NBL Round 13 (Second Stage): Brno lose to Usti n/Labem

There will be only one (last) round of the Second Stage in NBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between third ranked Brno (23-12) and fourth ranked Usti n/Labem (21-14) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Brno was defeated by Usti n/Labem in a tough game in Brno 84-88. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Brno. 27 personal fouls committed by Brno helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Nick Johnson (193, college: Winthrop) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 6 assists. His fellow American import point guard Jayhlon Young (188-2002, college: Maryland) contributed with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. The former international swingman David Jelinek (194-1990, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 19 points for Brno. Brno's coach Martin Vanek tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Usti n/Labem maintains fourth place with 21-14 record. Brno at the other side keeps the third position with 12 games lost. Usti n/Labem are looking forward to face Decin (#7) on the road in the next round. Brno will play against the league's leader Nymburk (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Nymburk (31-4) which hosted in Nymburk 4th placed Usti n/Labem (21-14). First ranked Nymburk managed to get a 13-point victory 107-94. The former international point guard Ondrej Sehnal (189-1997) stepped up and scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and Jaromir Bohacik chipped in 21 points. Nymburk's coach Oren Amiel allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side New Zealand-Samoan forward Isaac Davidson (201-1997, college: Sonoma St.) responded with 23 points. Nymburk have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 31-4 record. Usti n/Labem at the other side keeps the fourth position with 14 games lost. Nymburk will play against Brno (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Usti n/Labem will play against Decin and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked H.Kralove managed to get the third consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they edged ninth-ranked Olomoucko in Hradec Kralove 86-84. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Olomoucko. Austin Johnson nailed a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Lamb Autrey came up with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for Olomoucko in the defeat. Olomoucko's coach Matt Jones let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. The victory was the third consecutive win for H.Kralove. They maintain twelfth place with 8-26 record. Loser Olomoucko keeps the ninth position with 20 games lost.

Other games in round 13 were not that significant. Olomoucko beat Slavia on the road 88-81. Decin lost to Opava on its own court 70-78. Nymburk outscored Srsni Pisek in a road game 106-78. USK Praha recorded a loss to Slavia at home 76-81.



Nymburk - Usti n/Labem 107-94

An interesting game for Nymburk (31-4) which hosted in Nymburk 4th placed Usti n/Labem (21-14). First ranked Nymburk managed to get a 13-point victory 107-94. Nymburk players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists. The former international point guard Ondrej Sehnal (189-1997) stepped up and scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and the former international Jaromir Bohacik (197-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 21 points. Nymburk's coach Oren Amiel allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side New Zealand-Samoan forward Isaac Davidson (201-1997, college: Sonoma St.) responded with 23 points and power forward Ladislav Pecka (201-1991) scored 8 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Nymburk have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 31-4 record. Usti n/Labem at the other side keeps the fourth position with 14 games lost. Nymburk will play against Brno (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Usti n/Labem will play against Decin and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Usti n/Labem: I.Davidson 23+3reb+1ast, Y.Jayhlon 16+3reb+2ast, K.Lawrence 14+3reb+1ast, A.Pechacek 10+2reb+2ast, J.Potocek 9+3reb, N.Johnson 8+1reb+10ast
Nymburk: B.Jaromir 21+3reb+2ast, S.JT 14+4reb+4ast, R.Frantisek 11+1reb+1ast, S.Ondrej 11+6reb+9ast, S.Matej 11+3reb+2ast, K.Martin 9+1reb

Slavia - Olomoucko 81-88

No shocking result in a game when ninth ranked Olomoucko (14-20) beat 11th ranked Slavia (11-23) in Praha 88-81 on Thursday. Olomoucko made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Canadian center Kyler Filewich (206-2001, college: Wofford) nailed a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and American Bernie Andre (198-1997, college: UT Martin) accounted for 26 points and 6 rebounds. American guard Rubin Jones (196, college: Michigan) came up with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 16 assists and Canadian power forward Meshack Lufile (203-1992, college: Cape Breton) added 16 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Slavia in the defeat. Four Olomoucko and five Slavia players scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Olomoucko. They maintain ninth place with 14-20 record. Slavia lost their third game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 23 games lost.
Top scorers:
Slavia: J.Rubin 19+6reb+16ast, M.Lufile 16+5reb, D.Matej 14+3reb, J.Matusik 12+4reb, M.Jezek 10+7reb+1ast, M.Petr 8+5reb+1ast
Olomoucko: A.Bernie 26+6reb, F.Kyler 23+13reb+6ast, A.Lamb 19+6reb+4ast, O.Siska 11+2reb+2ast, Z.Dominik 4+2reb+2ast, N.Marek 4+3reb

Decin - Opava 70-78

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Decin (17-18) lost at home to seventh ranked Opava (17-18) 78-70 on Saturday. The former international point guard Jakub Sirina (186-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) nailed 17 points and 5 assists for the winning side and American forward Clevon Brown (203-1998, college: FIU) accounted for 11 points and 11 rebounds. American swingman Jaden Dewar-Edwards (198-1999, college: Humboldt St.) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 17 rebounds and the former international power forward Jan Sterba (200-1995) added 19 points respectively for Decin in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Opava moved-up to sixth place, which they share with defeated Decin. Decin lost their fourth game in a row. Opava will meet at home NH Ostrava (#8) in the next round. Decin will play against Usti n/Labem and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Decin: J.Sterba 19+3reb+2ast, J.Dewar-Edwards 15+17reb+1ast, A.Dawes 10+2reb+5ast, M.Sturanovic 8+5reb+1ast, Z.Oliver 5+5reb, F.Kroutil 5
Opava: S.Jakub 17+2reb+5ast, V.Frantisek 12+1reb, B.Clevon 11+11reb+1ast, P.Simon 9+8reb+3ast, G.Isaiah 8+6reb+3ast, S.Jakub 7+8reb+1ast

