28-year old center Antanas Kavaliauskas (207-C-84, agency: Interperformances) had an amazing evening in the last round for VEF Riga and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 11. He had a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds, while his team beat Neptunas (#9, 1-10) 94-89. VEF Riga 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. VEF Riga will need more victories to improve their 8-3 record. It's Kavaliauskas' second year at VEF Riga and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Antanas Kavaliauskas averages this season 9.7ppg and 5.6rpg.
Second best performed player last round was Lynn Greer (186-PG-79) of Azovmash. He is American guard in his first season at Azovmash. In the last game Greer recorded impressive double-double of 20 points and 11 assists. Bad luck as Azovmash lost that game 82-89 to the higher-ranked BC Astana (#5, 6-4). This loss caused Azovmash to drop to 9th position in the standings. 9 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Azovmash managed to get this year. Greer is a newcomer at Azovmash and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 14.8ppg (#8). He also recorded 5.6 assists per game.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Valdas Vasylius (203-F-83) of Neptunas (#9). Vasylius got into 30-points club by scoring 32 points in the last round. Despite Vasylius' great performance Neptunas lost 89-94 to the higher-ranked VEF Riga (#3, 8-3). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Neptunas can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 1-10 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Too bad for Vasylius he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Vasylius has a very solid season. In 2 games in VTB United League he scored 21.0ppg.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Darius Songaila (204-C/F-78) of BC Donetsk - 20 points and 10 rebounds 5. Bamba Fall (217-C-86) of Kalev/Cramo - 16 points and 12 rebounds 6. Manny Harris (196-G-89) of Azovmash - 24 points and 8 rebounds 7. Kristaps Janicenoks (196-F-83) of VEF Riga - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Armands Skele (192-G-83) of Kalev/Cramo - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Branko Cvetkovic (200-F/G-84) of BC Astana - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Milos Teodosic (195-PG-87) of CSKA - 14 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists
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 4 of Quarter-Finals. CSKA, Zalgiris and Lokomotiv enter semifinal stage - May 20, 2013
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Krasnie Krilya - CSKA 56-69
CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance. The game was mostly controlled by CSKA Moscow. Krasnie Krilya managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Krasnie Krilya to just 7 points in first quarter. Serbian center Nenad Krstic (212-83) fired 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners [read more]
CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance. The game was mostly controlled by CSKA Moscow. Krasnie Krilya managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Krasnie Krilya to just 7 points in first quarter. Serbian center Nenad Krstic (212-83) fired 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Serbian forward Vladimir Micov (201-85, agency: Beo Basket) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. American point guard Aaron Miles (186-83, college: Kansas) produced 9 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and his fellow American import forward Andre Smith (203-85, college: N.Dakota St.) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Krasnie Krilya's coach Sergey Bazarevich rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Krasnie Krilya: O.Thomas 13+4reb, A.Smith 11+5reb+2ast, Y.Vasiliev 9+3reb, A.Miles 9+6reb+8ast, C.Simmons 8+4reb+1ast, E.Kolesnikov 4+1reb+2ast CSKA: V.Micov 18+6reb+2ast, N.Krstic 16+8reb+3ast, A.Jackson 13+7reb+2ast, S.Kaun 9+4reb, E.Voronov 5+1reb, A.Vorontsevich 3+5reb+1ast
Zalgiris overcame Nizhny Novgorod on the road to win the series 3-1. The guests trailed by 9 points after first quarter, but they rallied back and won the game by 7 points. Zalgiris made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game, while BC Nizhny Novgorod only scored four points from the stripe. Worth to mention a quality performance of American guard Oliver Lafayette (188-84, college: Houston) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205-89) who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Semen Antonov (202-89, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Evgeni Baburin (190-87) scored 12 points and 4 steals. Top scorers: N.Novgorod: S.Antonov 18+5reb+4ast, E.Baburin 12+3reb+2ast, S.Shashkov 9+2reb+1ast, A.Yakovenko 7+6reb, V.Ivlev 6+4reb, D.Golovin 3+2reb+3ast Zalgiris: O.Lafayette 19+3reb+2ast, M.Kuzminskas 15+7reb, K.Lavrinovic 12+4reb, V.Lipkevicius 7+1reb, D.Lavrinovic 6+2reb+1ast, R.Kaukenas 5+1reb+2ast
Lokomotiv held off ambitious Unics in Krasnodar to seal their next round appearance. Unics Kazan was ahead by 13 points at the halftime before a 39-22 second half run of Lokomotiv. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Unics Kazan to just 7 points in third quarter. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Greek point guard Nick Calathes (198-89, college: Florida) who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Maxim Grigoryev (195-90) contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Lokomotiv players scored in double figures. Lokomotiv's coach Evgeny Pashutin allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Greek power forward Kostas Kaimakoglou (206-83) replied with 16 points and Greek power forward Ian Vougioukas (212-85, college: St.Louis) added 10 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Unics Kazan. Top scorers: Unics: K.Kaimakoglou 16+4reb+2ast, N.Shabalkin 11+2reb, I.Vougioukas 10+8reb+1ast, I.Zamanskiy 8+5reb+3ast, P.Sergeev 6+1reb, T.Lyday 5+1reb+1ast Lokomotiv: D.Brown 14+3reb+2ast, N.Calathes 13+7reb+4ast, M.Grigoryev 13+6reb+1ast, M.Kalnietis 11+1ast, V.Likhodey 8+2reb+1ast, A.Maric 5+4reb+1ast
