NBL Round 9 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in Opava supposed to be quite interesting. Second ranked Slavia (8-1) played at the court of 8th ranked Opava (3-6). Slavia smashed Opava 121-96 on Friday. Slavia shot 60.9 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Opava helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Javian McCollum (188-2002, college: Georgia Tech) stepped up and scored 22 points and 9 assists for the winners and American-Haitian point guard Ronaldo Segu (183-1999, college: Buffalo) chipped in 15 points and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international center Simon Pursl (205-1997) with 16 points and 7 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. Slavia keeps a position of league leader. Opava lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with six games lost. They share the position with H.Kralove and Brno. Slavia are looking forward to face Usti n/Labem (#4) in Usti nad Labem in the next round. Opava will play at home against H.Kralove (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Brno was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Srsni Pisek (5-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Brno (3-6). Srsni Pisek defeated Brno 95-82. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Brno. International center Martin Svoboda (201-2001) nailed 21 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and Vojtech Sykora accounted for 11 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. point guard Vojtech Synacek (190-2006) came up with 23 points for Brno in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Srsni Pisek moved-up to fifth place, which they share with NH Ostrava. Brno at the other side dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with Opava and H.Kralove. Srsni Pisek will play against higher ranked Decin (#3) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brno will play against Olomoucko (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Ostrava supposed to be also quite interesting. 4th placed Usti n/Labem (6-3) played at the court of sixth ranked NH Ostrava (5-3). NH Ostrava smashed Usti n/Labem 82-61 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Olexandr Belikov who had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was JaBorri McGhee who recorded 14 points and 6 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. NH Ostrava moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Srsni Pisek. Loser Usti n/Labem keeps the fourth position with three games lost. NH Ostrava will meet at home bottom-ranked Plzen (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Usti n/Labem will play against the league's leader Slavia (#1) and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 9 Plzen was destroyed by Pardubice on the opponent's court 98-74. H.Kralove unfortunately lost to USK Praha in a home game 85-93.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 23 points by Xavier Johnson of USK Praha.



Opava - Slavia 96-121:
The game in Opava supposed to be quite interesting. Second ranked Slavia (8-1) played at the court of 8th ranked Opava (3-6). Slavia smashed Opava 121-96 on Friday. Slavia shot 60.9 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Opava helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Javian McCollum (188-2002, college: Georgia Tech) stepped up and scored 22 points and 9 assists for the winners and American-Haitian point guard Ronaldo Segu (183-1999, college: Buffalo) chipped in 15 points and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international center Simon Pursl (205-1997) with 16 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Jalen Montgomery (196-2001, college: UNCW) scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Both teams had five 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. Slavia keeps a position of league leader. Opava lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with six games lost. They share the position with H.Kralove and Brno. Slavia are looking forward to face Usti n/Labem (#4) in Usti nad Labem in the next round. Opava will play at home against H.Kralove (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Opava: S.Pursl 16+7reb+3ast, Z.Filip 14+3reb+1ast, J.Slavik 13+4reb+1ast, J.Sirina 11+3reb+3ast, E.Chargois 11+6reb+2ast, J.Montgomery 10+7reb+6ast
Slavia: M.Javian 22+2reb+9ast, B.David 15+6reb, S.Ronaldo 15+1reb+6ast, H.Travis 14+5reb+1ast, B.Jaromir 13+2reb+2ast, R.Frantisek 12+1reb+3ast

Pardubice - Plzen 98-74:
Very expected game when 11th ranked Plzen (1-8) was crushed on the road by second ranked Pardubice (8-2) 98-74 on Wednesday. Pardubice dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Plzen's 24 and made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Pardubice forced 22 Plzen turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American point guard Trey Bonham (183-2002, college: Chattanooga) who scored 18 points and 5 assists. ex-international power forward Lubos Kovar (205-2000) chipped in 13 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Slovakian Juraj Palenik (200-2000) who recorded 23 points and 6 rebounds and American guard Damon Nicholas Jr (193, college: SHSU) added 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Five Pardubice and four Plzen players scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Pardubice maintains second place with 8-2 record having just one point less than leader Slavia. Newly promoted Plzen dropped to the bottom position with eight games lost. They share it with Olomoucko. Pardubice will meet USK Praha (#7) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Plzen will play against NH Ostrava (#5) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Plzen: J.Palenik 23+6reb+1ast, D.Nicholas Jr. 17+7reb+4ast, F.Vana 12+3reb+4ast, J.Paidar 10+1reb+3ast, T.Dominik 6+3reb+1ast, K.Jakub 4+4reb+2ast
Pardubice: B.Trey 18+4reb+5ast, M.Ryan 15+4reb+3ast, K.Lubos 13+7reb+3ast, K.Zed 12+5reb+3ast, T.Jakub 10+1reb+5ast, S.Kamil 9+4reb+1ast

