Round 16 (Regular Season): CSKA beat Enisey

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Krasnoyarsk where first ranked CSKA won against host Enisey (9-6) 80-75. CSKA shot 24 for 34 from the free-throw line, while Enisey only scored six points from the stripe. 27 personal fouls committed by Enisey helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Senegalese-French Amath MBaye (205-1989, college: Oklahoma) fired 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American guard Melo Trimble (190-1995, college: Maryland, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 15 points. CSKA's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Canadian guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes (193-1994, college: FSU) produced 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. CSKA (14-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Enisey at the other side keeps the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with Lokomotiv. CSKA are looking forward to face league's second-placed Zenit in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Enisey will play on the road against Minsk and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Perm where sixth ranked Parma-Pari won against visiting Lokomotiv (9-6) 73-67. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Lokomotiv. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman B.J. Johnson (201-1995, college: La Salle) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Richard Solomon contributed with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Jaylen Barford (191-1996, college: Arkansas) replied with 25 points for Lokomotiv. Lokomotiv's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Parma-Pari have a solid four-game winning streak. Despite that victory Parma-Pari went down to seventh position due to points difference. Lokomotiv at the other side keeps the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with Enisey. Parma-Pari will play against N.Novgorod (#13) in Nizhny Novgorod in the next round where they are favorite. Lokomotiv will play on the road against MBA Moscow (#12) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Twelfth ranked Avtodor edged host MBA Moscow (5-10) 80-77. Worth to mention a great performance of Rayshaun Hammonds who helped to win the game recording 18 points. At the losing side Andrey Lopatin responded with 21 points. MBA Moscow's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Avtodor (6-9) moved-up to eleventh place. MBA Moscow lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with ten games lost. Avtodor will meet at home higher ranked Uralmash (#10) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. MBA Moscow will play against Lokomotiv and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 16 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
N.Novgorod was crushed by UNICS in Kazan 91-65. Runa Basket beat Uralmash at home 86-82. Astana won against Minsk on the opponent's court 89-84. Zenit outscored Samara in a home game 96-60.
The best stats of 16th round was 17 points and 10 assists by Thomas Heurtel of Zenit.



Enisey - CSKA 75-80

The most interesting game of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Krasnoyarsk where first ranked CSKA won against host Enisey (9-6) 80-75. CSKA shot 24 for 34 from the free-throw line, while Enisey only scored six points from the stripe. 27 personal fouls committed by Enisey helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Senegalese-French Amath MBaye (205-1989, college: Oklahoma) fired 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American guard Melo Trimble (190-1995, college: Maryland, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 15 points. Four CSKA players scored in double figures. CSKA's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Canadian guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes (193-1994, college: FSU) produced 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and American point guard Jeremiah Martin (189-1996, college: Memphis) added 18 points, 5 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side. CSKA (14-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Enisey at the other side keeps the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with Lokomotiv. CSKA are looking forward to face league's second-placed Zenit in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Enisey will play on the road against Minsk and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
CSKA: M.Trimble 15+1reb+2ast, A.M'Baye 11+9reb+3ast, T.Jekiri 10+5reb, A.Astapkovich 10+2reb+3ast, L.Jean-Charles 9+3ast, S.Ruzhentsev 7+5reb
Enisey: X.Rathan-Mayes 19+8reb+5ast, J.Martin 18+2reb+5ast, M.Hopkins 11+3reb, B.Beech 9+3reb, E.Belyankov 7+7reb, S.Balashov 4+4reb