Srsni Pisek - Nymburk 78-106

Rather predictable result when first ranked Nymburk (31-4) rolled over on the road 5th ranked Srsni Pisek (18-17) 106-78 on Saturday. Nymburk made 22-of-24 free shots (91.7 percent) during the game, while Srsni Pisek only scored six points from the stripe. They outrebounded Srsni Pisek 39-26 including 26 on the defensive glass. Nymburk looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Tony Perkins (193-2001, college: Missouri) nailed 25 points for the winning side and his fellow American import forward JT Shumate (201-1999, college: Toledo) accounted for 15 points and 6 rebounds. Four Nymburk players scored in double figures. Power forward Jan Karlovsky (201-1999) came up with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and swingman Josef Svoboda (197-2005) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Srsni Pisek 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. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Nymburk. Defending champion maintains first place with 31-4 record. Loser Srsni Pisek keeps the fifth position with 17 games lost. Nymburk will meet Brno (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Srsni Pisek will play against the league's second-placed Pardubice and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Srsni Pisek: J.Karlovsky 19+5reb+4ast, S.Josef 18+5reb+2ast, B.Matej 14+3reb+4ast, D.Fait 8+1reb+2ast, J.Haiblik 6+1reb+2ast, S.Petr 5+2reb
Nymburk: P.Tony 25+1reb+3ast, S.JT 15+6reb+3ast, K.Martin 13+3reb, S.Matej 12+2reb, B.Jaromir 10+6reb, F.Goran 9+3reb+1ast

H.Kralove - Olomoucko 86-84

Bottom-ranked H.Kralove managed to get the third consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they edged ninth-ranked Olomoucko in Hradec Kralove 86-84. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Olomoucko. H.Kralove forced 19 Olomoucko turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American forward Austin Johnson (206, college: LBSU) nailed a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side and forward Martin Roub (208-1997, college: Jax State) accounted for 22 points and 9 rebounds. Four H.Kralove players scored in double figures. American swingman Lamb Autrey (193-1989, college: St.Mary's, TX) came up with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and Canadian center Kyler Filewich (206-2001, college: Wofford) added 18 points and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) respectively for Olomoucko in the defeat. Olomoucko's coach Matt Jones let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. The victory was the third consecutive win for H.Kralove. They maintain twelfth place with 8-26 record. Loser Olomoucko keeps the ninth position with 20 games lost.
Top scorers:
Olomoucko: K.Filewich 18+4reb+4ast, L.Autrey 16+7reb+6ast, D.Zak 13+5reb+1ast, J.Oupoh 9+2reb, A.Goga 8+3reb+2ast, S.Ondrej 6+3reb+3ast
H.Kralove: M.Roub 22+9reb, J.Austin 19+11reb+2ast, N.Lassi 11+1reb+4ast, B.Kareem 11+1reb+5ast, D.Tomas 8+1reb+2ast, J.Bubenicek 5+1reb+4ast

USK Praha - Slavia 76-81

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 10th ranked USK Praha (12-22) lost at home to eleventh ranked Slavia (11-23) 81-76 on Saturday. American guard Rubin Jones (196, college: Michigan) nailed 23 points and 4 assists for the winning side and Jan Matusik (202-2006) accounted for 19 points and 6 rebounds. The former international swingman Petr Safarcik (195-1994) came up with 22 points and 5 rebounds and the former international swingman Ondrej Svec (199-2003) added 13 points and 5 assists respectively for USK Praha in the defeat. Four USK Praha players scored in double figures. USK Praha's coach Lubos Barton gave the chance to play for ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Slavia maintains eleventh place with 11-23 record. USK Praha lost their third game in a row. They keep the tenth position with 22 games lost.
Top scorers:
USK Praha: S.Petr 22+5reb, O.Svec 13+4reb+5ast, H.Wright 11+6reb+1ast, D.Vlk 11+8reb+1ast, T.Tainamo 6+5reb, M.Safarik 6+2ast
Slavia: R.Jones 23+4reb+4ast, M.Jan 19+6reb, L.Meshack 13+9reb, P.Machac 9+9reb+2ast, M.Radovan 8+2reb+2ast, V.Zeithammer 4+2reb+1ast

Brno - Usti n/Labem 84-88

The game between third ranked Brno (23-12) and fourth ranked Usti n/Labem (21-14) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Brno was defeated by Usti n/Labem in a tough game in Brno 84-88. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Brno. 27 personal fouls committed by Brno helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Nick Johnson (193, college: Winthrop) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 6 assists. His fellow American import point guard Jayhlon Young (188-2002, college: Maryland) contributed with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. The former international swingman David Jelinek (194-1990, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 19 points and American guard Tevin Olison (194-1998, college: YSU, agency: One Motive Sports) added 15 points in the effort for Brno. Five Usti n/Labem and four Brno players scored in double figures. Brno's coach Martin Vanek tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Usti n/Labem maintains fourth place with 21-14 record. Brno at the other side keeps the third position with 12 games lost. Usti n/Labem are looking forward to face Decin (#7) on the road in the next round. Brno will play against the league's leader Nymburk (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Brno: D.Jelinek 19+4reb+2ast, T.Olison 15+2reb+3ast, A.Kejval 11+8reb+1ast, K.Kalu 10+6reb, C.Ryker 10+3reb+1ast, S.Simon 7+3reb
Usti n/Labem: L.Kimani 17+5reb+1ast, J.Nick 17+4reb+6ast, P.Adam 15+3reb, J.Young 12+5reb+8ast, L.Pecka 11+9reb+1ast, K.Filip 10+5reb+1ast