National League Round 8 (Regular Season): Astana beat Almaty L. in the most crucial game of the week

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An exciting game was played in Nur-Sultan. Top-ranked Astana faced second-ranked Almaty L.. Host Astana (16-0) defeated guests from Almaty (9-7) 82-72. Astana looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was who scored 22 points and 5 rebounds. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. Daniel Albrant produced 16 points for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Astana have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 16-0 record. Almaty L. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the second place with seven games lost.
An exciting game was played in Nur-Sultan. Top-ranked Astana faced second-ranked Almaty L.. Host Astana (16-0) defeated guests from Almaty (9-7) 90-74. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 8 rebounds. Askar Maydekin contributed with 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. replied with 23 points and 8 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for Almaty L.Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Undefeated Astana have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 16-0 record. Almaty L. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the second place with seven games lost.
Tobol can celebrate finally their first win this season after 15 consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Aktau, where they defeated Caspiy Aktau (6-10) 81-75 on Friday. Worth to mention a great performance of Pavel Ilyin who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds. Vladimir Ivanov responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 19 rebounds (on 14-of-17 shooting from the field). Caspiy Aktau's coach Evgeniy Ovsyannikov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. Tobol maintains fifth position with 1-15 record. Caspiy Aktau at the other side keeps the fourth place with ten games lost.

Rest of the games of round 8 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
bottom-ranked Tobol was crushed by Caspiy Aktau in a road game 105-62. Barsy Atyrau smashed Tobol at home 94-72. Bottom-ranked Tobol lost to Barsy Atyrau on the opponent's court 72-90.
The best stats of 8th round was 46 points (!!!) by Michael Mays of Barsy Atyrau.



Caspiy Aktau - Tobol 75-81

Tobol can celebrate finally their first win this season after 15 consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Aktau, where they defeated Caspiy Aktau (6-10) 81-75 on Friday. Tobol forced 21 Caspiy Aktau turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Pavel Ilyin who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds and Anton Bykov who added 23 points and 15 rebounds during the contest. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 19 rebounds (on 14-of-17 shooting from the field) and Konstantin Neff scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Caspiy Aktau's coach Evgeniy Ovsyannikov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. Tobol maintains fifth position with 1-15 record. Caspiy Aktau at the other side keeps the fourth place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Tobol: P.Ilyin 38+11reb+2ast, A.Bykov 23+15reb+2ast, A.Bitenov 8+4reb+13ast, R.Valiyev 4+2reb+1ast, A.Sultanov 3+2reb+3ast, M.Sych 3
Caspiy Aktau: I.Vladimir 30+19reb+1ast, N.Konstantin 16+7reb+6ast, E.McGill 6+6reb+4ast, M.Issan 6+2reb+2ast, M.Roman 6+3reb+2ast, D.Vadim 4+3ast

Astana - Almaty L. 82-72

An exciting game was played in Nur-Sultan. Top-ranked Astana faced second-ranked Almaty L.. Host Astana (16-0) defeated guests from Almaty (9-7) 82-72. Astana looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was Askar Maydekin who scored 22 points and 5 rebounds. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. Daniel Albrant produced 16 points and added 7 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Astana have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 16-0 record. Almaty L. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the second place with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Astana: A.Maydekin 22+5reb+2ast, P.Robert 13+9reb+2ast, V.Chsherbak 12+3reb+3ast, V.Simonov 8+1reb+1ast, D.EJ 6+1reb+4ast, J.Adas 6+6reb+8ast
Almaty L.: V.Andrey 17+2reb+1ast, A.Daniel 16+4reb+1ast, D.Sviridov 9+9reb+1ast, A.Nazim 8+3reb+2ast, H.Elijah 7+7reb+6ast, S.Stanislav 6+1reb+3ast

