National League Round 1 (Regular Season): Barsy Atyrau beat Caspiy Aktau in the most crucial game of the week

The Regular Season in National League just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An exciting game was played in Aktau. Barsy Atyrau faced Caspiy Aktau. Guests from Atyrau defeated host Caspiy Aktau 86-76. Barsy Atyrau looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. fired 26 points and 6 assists for the winners. chipped in 18 points. Vladimir Ivanov produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barsy Atyrau are looking forward to face Almaty L. at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caspiy Aktau will play against Almaty L. and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
An exciting game was played in Aktau. Barsy Atyrau faced Caspiy Aktau. Guests from Atyrau defeated host Caspiy Aktau 84-78. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!), 5 assists and 6 steals. Aliaksei Navoichyk contributed with 16 points for the winners. Barsy Atyrau's coach Alexandr Lyssyak used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Vladimir Ivanov answered with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) for Caspiy Aktau. Barsy Atyrau will play against Almaty L. at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caspiy Aktau will play against Almaty L. to get more than just one victory in their record.
An exciting game was played in Atyrau. Astana faced Barsy Atyrau. Guests from Nur-Sultan smashed host Barsy Atyrau 87-61. Robert Pan stepped up and scored 25 points and 6 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. At the losing side Michael Mays responded with 32 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Astana will meet Tobol in the next round. Barsy Atyrau will play against Almaty L. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless Tobol lost to undefeated Almaty L. in a road game 58-95. Almaty L. smashed Tobol at home 105-60. Astana destroyed Barsy Atyrau on the opponent's court 99-64.
The best stats of 1st round was 22 points and 10 assists by EJ Day of Astana.



Almaty L. - Tobol 95-58

There was no surprise when Tobol was crushed on the road by Almaty L. 95-58 on Saturday. Almaty L. dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Tobol's 22. They outrebounded Tobol 51-21 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. stepped up and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds. Four Almaty L. players scored in double figures. Almaty L.'s coach Oleg Ten felt very confident that he used 11 players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Adilbek Bitenov responded with 28 points and Ramil Urazbaev scored 15 points. Almaty L. will meet Barsy Atyrau on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Tobol will play against Astana and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Tobol: B.Adilbek 28+4reb+2ast, U.Ramil 15+4reb+3ast, S.Mikhail 6+2reb, S.Darim 6+4reb+2ast, S.Adil 3+2reb+2ast, K.Rustam 0+3reb+1ast
Almaty L.: A.Nazim 18+7reb+1ast, G.Platon 18+7reb+3ast, F.Nikita 10+4reb+1ast, A.Daniel 10+6reb, M.Ramil 9+4reb+1ast, T.Nikita 8+5reb+3ast

Caspiy Aktau - Barsy Atyrau 76-86

An exciting game was played in Aktau. Barsy Atyrau faced Caspiy Aktau. Guests from Atyrau defeated host Caspiy Aktau 86-76. Barsy Atyrau looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. fired 26 points and 6 assists for the winners. chipped in 18 points. Four Barsy Atyrau players scored in double figures. Vladimir Ivanov produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and the former international guard Maxim Marchuk (195-1994) added 13 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barsy Atyrau are looking forward to face Almaty L. at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caspiy Aktau will play against Almaty L. and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: N.Konstantin 20+1reb+7ast, I.Vladimir 20+10reb+6ast, M.Marchuk 13+12reb+5ast, M.Roman 9+5reb+2ast, P.Vassiliy 8+5reb+1ast, D.Vadim 4+2ast
Barsy Atyrau: M.Michael 26+3reb+6ast, N.Aliaksei 18+4reb+3ast, R.Bogdan 16+2reb+6ast, Z.Eset 13+7reb+3ast, S.Ramazan 5+7reb+2ast, U.Merey 3

