NBL Round 12 (Second Stage): Nymburk edge Pardubice by two points

There are only two more rounds left in the Second Stage in NBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 12 in the NBL took place in Nymburk. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of second-best Pardubice (26-9) to first ranked Nymburk (29-4) 88-86 in the game for the first place. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Pardubice. Nymburk looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international Jaromir Bohacik (197-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 22 points. The former international point guard Ondrej Sehnal (189-1997) chipped in 7 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Nymburk's coach Oren Amiel used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Jamonda Bryant Jr (185-2000, college: Norfolk St.) who recorded 31 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). Nymburk have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 29-4 record. Pardubice at the other side keeps the second place with nine games lost. Nymburk are looking forward to face Srsni Pisek (#5) on the road in the next round. Pardubice will have a break next round.
Seventh-ranked Opava (16-18) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Usti n/Labem (20-13) in Usti nad Labem. Usti n/Labem managed to secure only three-point victory 98-95. However their fans expected easier game. It was a good game for American guard Nick Johnson (193, college: Winthrop) who led his team to a victory with 21 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Kimani Lawrence contributed with 24 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. The former international point guard Jakub Sirina (186-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) replied with 22 points and 5 assists for Opava. Opava's coach David Zach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Usti n/Labem maintains fourth position with 20-13 record. Opava lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 18 games lost. Usti n/Labem will play against higher ranked Brno (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Opava will play against Decin (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked H.Kralove managed to get the second consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they won against eleventh-ranked Slavia in Praha 97-89. Worth to mention a great performance of Kareem Brewton Jr who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Petr Machac with 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). H.Kralove maintains twelfth position with 7-26 record. Loser Slavia keeps the eleventh place with 22 games lost. H.Kralove will meet at home higher ranked Olomoucko (#9) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Slavia's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Praha to the arena USK Praha.

Rest of the games of round 12 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Pardubice defeated NH Ostrava in a road game 101-93. NH Ostrava was smashed by Brno at home 77-102. USK Praha was destroyed by Olomoucko on the opponent's court 95-65. Srsni Pisek managed to outperform Decin in a home game 91-76.



NH Ostrava - Pardubice 93-101

There was no surprise when 8th ranked NH Ostrava (10-25) was defeated at home by second ranked Pardubice (26-9) 101-93 on Wednesday. Pardubice made 26-of-31 free shots (83.9 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Jamonda Bryant Jr (185-2000, college: Norfolk St.) who helped to win the game recording 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import forward Zed Key (203-2002, college: Dayton) who added 24 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) during the contest. Bryant Jr. is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Pardubice players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Australian swingman Elias Cato (206, college: Cent Arkansas) with 24 points and 5 rebounds and American forward Keenon Cole (201-2000, college: Lindenwood) scored 15 points. NH Ostrava's coach Adam Choleva tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Pardubice have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 26-9 record having just one point less than leader Olomoucko. NH Ostrava lost eleventh consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 25 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Pardubice: B.Jamonda 24+6reb+4ast, K.Zed 24+8reb+1ast, T.Jakub 18+4reb+2ast, M.Ryan 11+6reb+3ast, S.Kamil 10+3reb+1ast, L.Adam 8+3reb+1ast
NH Ostrava: E.Cato 24+5reb+2ast, K.Cole 15+4reb, L.Palyza 12, M.Svoboda 10+1reb+1ast, S.Godwin 9+3reb+3ast, M.Cank 7+5reb+2ast

Nymburk - Pardubice 88-86

The most exciting game of round 12 in the NBL took place in Nymburk. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of second-best Pardubice (26-9) to first ranked Nymburk (29-4) 88-86 in the game for the first place. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Pardubice. Nymburk looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international Jaromir Bohacik (197-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 22 points. The former international point guard Ondrej Sehnal (189-1997) chipped in 7 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Nymburk's coach Oren Amiel used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Jamonda Bryant Jr (185-2000, college: Norfolk St.) who recorded 31 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) and his fellow American import forward Zed Key (203-2002, college: Dayton) added 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks respectively. Nymburk have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 29-4 record. Pardubice at the other side keeps the second place with nine games lost. Nymburk are looking forward to face Srsni Pisek (#5) on the road in the next round. Pardubice will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Nymburk: B.Jaromir 22+2reb+3ast, P.Tony 9+5reb+1ast, F.Goran 9+3reb+2ast, B.David 8+4reb+2ast, S.Ondrej 7+6reb+6ast, S.JT 7+4reb+1ast
Pardubice: J.Bryant Jr. 31+6reb+6ast, Z.Key 19+9reb+1ast, J.Tuma 11+3reb+2ast, K.Svrdlik 9+14reb, R.Moffatt 7+2reb, A.Lukes 6+6reb

NH Ostrava - Brno 77-102

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Brno (23-11) smashed on the road 8th ranked NH Ostrava (10-25) 102-77 on Saturday. Brno dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to NH Ostrava's 28. Brno forced 19 NH Ostrava turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Ryker Cisarik (206, college: Nova SE) who helped to win the game recording 11 points and 5 rebounds and forward Milan Stranel (201-2005) who added 14 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Five Brno players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Lukas Palyza (203-1989) with 30 points (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) and American forward Sam Godwin (208-2001, college: Oklahoma, agency: Origins Sports Group) scored 7 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Brno have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 23-11 record having five points less than leader Olomoucko. NH Ostrava lost eleventh consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 25 games lost. Brno will meet at home Usti n/Labem (#4) in the next round. NH Ostrava will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Brno: S.Milan 14+5reb, K.Kevin 13+5reb, R.Cisarik 11+5reb+3ast, S.Svoboda 11+2reb, K.Adam 10+3reb+2ast, J.David 10+3reb+2ast
NH Ostrava: L.Palyza 30+2reb+2ast, N.Pavel 11+2reb+2ast, M.Cank 10+1ast, S.Godwin 7+8reb, E.Cato 5+5reb+1ast, S.Matej 5+5reb+2ast

