Higher League Round 20 (Regular Season): Shymkent lose to Turan

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked Shymkent (18-5) recorded its fifth loss in Turkistan on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by third ranked Turan (15-8) 110-106. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Shymkent. Turan looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists. Guard Kazybek Serikbay (188-2003) chipped in 27 points. point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) produced a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 11 assists for the guests. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Turan have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Turan maintains third position with 15-8 record having just three points less than leader Shymkent. Shymkent at the other side still keeps top place with five games lost.
Fifth-ranked Barsy 2 (8-15) made lots of trouble for third ranked Turan (15-8) in Atyrau. The visitors from Turkistan managed to secure only three-point victory 52-49. However their fans expected easier game. Guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Begzod Mammatrimov contributed with 12 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Forward Aibolat Omarov (197-2006) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds for Barsy 2. Turan have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Turan maintains third position with 15-8 record having just three points less than leader Shymkent. Barsy 2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 15 games lost.
Leader Shymkent delivered the eighteenth victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 6th ranked ChelSU (6-16) 95-78 in Kostanay. Worth to mention a quality performance of Anuar Shakirov who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 28 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. Shymkent's coach Muslim Shakirov used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Maxim Zhukov responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Shymkent (18-5) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position. ChelSU lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 16 games lost.

Rest of the games of round 20 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
ChelSU was defeated by Turan in Turkistan 66-61. Shymkent beat Barsy 2 at home 96-86. ChelSU was destroyed by Barsy 2 on the opponent's court 80-45.
The best stats of 20th round was 24 points, 20 rebounds and 4 assists by Adil Kuantaev of Barsy 2.



ChelSU - Shymkent 78-95

Leader Shymkent delivered the eighteenth victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 6th ranked ChelSU (6-16) 95-78 in Kostanay. Shymkent forced 20 ChelSU turnovers and outrebounded them 48-26 including a 23-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Shymkent looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 28 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists and forward Aleksei Vereshagin (200-1992) who added 28 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Shymkent players scored in double figures. Shymkent's coach Muslim Shakirov used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Maxim Zhukov (173-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Vasiliy Belozor (186-2001) scored 17 points. Shymkent (18-5) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position. ChelSU lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 16 games lost.
Top scorers:
Shymkent: A.Shakirov 28+14reb+8ast, A.Vereshagin 28+13reb+4ast, B.Agabek 14+6reb+4ast, Y.Victor 11+8reb+2ast, Z.Kadyr 8+3reb+7ast, A.Ramazan 2+1ast
ChelSU: Z.Maxim 25+10reb+6ast, Z.Kambar 17+1reb+1ast, B.Vasiliy 17+3reb+2ast, K.Oleg 9+1reb+4ast, K.Dmitry 5+6reb+2ast, B.Aleksey 4+3reb+3ast

Barsy 2 - Turan 49-52

Fifth-ranked Barsy 2 (8-15) made lots of trouble for third ranked Turan (15-8) in Atyrau. The visitors from Turkistan managed to secure only three-point victory 52-49. However their fans expected easier game. Guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Power forward Begzod Mammatrimov (198-2004) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Forward Aibolat Omarov (197-2006) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and guard Adil Kuantaev (185-2005) added 7 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Barsy 2. Turan have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Turan maintains third position with 15-8 record having just three points less than leader Shymkent. Barsy 2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Turan: A.Maksutov 26+6reb+5ast, M.Begzod 12+14reb+2ast, A.Antropov 5+6reb+2ast, T.Darkhan 4+7reb+7ast, U.Osman 3+5reb+2ast, S.Kazybek 2
Barsy 2: B.Bolatbek 15+3reb+2ast, O.Aibolat 10+10reb+1ast, K.Adil 7+11reb+2ast, I.Sabyrzhan 7+3reb+2ast, A.Arsen 4+3reb+3ast, S.Islam 3

