VTB United League Day 6 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Zenit's defeat of Dinamo

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 6 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Vladivostok where fourth ranked Zenit won against host Dinamo V. (2-5) 83-72. Zenit dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Dinamo V.'s 36. Zenit looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a good game for Andrey Martyuk (211-2000) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Georgy Zhbanov (197) contributed with 12 points and 7 assists for the winners. American forward Nathaniel Pollard Jr (196-2000, college: UMES, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for Dinamo. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zenit have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Newly promoted Dinamo dropped to the ninth position with five games lost. Zenit are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Samara (#12) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dinamo will play against the league's leader CSKA in Moscow and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
One of the most interesting games of round 6 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Krasnoyarsk where ninth ranked MBA Moscow won against host Enisey (1-5) 106-99. Forward Danil Pevnev (203-2000) had a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 18 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Pavel Savkov chipped in 18 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Charles Callison (185-1995, college: WSU, agency: Slash Sports) with 31 points and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. MBA Moscow (2-4) moved-up to eighth place. Enisey lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with five games lost. MBA Moscow will play against higher ranked Avtodor (#7) in Saratov in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Enisey will play at home against Dinamo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
One of the most interesting games of round 6 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Krasnodar where third ranked Lokomotiv outleveled visiting UNICS (5-2) 107-80. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of UNICS. Alen Hadzibegovic notched 23 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) to lead the effort. Even 15 points and 5 rebounds by Jalen Reynolds did not help to save the game for UNICS. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lokomotiv have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. UNICS at the other side keeps the fourth position with two games lost. Lokomotiv will meet at home Parma-Pari (#5) in the next round. UNICS will play against Parma-Pari in Perm and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 6 winless Samara was smashed by Parma-Pari on the road 109-68.
The most impressive performance of 6th round was 18 points and 8 rebounds by Evgeny Minchenko of Samara.



Dinamo V. - Zenit 72-83:
The most interesting game of round 6 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Vladivostok where fourth ranked Zenit won against host Dinamo V. (2-5) 83-72. Zenit dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Dinamo V.'s 36. Zenit looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a good game for Andrey Martyuk (211-2000) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Georgy Zhbanov (197) contributed with 12 points and 7 assists for the winners. American forward Nathaniel Pollard Jr (196-2000, college: UMES, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and his fellow American import point guard DaQuan Smith (188-1999, college: Radford) added 22 points in the effort for Dinamo. Four Dinamo players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zenit have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Newly promoted Dinamo dropped to the ninth position with five games lost. Zenit are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Samara (#12) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dinamo will play against the league's leader CSKA in Moscow and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Zenit: M.Andrey 20+6reb, Z.Georgy 12+3reb+7ast, M.Nate 11+3reb+3ast, I.Ike 11+2ast, P.Alexander 9+5reb+2ast, E.Vladislav 7+2reb+2ast
Dinamo V.: D.Smith 22+3reb+3ast, N.Pollard Jr. 18+11reb+4ast, I.Crawley 11+8reb+2ast, D.Utomi 10+4reb+2ast, I.Strebkov 3+2reb+2ast, S.Nikolay 2+1reb+4ast

Enisey - MBA Moscow 99-106:
One of the most interesting games of round 6 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Krasnoyarsk where ninth ranked MBA Moscow won against host Enisey (1-5) 106-99. MBA Moscow outrebounded Enisey 52-37 including 22 on the offensive glass. Enisey was plagued by 31 personal fouls down the stretch. Forward Danil Pevnev (203-2000) had a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 18 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Pavel Savkov (201-2002) chipped in 18 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Charles Callison (185-1995, college: WSU, agency: Slash Sports) with 31 points and 4 assists and forward Ivan Belousov (197) scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Five MBA Moscow and four Enisey players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. MBA Moscow (2-4) moved-up to eighth place. Enisey lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with five games lost. MBA Moscow will play against higher ranked Avtodor (#7) in Saratov in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Enisey will play at home against Dinamo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
MBA Moscow: P.Danil 33+18reb+2ast, S.Pavel 18+4reb+2ast, S.Dmitry 15+2reb+1ast, A.Malinin 14+4reb, M.Ogarkov 13+7reb+1ast, K.Alexandr 6+8reb+2ast
Enisey: C.Callison 31+2reb+4ast, S.Dolinin 20+3reb+1ast, I.Belousov 16+8reb+3ast, E.Vanin 11+3reb+2ast, G.Motovilov 7+1reb+4ast, A.Shlegel 6+6reb+3ast

Lokomotiv - UNICS 107-80:
One of the most interesting games of round 6 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Krasnodar where third ranked Lokomotiv outleveled visiting UNICS (5-2) 107-80. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of UNICS. Lokomotiv dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to UNICS's 46. Lokomotiv looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by UNICS's players. Montenegrin-Qatari Alen Hadzibegovic (208-1999) notched 23 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and American guard Patrick Miller (185-1992, college: Tennessee St., agency: Slash Sports) supported him with 13 points and 8 assists. Even 15 points and 5 rebounds by American center Jalen Reynolds (208-1992, college: Xavier) did not help to save the game for UNICS. Croatian center Luka Samanic (211-2000) added 13 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four 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. Lokomotiv have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. UNICS at the other side keeps the fourth position with two games lost. Lokomotiv will meet at home Parma-Pari (#5) in the next round. UNICS will play against Parma-Pari in Perm and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv: H.Alen 23+3reb+1ast, F.Gleb 15+4reb+1ast, L.Andrey 13+1reb+1ast, M.Patrick 13+8ast, Q.Trevelin 13+1reb+3ast, T.Kirill 10+2reb+1ast
UNICS: B.Adams 15+3reb+2ast, J.Reynolds 15+5reb+2ast, L.Samanic 13+5reb+2ast, C.Bryce 10+7reb+1ast, D.McCormack 9+3reb+1ast, X.Rathan-Mayes 7+3reb+7ast

Parma-Pari - Samara 109-68:
No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Parma-Pari (4-3) crushed bottom-ranked Samara (0-8) in Perm 109-68 on Tuesday. Parma-Pari dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Samara's 30. They outrebounded Samara 43-32 including 31 on the defensive glass. Parma-Pari looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American point guard Jeremiah Martin (191-1996, college: Memphis, agency: Slash Sports) notched 20 points to lead the effort and forward Ilya Karpenkov (205-1997) supported him with 19 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Even 18 points and 8 rebounds by center Evgeny Minchenko (215-1994) did not help to save the game for Samara. Forward Danila Pokhodiaev (203-2001) added 12 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who 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 get some rest. Parma-Pari maintains fifth position with 4-3 record. Loser Samara still closes the standings with eight games lost. Parma-Pari will meet at home higher ranked UNICS (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Samara will play against Zenit (#3) in Saint Petersburg and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Parma-Pari: M.Jeremiah 20+4reb+3ast, K.Ilya 19+3reb+1ast, P.Joshua 15+3reb+3ast, J.B.J. 13+7reb+1ast, S.Lev 9+5reb+4ast, F.Brian 8+4reb+5ast
Samara: E.Minchenko 18+8reb+2ast, D.Pokhodiaev 12+6reb+3ast, Z.Vedishchev 11+4ast, D.Cheburkin 11+5reb+1ast, D.Chikarev 5, A.Savrasov 4+5reb+2ast