Olomoucko - USK Praha 95-65

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked USK Praha's (12-21) road loss to ninth ranked Olomoucko (13-19) 65-95 on Saturday. Olomoucko shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 56.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by USK Praha's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Lamb Autrey (193-1989, college: St.Mary's, TX) who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals and Canadian center Kyler Filewich (206-2001, college: Wofford) who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Five Olomoucko players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international swingman Ondrej Svec (199-2003) with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Matej Safarik (188-2003) scored 13 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olomoucko maintains ninth position with 13-19 record. Loser USK Praha keeps the tenth place with 21 games lost. Olomoucko will meet bottom-ranked H.Kralove (#12) in the next round. USK Praha's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Praha Slavia.
Top scorers:
Olomoucko: A.Bernie 15+1reb+3ast, F.Kyler 15+7reb+1ast, A.Lamb 14+5reb+7ast, Z.Dominik 14+6reb+2ast, O.Siska 13+2reb+8ast, K.Miroslav 13+4reb
USK Praha: S.Petr 13+1reb, D.Vlk 13+2reb, M.Safarik 13+3reb+1ast, O.Svec 9+7reb+4ast, T.Tainamo 9+7reb+1ast, W.Samuel 5+4reb

Slavia - H.Kralove 89-97

Bottom-ranked H.Kralove managed to get the second consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they won against eleventh-ranked Slavia in Praha 97-89. H.Kralove made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Kareem Brewton Jr (190-1995, college: Memphis, agency: 011 Sports) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 5 rebounds and guard Tomas Dvorak (189-2002) who added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Petr Machac (200-1999) with 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and American guard Rubin Jones (196, college: Michigan) scored 18 points and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. H.Kralove maintains twelfth position with 7-26 record. Loser Slavia keeps the eleventh place with 22 games lost. H.Kralove will meet at home higher ranked Olomoucko (#9) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Slavia's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Praha to the arena USK Praha.
Top scorers:
H.Kralove: B.Kareem 22+5reb+3ast, M.Roub 17+5reb+1ast, S.David 14+5reb+2ast, D.Tomas 14+6reb+4ast, S.Vojtech 9+2reb, J.Austin 9+9reb+1ast
Slavia: M.Petr 18+5reb+3ast, J.Rubin 18+1reb+6ast, R.Mrazek 13+4reb+1ast, N.Noumeros 12+6reb+1ast, R.Clemons 9+2reb+1ast, D.Matej 8+2reb+1ast

Srsni Pisek - Decin 91-76

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both fifth ranked Srsni Pisek and 6th ranked Decin had identical 17-16 record. This time Srsni Pisek used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Decin 91-76 on Sunday night. Srsni Pisek dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Decin's 30. They outrebounded Decin 48-26 including a 21-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Jan Karlovsky (201-1999) who helped to win the game recording 28 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Matej Burda (189-2001) who added 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Srsni Pisek players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Al-Amir Dawes (188-2001, college: Seton Hall) with 21 points and the former international power forward Tomas Pomikalek (200-1989) scored 14 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Srsni Pisek maintains fifth position with 18-16 record. Decin lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 17 games lost. Srsni Pisek will meet at home league's leader Nymburk in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Decin will play against Opava (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Srsni Pisek: K.Jan 28+7reb+3ast, M.Burda 19+5reb+4ast, P.Slechta 16+4reb+2ast, J.Svoboda 13+5reb+4ast, F.Dalibor 7+1reb, H.Johan 4+8reb+2ast
Decin: A.Dawes 21+1reb, T.Pomikalek 14+2reb, D.Davis 8+2reb+5ast, Z.Oliver 6, F.Lukas 6, J.Dewar-Edwards 5+4reb

Usti n/Labem - Opava 98-95

Seventh-ranked Opava (16-18) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Usti n/Labem (20-13) in Usti nad Labem. Usti n/Labem managed to secure only three-point victory 98-95. However their fans expected easier game. Usti n/Labem dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Opava's 28 and made 20-of-25 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American guard Nick Johnson (193, college: Winthrop) who led his team to a victory with 21 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. The other American import Kimani Lawrence (202-1998, college: Arizona St.) contributed with 24 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. Five Usti n/Labem players scored in double figures. The former international point guard Jakub Sirina (186-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) replied with 22 points and 5 assists and forward Jan Svandrlik (201-1994, college: Iona, agency: Octagon Europe) added 19 points and 4 steals in the effort for Opava. Opava's coach David Zach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Usti n/Labem maintains fourth position with 20-13 record. Opava lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 18 games lost. Usti n/Labem will play against higher ranked Brno (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Opava will play against Decin (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Usti n/Labem: L.Kimani 24+3reb, J.Nick 21+4reb+5ast, V.Tomas 19+5reb+2ast, P.Adam 12+6reb, J.Young 10+3reb+5ast, L.Pecka 5+6reb+2ast
Opava: J.Sirina 22+4reb+5ast, J.Svandrlik 19+3reb+2ast, K.Kavan 13+2reb, F.Vana 9+4reb+1ast, S.Pursl 9+6reb+1ast, I.Gray 8+4reb+4ast