Turan - ChelSU 66-61

There was no surprise in Turkistan where 6th ranked ChelSU (6-16) was defeated by third ranked Turan (15-8) 66-61 on Sunday. Turan forced 19 ChelSU turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Begzod Mammatrimov (198-2004) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds and guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) who added 16 points and 4 assists during the contest. Turan's coach Yunus Irismetov allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Guard Dmitriy Luchko (193-1997) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds and guard Vasiliy Belozor (186-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds. Turan have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Turan maintains third position with 15-8 record having just three points less than leader Shymkent. ChelSU lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 16 games lost.
Top scorers:
Turan: A.Maksutov 16+3reb+4ast, M.Begzod 15+13reb+2ast, S.Kazybek 12+4reb, U.Osman 7+4reb+2ast, B.Bekzat 5+3reb, T.Darkhan 4+6reb+10ast
ChelSU: B.Vasiliy 21+12reb+3ast, L.Dmitriy 21+13reb+2ast, Z.Maxim 11+4reb+4ast, B.Aleksey 6+4reb+4ast, K.Dmitry 2+6reb+2ast, A.Nikita 0

Shymkent - Barsy 2 96-86

No shocking result in a game when first ranked Shymkent (18-5) defeated at home 5th ranked Barsy 2 (8-15) 96-86 on Sunday. Shymkent forced 26 Barsy 2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Aleksei Vereshagin (200-1992) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) who added 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) during the contest. Point guard Arsen Askaruly (180-2007) responded with 22 points and 5 rebounds and guard Islam Shomaev (187-2004) scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Shymkent and five Barsy 2 players scored in double figures. Shymkent have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 18-5 record. Barsy 2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Shymkent: A.Vereshagin 26+8reb+2ast, A.Shakirov 21+5reb+6ast, Y.Victor 18+4reb+3ast, V.Sotov 17+4reb+10ast, B.Agabek 8+5reb+5ast, O.Sobitov 3
Barsy 2: A.Arsen 22+5reb+2ast, S.Islam 14+5reb+8ast, B.Bolatbek 14+1reb+7ast, O.Aibolat 12+9reb+3ast, K.Adil 12+6reb+1ast, Z.Azamat 7+4reb+2ast

Turan - Shymkent 110-106

Top ranked Shymkent (18-5) recorded its fifth loss in Turkistan on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by third ranked Turan (15-8) 110-106. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Shymkent. Turan looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists. Guard Kazybek Serikbay (188-2003) chipped in 27 points. Point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) produced a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 11 assists and forward Aleksei Vereshagin (200-1992) added 35 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Turan have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Turan maintains third position with 15-8 record having just three points less than leader Shymkent. Shymkent at the other side still keeps top place with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Turan: S.Kazybek 27+3reb+3ast, A.Maksutov 21+9reb+12ast, M.Begzod 16+11reb+6ast, T.Darkhan 15+3reb+6ast, E.Sirazhiddin 11+1reb+2ast, A.Aymergen 9+1ast
Shymkent: A.Shakirov 36+7reb+11ast, A.Vereshagin 35+14reb+2ast, Y.Victor 14+10reb+4ast, Z.Kadyr 12+4reb+9ast, B.Agabek 5+6reb+3ast, A.Ramazan 2+1ast

Barsy 2 - ChelSU 80-45

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked ChelSU's (6-16) road loss to fifth ranked Barsy 2 (8-15) 45-80 on Monday. Barsy 2 outrebounded ChelSU 58-40 including a 48-31 advantage in defensive rebounds. Barsy 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Adil Kuantaev (185-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points, 20 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Aibolat Omarov (197-2006) who added 12 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. Four Barsy 2 players scored in double figures. Guard Dmitriy Luchko (193-1997) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and guard Vasiliy Belozor (186-2001) scored 9 points and 9 rebounds. Barsy 2 maintains fifth position with 8-15 record. ChelSU lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 16 games lost.
Top scorers:
Barsy 2: K.Adil 24+20reb+4ast, I.Sabyrzhan 14+5reb+1ast, O.Aibolat 12+14reb+3ast, B.Bolatbek 10+3reb+6ast, S.Islam 8+3reb+1ast, M.Alisher 8+6reb+8ast
ChelSU: L.Dmitriy 16+10reb+2ast, B.Vasiliy 9+9reb+3ast, Z.Maxim 7+3reb+3ast, B.Aleksey 6+6reb, Z.Kambar 5+1reb+2ast, K.Adil 2