Vivid ending of a season
Vivid ending of a season
In the last PBL championship 2012/2013 game BC Spartak-Primorye at home faced BC Triumph Lyubertsy and scored victory in a bitter struggle - 78:71. There was equal fight from the beginning of the meeting but after a big break the home team recovered and took a lead. Season 2012/2013 is over!
And for Collins
And for Collins
In a PBL championship game BC Krasnye Krylia in Samara faced BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk. Starting from the beginning of the meeting the home team took a lead but in the second quarter the guest squad recovered and advanced. After big break Bazarevich's team made a huge comeback and eventually won - 78:60. All players of Krasnye Krylia participated in the game except DeJuan Collins. In BC Enisey Zaytsev played all 40 minutes. This defeat turned to be 13th for Krasnoyarsk team, as for Krylia it was 8th win.
One Kulagin is not enough
One Kulagin is not enough
In PBL championship game BC Triumph Lyubertsy at home faced BC Krasnye Krylia and scored a tough victory - 72:68. Canadian center Kyle Landry became the hero of the meeting, he scored 28 points, made 9 rebounds and helped his team in the fourth quarter. In Krasnye Krylia Dmitry Kulagin added 24 points and 6 rebounds.
In champions' battle the guests won
In champions' battle the guests won
In PBL championship game PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban in Krasnodar faced BC Khimki Moscow Region. The guest team took a lead in the very beginning of the meeting but relaxed after a big break and allowed Lokomotiv to recover. But eventually BC Khimki won in a bitter struggle - 82:73. Valery Likhodey succeeded with 19 points in Loko, Zoran Planinic added 17 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds in BC Khimki.
Historical bronze
Historical bronze
In a PBL championship game BC Spartak St Petersburg at home faced BC Enisey from Krasnoyarsk. Starting from the very beginning the guest team took a lead and was ahead practically all the time but in the clutch Spartak managed to break the course of the meering and eventually succeeded - 70:67. So the St Petersburg team for the first time in its history won PBL bronze medals!
Where was Oguchi?
Where was Oguchi?
In a PBL championship game BC Spartak-Primorye at home faced BC UNICS Kazan and suffered a defeat - 66:78. The guest team took a lead in the second quarter and didn't allow the Vetra's squad to recover. One of the leaders of Primorye Oguchi played only 15 minutes and scored 2 points. So UNICS scored the last victory in PBL championship. Primorye has one more game in the tournament.
CSKA gained revenge
CSKA gained revenge
In a PBL championship game PBC CSKA at home faced the most principled opponent - BC Khimki Moscow Region and scored confident victory - 74:65. So the Red Army team gained revenge for December loss in Khimki. Nenad Krstic scored 13 points and 8 rebounds, Weems added 10 points and 7 assists. In BC Khimki Rivers scored 14 points, Monya added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The strongest team won
The strongest team won
In a PBL championship game BC Enisey in Krasnoyarsk faced BC Khimki Moscow Region. The game was equal in the first half of the meeting but after a big break the guest team made a huge spurt and crashed the opponent. As a result the Kurtinaitis's squad scored a very confident victory - 68:90. Fridzon, Loncar and Zhukanenko added in 15 points each in BC Khimki, in Enisey Krivosheev scored 14 points.
The patient is more alive than dad
The patient is more alive than dad
In a PBL championship game PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban in Krasnodar played with BC Spartak St Petersburg. Equal game was till the mid-third quarter when the guest team made a big run and eventually won - 61:71. In Loko Brown scored 13 points and 6 rebounds, in BC Spartak Dmitriev and Dragicevic added in 13 points each. So both team tied with 9 wins and 8 losses in the PBL standings.
The title number 20
The title number 20
In a PBL championship game BC Krasnye Krylia in Samara hosted PBC CSKA Moscow and lost in the very ending - 66:68. Bazarevich's team managed to make a huge run 17:0 in the last quarter but Weems's triple and Kulagin's turnover buried the hopes of the home squad. As a result CSKA became Russian Champion, this title became the 20th for the Messina's team.
