Mike James, former of the Vitorians, leads the triumph of the Russians
MADRID, Jan. 17 (SportsFinding) –
Kirolbet Baskonia fell on Friday in his visit to CSKA Moscow (94-90) and completed a bad week in the Euroleague with a double defeat in his mini tour by Russia, which dangerously moves him away from the 'Top 8' after the twentieth day of the Regular League
The Basque team does not finish carburing despite the change of coach. The arrival of Dusko Ivanovic – on his third trip in Vitoria – has not meant a change in the results. With Montenegrin on the bench, two wins in eight games and the future does not promise strong emotions, at least in the top continental competition.
Baskonia kept the pulse to the clash in the first two quarters, especially by the efforts of Pierria Henri, very successful in the shot of two. Opposite, Mike James was the one who pulled the Muscovite's car. The former Vitorian team left and signed 13 points in the first ten minutes. The American finished with 33.
The strength of the Megasport Arena became evident with the passing of the minutes. Another former Baskonia, Johannes Voigtmann, clenched his teeth when the difference was still insignificant (38-34) and contributed seven vital points to the Itoudis team. In addition, an unsportsmanlike foul by Fall gave wings to the Russian team (52-46).
With this marker the rest was reached and it was when Baskonia paid for his disconnection. Hilliard, with his third triple of the match, and the short in the rebound condemned those of Ivanovic in the most important moment of the game. The difference was stretched and the CSKA improved its percentages from the perimeter.
The result was an advantage of almost 20 points for the locals (75-58) when there were still ten minutes to go. The Baskonistas did not throw in the towel and began a comeback that was close to giving a scare to the Muscovite combined. Fall himself, who was life insurance in the painting, Shengelia and Janning changed the scenery of the party.
A partial of 0-11 created the Baskonia when all was lost and the CSKA had to change its registry. The absence of tension in the Russians – added to the pride of the Spaniards – changed the score and allowed the final minutes to have some spicyness. In fact, Baskonia resorted to personal fouls to further diminish his opponent's mattress.
James got tired of scoring from the free kick and those of Ivanovic no longer had time to flip a game that got out of hand in the third round. There their real options died, although the final score also says that Baskonia stayed close in a new defeat, the fifth in the last six games in the Euroleague.
DATA SHEET.
– RESULT: CSKA MOSCOW, 94 – KIROLBET BASKONIA, 90.
–EQUIPMENT.
CSKA MOSCOW: James (33), Hilliard (14), Kurbanov (4), Voigtmann (10) and Hines (4) – initial quintet – Bolomboy (3), Antonov (4), Vorontsevich (-), Koufos ( 6), Baker (6), Hackett (4) and Sant-Roos (6).
KIROLBET BASKONIA: Henry (18), Janning (12), Shields (11), Shengelia (12) and Eric (9) – initial quintet–; Stauskas (9), Fall (19), Diop (-), Polonara (-) and García (-).
– PARTIALS: 27-25, 25-21, 23-12, 17-30.
– ARBITRATORS: Lottermoser, Rocha and Dragojevic. Without eliminated.
– PAVILION: Megasport Arena. 6,587 spectators.