American center Paul Davis (211-C-84) put on an amazing game in the last round for Khimky, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 12. The 28-year old player had a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds, while his team crushed BC Donetsk (#7, 4-8) with 18-point margin 84-66. Khimky maintains the 3rd position in VTB United League . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Khimky will need more victories to improve their 9-3 record. Davis turned to be Khimky's top player in his first season with the team. Paul Davis averages this season 13.6ppg.
The second best player in last round's games was 30-year old Viktor Khryapa (203-F-82) of league's leader CSKA. Khryapa had a very good evening with a triple-double of 10 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Of course CSKA cruised to a 83-75 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked VEF Riga (#4, 8-4). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. CSKA consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. His team belongs to top of the standings with 11-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Khryapa is one of the most experienced players at CSKA and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
Third on the list of top players last round was American swingman Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83) of N.Novgorod (#5). Thompson scored 25 points. He was a key player of N.Novgorod, leading his team to a 84-44 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Enisey (#7, 5-7). N.Novgorod needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 5 lost games. Thompson has a very solid season. In 5 games in VTB United League he scored 13.4ppg.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Valdas Vasylius (203-F-83) of Neptunas - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Aleks Maric (211-C-84) of Lokomotiv - 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Sasha Kaun (211-C-85) of CSKA - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Earl Rowland (188-G-83) of VEF Riga - 14 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists 8. Ksistof Lavrinovic (210-C-79) of Zalgiris - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Aaron Miles (186-G-83) of Krasnie Krilya - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Deividas Gailius (200-F-88) of Neptunas - 23 points and 3 rebounds
The Player of the week is choosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
Day 1 of Semi-Finals. Khimky and Zalgiris earn home victories - May 25, 2013
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Khimky - CSKA 83-80
Khimky overcame CSKA to open the semifinal series with victory. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But CSKA Moscow won third quarter 28-22. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Khimky made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by CSKA Moscow helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities [read more]
Khimky overcame CSKA to open the semifinal series with victory. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But CSKA Moscow won third quarter 28-22. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Khimky made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by CSKA Moscow helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Croatian-Bosnian guard Zoran Planinic (198-82, agency: XL Basketball Agency) fired 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Sergey Monya (202-83) chipped in 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks. Serbian center Nenad Krstic (212-83) produced 16 points and 7 rebounds and Serbian Zoran Erceg (210-85) added 14 points respectively for lost side. CSKA Moscow's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Khimky: Z.Planinic 25+5reb+6ast, S.Monya 13+5reb+2ast, P.Davis 12+4reb+4ast, V.Fridzon 8+3reb+4ast, J.Augustine 7+6reb, K.Loncar 6+3reb+1ast CSKA: N.Krstic 16+7reb+2ast, Z.Erceg 14+2reb+2ast, E.Voronov 9+1ast, A.Jackson 9+1reb+2ast, M.Teodosic 8+5reb+4ast, S.Kaun 7+2reb
Zalgiris thumped visiting Lokomotiv to claim a comfortable opening win in the series. The game without a history. Zalgiris led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They shot the lights out from three nailing 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of center Ksistof Lavrinovic (210-79) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205-89) contributed with 15 points for the winners. Lithuanian point guard Mantas Kalnietis (195-86, agency: Interperformances) answered with 12 points and American-Greek point guard Nick Calathes (198-89, college: Florida) added 6 points and 4 assists in the effort for Lokomotiv. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Zalgiris: K.Lavrinovic 19+6reb+2ast, M.Kuzminskas 15+2reb+2ast, D.Lavrinovic 8+2reb+1ast, O.Lafayette 7+1reb+5ast, A.Juskevicius 6+1reb+1ast, R.Kaukenas 5+5reb Lokomotiv: M.Kalnietis 12+1reb+3ast, R.Hendrix 10+1reb, D.Brown 6+1reb+2ast, N.Calathes 6+2reb+4ast, A.Zubkov 5+5reb, M.Grigoryev 4+1reb
Tautvydas Lydeka extends contract with Lietuvos Rytas - May 24, 2013
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Lietuvos Rytas and Tautvydas Lydeka (208-C/F-83) have agreed on terms of contract extension. The centre signed a new one-year deal with the Vilnius team. Tautvydas Lydeka joined Lietuvos Rytas back in February. He tallied 8.8 points and 5.0 boards per game in LKL. The centre also notched 7.0 points, 3.3 boards and 1.0 assist per game in VTB League. The centre started the season with Krasnie Krilya. Lydeka delivered 2.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per EuroChallenge game [read more]
Lietuvos Rytas and Tautvydas Lydeka (208-C/F-83) have agreed on terms of contract extension. The centre signed a new one-year deal with the Vilnius team. Tautvydas Lydeka joined Lietuvos Rytas back in February. He tallied 8.8 points and 5.0 boards per game in LKL. The centre also notched 7.0 points, 3.3 boards and 1.0 assist per game in VTB League. The centre started the season with Krasnie Krilya. Lydeka delivered 2.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per EuroChallenge game. In VTB League his stats read 7.0 points and 2.9 rebounds per appearance. In PBL Lydeka had 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds. Previously Tautvydas Lydeka had stints in Italy, Bosnia, Netherlands, Ukraine and Lithuania.
Unics will not renew contract with Stanislav Eremin - May 22, 2013
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Unics announced their decision not to renew the contract of head coach Stanislav Eremin . The specialist took over the Kazan team in February. He replaced Aco Petrovic . However Unics finished in just the fifth position in PBL regular season. They also surrendered againt Lokomotiv Kuban at the quarterfinal stage of the VTB League. On top of it Unics lost to Valencia in the first round of EuroCup playoffs. [read more]
Unics announced their decision not to renew the contract of head coach Stanislav Eremin . The specialist took over the Kazan team in February. He replaced Aco Petrovic . However Unics finished in just the fifth position in PBL regular season. They also surrendered againt Lokomotiv Kuban at the quarterfinal stage of the VTB League. On top of it Unics lost to Valencia in the first round of EuroCup playoffs.
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