The hard game
The hard game
In a PBL championship game BC Khimki Moscow Region in Vladivostok faced BC Spartak-Primorye. Having made a huge spurt in the first quarter (28:11) BC Khimki was outlasted in the third one and had to overtake the opponent. Eventually the experience of BC Khimki players played for them, the guest team won - 68:74.
Samoilenko is great but Karasev was better
Samoilenko is great but Karasev was better
In a PBL championship game BC Triumph Lyubertsy at home faced UNICS Kazan and scored a victory at last minutes - 79:72. In a home team Tywain McKee did his best with 23 points and Sergey Karasev added 20 points and 6 rebounds. As for UNICS, Petr Samoilenko played a great game with 18 points (he scored 4 triples out of 7 attempts).
Beautiful fight
Beautiful fight
In a PBL championship game BC Nizhny Novgorod at home faced BC Krasnye Krylia and lost in the very ending - 73:79. The Sergey Bazarevich's team took a lead in the second quarter but after a big break the home squad made a comeback and had a chance to clinch the game. Nevertheless, Krasnye Krylia were more composed in the clutch time. It was seventh win for KK and tenth loss for NN.
Easy home win
Easy home win
In a PBL championship game UNICS Kazan at home faced BC Enisey from Krasnoyarsk and scored a very confident victory - 73:58. In the second quarter mr. Eremin's ream made a huge spurt and took a lead. It was enough for overall win. Kaimakoglou did his best in 18 points and Veremeenko - in 17 for UNICS, in BC Enisey Rich scored 15 points.
April's first triumph
April's first triumph
In a PBL championship game BC Triumph on the road faced BC Spartak St Petersburg and scored a tough victory - 85:82. Vasily Karasev's team took initiative in the second quarter but after a big break Spartak recovered and even took a lead. In the last period Triumph played better and eventually won. In Triumph McKee scored 24 points, Karasev - 23. In BC Spartak Mavrokefalidis added 25 points and 6 rebounds.
Serious battle
Serious battle
In a PBL championship game BC Spartak-Primorye in Vladivostok hosted PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban and lost in a bitter struggle - 89:94. Free throws of Kalnietis and Baron determined the outcome of the meeting. So it was the eighth win for Evgeny Pashutin's team, as for Spartak-Primorye, for them this loss turned to be eighth one.
Missing opportunity
Missing opportunity
In a Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 week 13 game BC Khimki MR at home faced Caja Laboral from Spain and lost in the very ending - 82:86. Rimas Kurtinaitis's team was down by 16 points in the third quarter but managed to recover and made a solid run. But eventually all the efforts were in vain, the strength was not enough for overall success. Everything will be decided on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Piraeus in a game of the week with Olympiacos.
Confident revenge
Confident revenge
In a PBL championship game BC Spartak-Primorye at home faced BC Krasnye Krylia from Samara. Equal fight continued till the last quarter where succeeded the home team: due to Oguchi's three triples Primorye scored fifth PBL victory - 84:72. Oguchi - 20 points, Gillenwater - 18, Delaney - 17, Nesterov - 14. In Krasnye Krylia Simmons scored 14 points, Smith and Kolesnikov - in 13 points each, Kulagin added 11 points.
Hard win
Hard win
In a VTB United League game (the result takes into account of PBL championship) BC Khimki faced BC Krasnye Krylia Samara. The outcome of the meeting was determined at last seconds: Petteri Koponen's incredible triple before 2.7 of the buzzer gave the win for the home team. Kresimir Loncar scored 16 points and 7 rebounds, Petteri Koponen - 16 points and 4 rebounds, Sergey Monya - 14 points and 5 assists. In Krasnye Krylia Chester Simmons added 17 points, Andre Smith succeeded with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
CSKA fixes leadership
CSKA fixes leadership
In a VTB United League game (the result takes into account of PBL championship) BC Triumph Lyubertsy hosted CSKA Moscow. Eventually the guest team confidently won - 82:62. Tywain McKee scored 13 points in BC Triumph, Sonny Weems added 17 points in CSKA Moscow.