Parma-Pari - Lokomotiv 73-67

One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Perm where sixth ranked Parma-Pari won against visiting Lokomotiv (9-6) 73-67. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Lokomotiv. Parma-Pari made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman B.J. Johnson (201-1995, college: La Salle) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. The other American import center Richard Solomon (208-1992, college: California, agency: Pensack Sports) contributed with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Parma-Pari players scored in double figures. American guard Jaylen Barford (191-1996, college: Arkansas) replied with 25 points and Andrey Martyuk (211-2000) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Lokomotiv. Lokomotiv's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Parma-Pari have a solid four-game winning streak. Despite that victory Parma-Pari went down to seventh position due to points difference. Lokomotiv at the other side keeps the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with Enisey. Parma-Pari will play against N.Novgorod (#13) in Nizhny Novgorod in the next round where they are favorite. Lokomotiv will play on the road against MBA Moscow (#12) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Parma-Pari: B.Johnson 21+5reb+4ast, R.Solomon 17+6reb+1ast, I.Reese 13+4reb+5ast, A.Platunov 12+3ast, R.Abdulbasirov 7+9reb, S.Ilnitskiy 2+2reb
Lokomotiv: J.Barford 25+4reb+3ast, M.Andrey 15+7reb+1ast, O.White 9+6reb+1ast, A.Kvitkovskikh 6+5reb+1ast, A.Shcherbenev 4+1reb+4ast, V.Emchenko 3+6reb+3ast

MBA Moscow - Avtodor 77-80

One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Twelfth ranked Avtodor edged host MBA Moscow (5-10) 80-77. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Rayshaun Hammonds (206-1998, college: Georgia) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and Croatian guard Dominik Mavra (195-1994) who added 9 points and 7 assists (made all of his seven free throws) during the contest. At the losing side forward Andrey Lopatin (206-1998, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 21 points and guard Timofey Yakushin (194-1997) scored 16 points. Four MBA Moscow players scored in double figures. MBA Moscow's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Avtodor (6-9) moved-up to eleventh place. MBA Moscow lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with ten games lost. Avtodor will meet at home higher ranked Uralmash (#10) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. MBA Moscow will play against Lokomotiv and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Avtodor: R.Hammonds 18+4reb+1ast, V.Pusica 13+2reb+1ast, S.Thornwell 12+5reb+3ast, D.Beslac 11+7reb+2ast, D.Mavra 9+4reb+7ast, D.Khaldeev 8+9reb+2ast
MBA Moscow: A.Lopatin 21+3reb+1ast, T.Yakushin 16+3reb, D.Kasatkin 13+1reb+1ast, E.Voronov 11+3reb+1ast, K.Makar 9+1reb+2ast, M.Barashkov 3+4reb

UNICS - N.Novgorod 91-65

There was no surprise in Kazan where 13th ranked N.Novgorod (3-9) was crushed by third ranked UNICS (10-4) 91-65 on Wednesday. UNICS dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to N.Novgorod's 18. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Jalen Reynolds (208-1992, college: Xavier) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 9 rebounds and North Macedonian point guard Nenad Dimitrijevic (190-1998) who added 16 points and 5 assists during the contest. Five UNICS players scored in double figures. At the losing side Serbian forward Aleksa Novakovic (200-1996, college: EIU, agency: Octagon Europe) responded with 20 points and 6 rebounds and Serbian power forward Dragan Apic (206-1995) scored 8 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. UNICS maintains third position with 10-4 record having five points less than leader CSKA. N.Novgorod lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth place with nine games lost. UNICS will meet Astana (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. N.Novgorod will play against Parma-Pari (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
UNICS: J.Reynolds 17+9reb+1ast, N.Dimitrijevic 16+3reb+5ast, E.Green 16+2reb+3ast, V.Zaitcev 12+3reb+1ast, M.Knight 11+2reb+1ast, A.Komolov 6+1reb+1ast
N.Novgorod: A.Novakovic 20+6reb+1ast, F.Gafurov 10+3reb, D.Apic 8+4reb+1ast, A.Gankevich 7+1reb+2ast, V.Ivlev 7+2reb+3ast, V.Efim 6+1reb+3ast