Nizhny Novgorod is having a quite good season and they rewarded head coach Zoran Lukic with a 2 year contract extension according to twitter. They reached VTB League QF's after winning series against Spartak St. Petersburg, then managed to beat Zalgris in one but could not escape elimination eventually. Serbian coach Lukic, led the team, without very big names on the roster, famous wins against CSKA, Khimky, UNICS [read more]
Nizhny Novgorod is having a quite good season and they rewarded head coach Zoran Lukic with a 2 year contract extension according to twitter. They reached VTB League QF's after winning series against Spartak St. Petersburg, then managed to beat Zalgris in one but could not escape elimination eventually. Serbian coach Lukic, led the team, without very big names on the roster, famous wins against CSKA, Khimky, UNICS. Lukic came to Novgorod at 2008 and brought the club to the top Russian league from the second division as well as Russia Cup silver medal (2011)
Krasnie Krilya - CSKA 50-49 (1-2)
The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 15-8. But CSKA Moscow won second period 14-10. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. It was a good game for American forward Omar Thomas (196-82, college: UTEP) who saved his team from a defeat with 14 points and 7 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Andre Smith (203-85, college: N.Dakota St [read more]
The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 15-8. But CSKA Moscow won second period 14-10. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. It was a good game for American forward Omar Thomas (196-82, college: UTEP) who saved his team from a defeat with 14 points and 7 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Andre Smith (203-85, college: N.Dakota St.) contributed with 10 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Center Andrey Vorontsevich (207-87) answered with 15 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Aaron Jackson (190-86, college: Duquesne) added 11 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for CSKA Moscow. CSKA Moscow's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: CSKA: A.Vorontsevich 15+7reb, A.Jackson 11+7reb+1ast, N.Krstic 9+1reb, V.Khryapa 4+11reb, V.Micov 3+2reb+1ast, A.Ponkrashov 2+2reb+4ast Krasnie Krilya: O.Thomas 14+7reb+1ast, A.Smith 10+8reb+1ast, E.Kolesnikov 10+3reb+2ast, A.Miles 8+4reb+6ast, A.Pushkov 6+5reb, L.Wilson 2+3reb
The game was mostly controlled by Khimky. VEF Riga was better in fourth quarter 21-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Khimky had a 29-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by VEF Riga's players. It was an exceptional evening for American forward James Augustine (208-84, college: Illinois, agency: Priority Sports) who led the winners and scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Croatian forward Kresimir Loncar (210-83, agency: Alti Sport) accounted for 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Khimky's coach Rimas Kurtinaitis felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Lauris Blaus (204-90, agency: FCM) came up with 6 points and 11 rebounds and American forward Will Daniels (203-86, college: Rhode Island) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for VEF Riga in the defeat. Top scorers: VEF Riga: A.Pasecniks 14+2reb, W.Daniels 12+6reb, D.Bertans 11+3reb+4ast, D.Geks 7+2reb+3ast, D.Zavackas 6+1reb, L.Blaus 6+11reb+2ast Khimky: J.Augustine 16+7reb+1ast, K.Loncar 14+7reb+3ast, P.Koponen 11+3reb+3ast, P.Davis 9+1reb+3ast, V.Fridzon 8+1reb+1ast, K.Rivers 8+2reb+1ast
Lokomotiv trailed by 12 points after 3 quarters before a 16-7 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 65-68 at the end of the game. It was a great evening for Greek power forward Ian Vougioukas (212-85, college: St.Louis) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 6 rebounds. American guard Terrell Lyday (191-79, college: BYU) helped adding 15 points. Four Unics Kazan players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American-Greek point guard Nick Calathes (198-89, college: Florida) with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and Lithuanian Simas Jasaitis (202-82) scored 7 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Top scorers: Lokomotiv: N.Calathes 18+5reb+8ast, M.Grigoryev 11+2reb, M.Kalnietis 7+4reb+2ast, A.Zubkov 7+5reb+1ast, S.Jasaitis 7+6reb+1ast, M.Sheleketo 6+4reb Unics: T.Lyday 15+4reb+2ast, I.Vougioukas 14+6reb+3ast, C.Eidson 11+4reb+3ast, P.Sergeev 11+2reb, N.Shabalkin 9+1reb+2ast, K.Kaimakoglou 4+9reb+1ast
The hosts trailed by 4 points after three quarters before their 9-4 charge, which allowed them to win the game. BC Nizhny Novgorod dominated on the defensive end, holding Zalgiris to just 4 points in fourth quarter. BC Nizhny Novgorod forced 19 Zalgiris turnovers. The best player for the winners was Semen Antonov (202-89, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who scored 13 points. Guard Evgeni Baburin (190-87) chipped in 11 points. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Oliver Lafayette (188-84, college: Houston) who recorded 17 points and 4 assists and forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205-89) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively. Top scorers: Zalgiris: O.Lafayette 17+2reb+4ast, M.Kuzminskas 12+10reb, K.Lavrinovic 10+3reb+1ast, R.Javtokas 9+3reb, R.Kaukenas 4+2reb, M.Delas 4+3reb+1ast N.Novgorod: S.Antonov 13+3reb+1ast, E.Baburin 11+4reb, S.Shashkov 7+5reb+1ast, A.Yakovenko 7+1reb, D.Golovin 6+3ast, I.Savelyev 5+1reb+5ast
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