Caspiy Aktau - Tobol 105-62

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Tobol's (1-15) road loss to fourth ranked Caspiy Aktau (6-10) 62-105 on Saturday. Caspiy Aktau dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Tobol's 34. Caspiy Aktau forced 19 Tobol turnovers and outrebounded them 58-36 including a 41-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Caspiy Aktau looked well-organized offensively handing out 38 assists comparing to just 20 passes made by Tobol's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Konstantin Neff who helped to win the game recording 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Dmitry Denisov who added 13 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Caspiy Aktau players scored in double figures. Caspiy Aktau's coach Evgeniy Ovsyannikov felt very confident that he used 10 players saving starting five for next games. Darim Sulatanov responded with 20 points and 8 assists and Pavel Ilyin scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Caspiy Aktau maintains fourth position with 6-10 record. Tobol lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: K.Neff 18+8reb+4ast, A.Nurlybay 14+4reb+2ast, I.Musuraliev 14+2reb+6ast, V.Dots 14+4reb+3ast, D.Denisov 13+7reb+3ast, V.Petrishinets 12+11reb
Tobol: S.Darim 20+2reb+8ast, I.Pavel 17+5reb, S.Adil 8+5reb, V.Timur 6+2reb, B.Anton 4+10reb+2ast, S.Mikhail 4+6reb+5ast

Astana - Almaty L. 90-74

An exciting game was played in Nur-Sultan. Top-ranked Astana faced second-ranked Almaty L.. Host Astana (16-0) defeated guests from Almaty (9-7) 90-74. Astana forced 21 Almaty L. turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 8 rebounds. Askar Maydekin contributed with 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Astana players scored in double figures. replied with 23 points and 8 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) and international center Robert Pan (202-1995) added 20 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) in the effort for Almaty L.Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Astana have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 16-0 record. Almaty L. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the second place with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Astana: P.Robert 20+8reb+2ast, A.Maydekin 15+6reb+2ast, V.Chsherbak 12+5reb, D.EJ 10+1reb+4ast, J.Adas 8+2reb+2ast, R.Murzagaliyev 8+2reb+1ast
Almaty L.: H.Elijah 23+8reb+2ast, A.Nazim 20+6reb+3ast, F.Nikita 13+9reb, S.Stanislav 8+4reb+3ast, I.Ali 5+1ast, V.Andrey 5+2reb+2ast

Barsy Atyrau - Tobol 94-72

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Barsy Atyrau (8-8) smashed at home bottom-ranked Tobol (1-15) 94-72 on Monday. Barsy Atyrau dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Tobol's 30. They outrebounded Tobol 47-35 including 33 on the defensive glass. Barsy Atyrau looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of JaVon Benson who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points and 21 rebounds and Michael Mays who added 22 points and 6 assists during the contest. Four Barsy Atyrau players scored in double figures. Barsy Atyrau's coach Alexandr Lyssyak felt very confident that he used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Anton Bykov responded with 21 points and 9 rebounds and Pavel Ilyin scored 20 points and 8 rebounds. Barsy Atyrau have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 8-8 record having eight points less than leader Astana. Tobol lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: M.Mays 22+2reb+6ast, M.Kazimov 15+5reb, J.Benson 13+21reb+3ast, B.Rabchenyuk 10+6reb+4ast, R.Samsin 7+2reb+1ast, A.Omarov 6+2reb+1ast
Tobol: B.Anton 21+9reb+3ast, I.Pavel 20+8reb+2ast, B.Adilbek 17+5reb+5ast, S.Darim 9+4reb+2ast, S.Adil 3+4reb, V.Timur 2+3reb+2ast

Barsy Atyrau - Tobol 90-72

Rather expected game when 5th ranked Tobol (1-15) was defeated on the road by third ranked Barsy Atyrau (8-8) 90-72 on Tuesday. Barsy Atyrau made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Barsy Atyrau outrebounded Tobol 44-31 including a 34-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Michael Mays who helped to win the game recording 46 points (!!!) (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) and JaVon Benson who added 6 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. Barsy Atyrau's coach Alexandr Lyssyak used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Pavel Ilyin responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and Anton Bykov scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Four Tobol players scored in double figures. Barsy Atyrau have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 8-8 record having eight points less than leader Astana. Tobol lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: M.Mays 46+4reb+2ast, B.Rabchenyuk 12+4reb+5ast, K.Utegen 7+2reb+1ast, J.Benson 6+14reb+1ast, M.Uapov 4+2reb+1ast, M.Kazimov 4+7reb+1ast
Tobol: I.Pavel 19+14reb+5ast, B.Anton 17+7reb+2ast, B.Adilbek 15+1reb+1ast, S.Mikhail 13+3reb+1ast, S.Adil 3+2reb, S.Darim 3+3reb+1ast