Almaty L. - Tobol 105-60

No shocking result in a game when Almaty L. smashed at home Tobol 105-60 on Sunday. Almaty L. dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Tobol's 14. They outrebounded Tobol 52-16 including a 36-10 advantage in defensive rebounds. stepped up and scored 25 points and 6 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and chipped in 14 points and 7 assists. Four Almaty L. players scored in double figures. Almaty L.'s coach Oleg Ten felt very confident that he used 11 players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Darim Sulatanov responded with 21 points and Adilbek Bitenov scored 16 points. Almaty L. will meet Barsy Atyrau on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Tobol will play against Astana and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Tobol: S.Darim 21+3reb+3ast, S.Adil 18+1reb+1ast, B.Adilbek 16+2reb+3ast, U.Ramil 2+4reb, S.Ilya 0+3reb, I.Pavel 0
Almaty L.: F.Nikita 25+6reb+1ast, I.Ali 14+2reb+7ast, M.Ramil 10+3reb+2ast, V.Andrey 10+2reb+1ast, A.Nazim 10+8reb+1ast, G.Platon 8+4reb+1ast

Caspiy Aktau - Barsy Atyrau 78-84

An exciting game was played in Aktau. Barsy Atyrau faced Caspiy Aktau. Guests from Atyrau defeated host Caspiy Aktau 84-78. Barsy Atyrau players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!), 5 assists and 6 steals. contributed with 16 points for the winners. Barsy Atyrau's coach Alexandr Lyssyak used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Vladimir Ivanov answered with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) and the former international guard Maxim Marchuk (195-1994) added 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (made all of his eight free throws) in the effort for Caspiy Aktau. Barsy Atyrau will play against Almaty L. at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caspiy Aktau will play against Almaty L. to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: I.Vladimir 29+11reb+3ast, M.Marchuk 17+10reb+5ast, N.Konstantin 14+3reb+5ast, D.Dmitry 8+1reb+2ast, D.Vadim 7+2reb+2ast, R.Artem 3+2reb+3ast
Barsy Atyrau: M.Michael 33+3reb+5ast, R.Bogdan 17+1reb+4ast, N.Aliaksei 16+4reb+2ast, S.Ramazan 5+9reb+2ast, U.Merey 5+2reb, K.Mahambet 5+2reb

Barsy Atyrau - Astana 61-87

An exciting game was played in Atyrau. Astana faced Barsy Atyrau. Guests from Nur-Sultan smashed host Barsy Atyrau 87-61. Astana dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Barsy Atyrau's 32 and made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Astana had a 38-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Barsy Atyrau's players. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) stepped up and scored 25 points and 6 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and American point guard EJ Day (180-1999, college: Lasell) chipped in 23 points and 6 assists. At the losing side responded with 32 points and 5 rebounds and scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Astana will meet Tobol in the next round. Barsy Atyrau will play against Almaty L. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: M.Michael 32+5reb+2ast, S.Ramazan 9+8reb+1ast, Z.Eset 5+4reb+1ast, Z.Azamat 4+1reb+1ast, K.Mahambet 4+4reb+1ast, R.Bogdan 3+2reb+5ast
Astana: R.Pan 25+6reb+2ast, E.Day 23+3reb+6ast, M.Askar 13+5reb+1ast, O.Alexander 5+1reb+3ast, C.Vadim 5+3reb+2ast, A.Juskevicius 5+7reb+6ast

Barsy Atyrau - Astana 64-99

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when Barsy Atyrau was rolled over at home by Astana 99-64 on Sunday. Astana dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Barsy Atyrau's 22 and made 27-of-29 free shots (93.1 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Barsy Atyrau 38-25 including 29 on the defensive glass. Astana looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. American point guard EJ Day (180-1999, college: Lasell) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 assists for the winners and international center Robert Pan (202-1995) chipped in 16 points (made all of his seven free throws). Four Astana players scored in double figures. At the losing side international center Robert Pan (202-1995) responded with 24 points (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and American point guard EJ Day (180-1999, college: Lasell) scored 12 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Astana will meet Tobol in the next round. Barsy Atyrau will play against Almaty L. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: M.Michael 24+2reb+2ast, U.Kairat 12+2reb, N.Aliaksei 6+1reb+7ast, S.Ramazan 4+2reb, Z.Eset 4+4reb+2ast, R.Bogdan 4+5reb+5ast
Astana: E.Day 22+4reb+10ast, R.Pan 16+3reb+2ast, A.Juskevicius 11+3reb+5ast, A.Zhigulin 10+5reb+4ast, M.Askar 9+7reb+3ast, A.Ruslan 8+4reb