Runa Basket - Uralmash 86-82

Everything could happen in Moscow at the game between two tied teams. Both seventh ranked Runa Basket and 8th ranked Uralmash had identical 7-7 record. This time Runa Basket used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Yekaterinburg 86-82 on Thursday night. Runa Basket made 22-of-26 free shots (84.6 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Israeli center Alex Tyus (203-1988, college: Florida) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and Serbian swingman Aleksa Radanov (201-1998) who added 21 points during the contest. At the losing side American center Octavius Ellis (208-1993, college: Cincinnati) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Garrett Nevels (188-1992, college: Hawaii, agency: Slash Sports) scored 21 points. Four Uralmash players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Runa Basket (8-7) moved-up to sixth place. Loser Uralmash keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with Astana and Samara. Runa Basket will meet Samara (#9) on the road in the next round. Uralmash will play against Avtodor in Saratov and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the just one year after relegation.
Top scorers:
Runa Basket: A.Radanov 21+3reb+3ast, A.Tyus 17+10reb+3ast, J.Hill 16+4reb+7ast, D.Pokhodiaev 9, N.Ivanovic 8+2reb+4ast, S.Kirill 6+2ast
Uralmash: O.Ellis 21+10reb+1ast, G.Nevels 21+3reb+3ast, A.Glazunov 14+2reb+3ast, A.Zakharov 12+4reb, T.Nelson 8+7reb+1ast, K.Mikheyev 2

Minsk - Astana 84-89

Very expected game when bottom-ranked Belarusian Minsk (0-15) was defeated at home by tenth ranked Kazakhstan Astana (7-8) 89-84 on Thursday. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Royce Hamm Jr (206-1999, college: UNLV, agency: MSG) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds and the other American import forward Devin Davis (198-1995, college: Houston) who added 13 points and 17 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Serbian power forward Aleksandar Zecevic (207-1996, college: FAU) responded with 29 points and 8 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) and Jamaican-Canadian point guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (178-1991, college: Calgary, agency: Slash Sports) scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Minsk's coach let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Defending Kazakhstan champion moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Uralmash and Samara. Defending Belarusian champion Minsk still closes the standings with 15 games lost. Astana will meet at home higher ranked UNICS (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Minsk will play against Enisey (#4) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Astana: R.Hamm Jr. 25+14reb+1ast, M.Johnson 19+7reb+6ast, K.Anderson 15+1reb+7ast, D.Davis 13+17reb+2ast, F.Haase 8, A.Kunkel 5+1reb+1ast
Minsk: A.Zecevic 29+8reb, J.Ogungbemi-Jackson 13+6reb+6ast, G.Motovilov 12+1reb+7ast, D.Kuratnik 10+7reb+2ast, V.Stubeda 7+4reb, U.Mikulski 6+1reb+1ast

Zenit - Samara 96-60

Very predictable result in Saint Petersburg where third ranked Zenit (11-4) outscored 8th ranked Samara (7-8) 96-60 on Thursday. Zenit shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 61.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of French point guard Thomas Heurtel (189-1989, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 assists and Slovakian-American Kyle Kuric (193-1989, college: Louisville) who added 20 points during the contest. Four Zenit players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Javontae Hawkins (196-1993, college: Fordham) responded with 20 points and guard Mikhail Kulagin (191-1994) scored 14 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. Zenit have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending Russian champion moved-up to second place. Samara lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with Astana and Uralmash. Zenit will meet league's leader CSKA in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Samara will play against Runa Basket (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zenit: K.Kuric 20+2reb+1ast, T.Heurtel 17+3reb+10ast, B.Dubljevic 12+2reb+3ast, S.Karasev 10+3reb+3ast, T.Gerasimov 9+3reb, T.Frazier 8+1reb+1ast
Samara: J.Hawkins 20+1reb+1ast, M.Kulagin 14+1reb+1ast, H.Dalton 8+5reb+1ast, J.Thompson IV 5+6reb+1ast, R.Zagorac 4+2reb+2ast, A.Gudumak 3+2reb+2ast