Brno - Srsni Pisek 82-95:
The game in Brno was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Srsni Pisek (5-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Brno (3-6). Srsni Pisek defeated Brno 95-82. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Brno. Brno was plagued by 33 personal fouls down the stretch. International center Martin Svoboda (201-2001) nailed 21 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and ex-international Vojtech Sykora (190-2001) accounted for 11 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Srsni Pisek players scored in double figures. point guard Vojtech Synacek (190-2006) came up with 23 points and American swingman Jaden Dewar-Edwards (198-1999, college: CP Humboldt) added 20 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Brno in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Srsni Pisek moved-up to fifth place, which they share with NH Ostrava. Brno at the other side dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with Opava and H.Kralove. Srsni Pisek will play against higher ranked Decin (#3) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brno will play against Olomoucko (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Brno: V.Synacek 23+2reb+2ast, J.Dewar-Edwards 20+5reb+1ast, P.Krivanek 9+6reb+8ast, S.Svoboda 8+3reb+1ast, C.Thomas 7+5reb+3ast, J.Ballisager-Webb 5+6reb+1ast
Srsni Pisek: M.Svoboda 21+7reb+3ast, C.Mikulas 16+3reb+2ast, Z.Jakub 13+3reb+2ast, J.Svoboda 13+4reb+3ast, S.Vojtech 11+9reb+5ast, K.Jan 8+9reb+2ast

NH Ostrava - Usti n/Labem 82-61:
The game in Ostrava supposed to be also quite interesting. 4th placed Usti n/Labem (6-3) played at the court of sixth ranked NH Ostrava (5-3). NH Ostrava smashed Usti n/Labem 82-61 on Wednesday. NH Ostrava outrebounded Usti n/Labem 58-29 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian swingman Olexandr Belikov (202-1992) who had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds. American center Andre Screen (216-2001, college: Butler) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Five NH Ostrava players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard JaBorri McGhee (188-2004, college: MSU) who recorded 14 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Ladislav Pecka (201-1991, agency: Starting 5) added 15 points respectively. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. NH Ostrava moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Srsni Pisek. Loser Usti n/Labem keeps the fourth position with three games lost. NH Ostrava will meet at home bottom-ranked Plzen (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Usti n/Labem will play against the league's leader Slavia (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Usti n/Labem: L.Pecka 15+3reb+1ast, J.McGhee 14+6reb+2ast, N.Lane 7+4reb+1ast, Z.David 6+3reb, J.Potocek 6+6reb+1ast, R.Blackwell 5+2reb
NH Ostrava: S.Andre 16+10reb+1ast, H.Erik 15+4reb, P.Lukas 15+7reb+3ast, B.Olexandr 15+13reb+1ast, A.Ciz 11+6reb+10ast, S.Michal 5+9reb+2ast

H.Kralove - USK Praha 85-93:
Everything could happen in Hradec Kralove at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked USK Praha and 8th ranked H.Kralove had identical 3-5 record. But H.Kralove was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Praha 93-85 on Wednesday night. The best player for the winners was American guard Xavier Johnson (185-2000, college: SIU) who scored 23 points. His fellow American import forward KJ Doucet (201-2003, college: Winthrop) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. USK Praha's coach Teo Hojc used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Xavion Brown (190-2002, college: DBU, agency: Starting 5) who recorded 21 points and 6 rebounds and Serbian guard Marko Sinik (190-1998, agency: 011 Sports) added 20 points respectively. USK Praha (4-5) moved-up to seventh place. Loser H.Kralove keeps the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with Opava and Brno. USK Praha will meet at home league's second-placed Pardubice in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Kralove will play against Opava (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
H.Kralove: X.Brown 21+6reb+3ast, M.Sinik 20+2reb+2ast, J.Cortesao 14+4reb+3ast, B.McLaurin 9+8reb+3ast, C.Ashby 8, B.Justin 5+4reb+2ast
USK Praha: J.Xavier 23+4reb+2ast, D.K.J. 19+5reb+1ast, K.Tomas 12+6ast, S.Matej 11+3reb+1ast, C.Michael 9+5reb+1ast, A.Patrik 9+5reb+1ast