Photo: Sergey Apenkin “Championship»
Basketball December 18, 2015, Friday. 23:15
An aggressive defense allowed “Lokomotiv-Kuban” win “Barcelona” and reach the Euroleague Top 16 from the first place of the group.
Pictures from the match, “Lokomotiv” – “Barcelona»
Lokomotiv-Kuban: Delaney (19+ 9 assists), Randolph (16 + 7 rebounds 3 steals), Singleton (10), Brockhoff (8), Claver (8) Draper (7 + 6 assists), Fesenko (6), Zubkov (4), the Bulls, the Ravens.
Barcelona: Navarro (22 + 3 assists), Tomic (17 + 7 rebounds 3 assists), Vezenkov (8), Ribas (6), Samuels (6) Dollmen (4) Satoranski (3 + 4 assists), Arroyo (2 + 5 assists), Laval (2), Olson (2) Perperoglu (2) Abrines.
Percentage of realization: from the game (52.7 / 48) from behind the arc (34.8 / 40.9), with the penalty (85.7 / 73.9).
December 18, 2015, Friday. 20:00 GMT. Krasnodar, Russia). Basket-Hall. 7353 spectators.
Do not Let ‘s take argue that “Barcelona” intentionally sent “Lokomotiv-Kuban” in the “Group of Death” at the stage of the Euroleague Top 16, though we can not fail to recognize that a couple of strange decisions in the end the match in Krasnodar squad Xavi Pascual is still accepted. In Ante Tomic and Juan Carlos Navarro took six seconds to as much as what to make tactical foul to pick selection in the attack after a miss Malcolm Delaney iz for the three-point arc Anthony Randolph at the “1″ for the owners of the site; Carlos Arroyo for reasons known only to him not undertake to perform even if not entirely free, but certainly not the worst long-range shot that, if he were accurate, more likely to be moved the meeting into overtime. And perhaps this writer deceived habit giants of the continental basketball pick up his rivals in the second round of the main club tournament of the Old World, and it took wishful thinking …
Anyway, the match between the two leaders of the group expectations were met in full. Amazing atmosphere in the walls of the crowded “Basket-Hall”, not for a moment do not die affair, emotions distinguished players and coaches despair – all this Friday evening in the Kuban were in abundance. The quality of the basketball prohibitively high call, of course, difficult, but the flaws in the opponent’s half of the pitch both sides compensate dedication and aggression in defense, adding the battle the same nerve, which does not allow the viewer to remain indifferent.
«Railwaymen” as, indeed, always, for a long time could not find their rhythm in attack. During the first half of the Catalan Superclub crossed once 10 losses, and the first squad option George Bartsokasa , Delaney, was in deep shadow partners, having gone on a big break with the three points in the asset. Greek mentor “Loko” has tried a lot of different combinations of players (some active rotation was caused by more and early third foul Victor Claver , which was issued to the Spaniard in the second quarter), but still was forced to watch as his boys for nearly five minutes prior to the big break, can not realize at least one field goal. “Barcelona” is not extravaganza, but held six attacks second rate against only one of the owners, the decision Pascual trust the 20-year-old talent Aleksandar Vezenkovo paid off with a vengeance – and a small, but nevertheless the advantage was on the side guests.
Really serious problems have emerged in the southern third quarter. Wanting to maximize saturate “paint” and not objecting to the aspirations of the Spanish side at the first opportunity to send a “package” from the perimeter (this tactic myself while justified – aforementioned Arroyo, Stratos Perperoglu , Justin Dollman and Brad Oleson is not broke no “trёhoy” for four), Bartsokas was not quite ready for that “Barca” for themselves will lead Navarro, none of the nine of his previous fights this season in the international arena is not gaining more than 10 points. On Russian soil Superveteran if younger commercials ten years: a couple of times scored without appreciable resistance, the famous sharpshooter began to give out one masterpiece after another. Krasnodar saw and an incredible hit with a foul by the Kirill Fesenko , and “plop” from under the barrier – in short, everything that has allowed La Bombe become the best scorer in the history of the Euroleague.
“Loco”, give up his credit, he shot back the efforts of almost all the rotation players, got rid of the problems with the selection on its own shield and took his defense. The trio of Americans Draper – Singleton – Randolph made many important interceptions (to be precise, six to three), by a stray “trёhe” put Dontey and Delaney, as Chris again overdo firing from behind the arc, rehabilitated in the near and middle distance. On top of that in a minute when decided the fate of the match, Navarro and deliver front line owners headache Tomić suddenly found themselves without any support: Vezenkov shot all the bullets in two more starting quarter and within the capabilities of the other nine players got Pascual were six points in column performance.
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