9+2reb+6ast, M.Sturanovic 6+4reb+2ast, F.Kroutil 6+3reb+3ast

USK Praha - H.Kralove 100-93

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between H.Kralove and USK Praha , which took place in Praha. H.Kralove lost to USK Praha in a road game 93-100 on Saturday. USK Praha looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American guard Terry Henderson Jr (196-1994, college: NC State) nailed 21 points and 6 assists (made all of his ten free throws !!!) for the winning side and the former international swingman Ondrej Svec (199-2003) accounted for 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Martin Roub (208-1997, college: Jax State) came up with 16 points and 7 rebounds and Finnish point guard Lassi Nikkarinen (188-1997, college: Montana St.) added 14 points and 11 assists respectively for H.Kralove in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
USK Praha: H.Terry 21+4reb+6ast, S.Ondrej 19+5reb+6ast, V.Dalibor 17+6reb, M.Bo 12+2reb+9ast, T.Touko 12+5reb+1ast, J.Eduardo 7+4reb+1ast
H.Kralove: K.Chatman 18+4reb, R.Martin 16+7reb+3ast, V.Synacek 15+1reb, L.Nikkarinen 14+1reb+11ast, A.Johnson 13+5reb+1ast, T.Dvorak 9+2reb+4ast

Olomoucko - Slavia 97-84

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Olomoucko's home victory over Slavia 97-84 on Saturday. Olomoucko dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Slavia's 30. Olomoucko had a 30-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Canadian guard Kobe Elvis (185-2001, college: Oklahoma) nailed 24 points and 7 assists for the winning side and American Bernie Andre (198-1997, college: UT Martin, agency: JCK Sports Group) accounted for 24 points and 7 rebounds. American guard Rubin Jones (196, college: Michigan) came up with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of his ten free throws !!!) and the former international power forward David Bohm (205-2001, college: EWU) added 20 points respectively for Slavia in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Slavia's coach Pavel Stanek rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Olomoucko: A.Bernie 24+7reb+2ast, K.Elvis 24+4reb+7ast, N.Marek 12+6reb, Z.Dominik 12+3reb, O.Siska 10+2reb+3ast, F.Kyler 8+10reb+6ast
Slavia: J.Rubin 23+8reb+6ast, D.Bohm 20+4reb+2ast, D.Matej 15+1reb+3ast, M.Jezek 15+3reb, R.Mrazek 3+2reb+1ast, J.Matusik 3+3reb

Srsni Pisek - Brno 101-84

Very important is a road loss of Brno against Srsni Pisek on Sunday night. Visiting Brno was defeated by Srsni Pisek in Pisek 101-84. Brno was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Swingman Kevin Tyml (199-2001) stepped up and scored 26 points (made all of his ten free throws !!!) for the winners and point guard Matej Burda (189-2001) chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds. Five Srsni Pisek players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international swingman David Jelinek (194-1990, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international guard Radek Farsky (195-1999, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 17 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Srsni Pisek will play against Opava at home in the next round. Brno will play against Pardubice and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Srsni Pisek: T.Kevin 26+4reb+2ast, M.Burda 20+6reb+2ast, M.Svoboda 18+7reb+3ast, K.Jan 14+4reb+1ast, K.Michal 11+4reb+3ast, J.Svoboda 8+3reb+1ast
Brno: D.Jelinek 19+6reb+5ast, R.Farsky 17+2reb+1ast, A.Kejval 11+6reb+2ast, S.Simon 9+1reb+3ast, K.Langley 8+2reb, J.Tomas 8+1ast

Usti n/Labem - NH Ostrava 105-82

The game between closely ranked teams ended with NH Ostrava's road loss to Usti n/Labem in Usti nad Labem 82-105 on Sunday. Usti n/Labem made 35-of-43 free shots (81.4 percent) during the game, while NH Ostrava only scored seventeen points from the stripe. American guard Nick Johnson (193, college: Winthrop) nailed 28 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and power forward Ladislav Pecka (201-1991) accounted for 15 points and 6 rebounds. Four Usti n/Labem players scored in double figures. American guard Lynn Greer III (188-2002, college: Temple) came up with 20 points and the former international forward Lukas Palyza (203-1989) added 14 points respectively for NH Ostrava in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Usti n/Labem will meet Nymburk on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. NH Ostrava will play against Decin and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Usti n/Labem: J.Nick 28+5reb+2ast, L.Pecka 15+6reb+3ast, V.Tomas 12+2reb+4ast, D.Isaac 10+5reb, K.Filip 9+2reb+1ast, P.Josef 8+3reb+1ast
NH Ostrava: L.Greer III 20, L.Palyza 14+2ast, E.Cato 10+4reb, C.Adam 8+4reb+2ast, M.Svoboda 8, M.Cank 7+3reb+2ast