Higher League Round 34 (Regular Season): Easy game for Almaty-2 which smash Pavlodar by 25 points

The games are now more important than at the beginning of the Regular Season. We may still expect few shocking results in upcoming 4 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Sixth ranked Almaty-2 (16-8) crushed at home 14th ranked Pavlodar (2-23) by 25 points 94-69, which is the biggest margin this round on Saturday night. Almaty-2 outrebounded Pavlodar 60-35 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Almaty-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Pavlodar's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Almaty-2 made 8 blocks. Sabir Tagiev (200-2006) scored 9 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Ramil Maksumov (197-2008) chipped in 10 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Marlen Berikov (186-2022) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 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. Almaty-2 have an impressive 13-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 16-8 record. Pavlodar lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth place with 23 games lost. Almaty-2 are looking forward to face Tigers-KazATU (#10) in Astana in the next round. Pavlodar will play at home against ChelSU (#8) and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 34: Karaganda won against Champ1on on the opponent's court 78-67. Pavlodar unfortunately lost to Champ1on in a home game 69-75. Almaty-2 rolled over Karaganda on the road 98-75.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 24 points and 13 rebounds by Mukhamedrassul Duissenbay of Karaganda.



Champ1on - Karaganda 67-78

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Almaty where 8th ranked Champ1on (13-11) was defeated by ninth ranked Karaganda (10-14) 78-67 on Saturday. Karaganda forced 28 Champ1on turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Forward Alexey Alyonushka (190-1995) had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mukhamedrassul Duissenbay chipped in 24 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) during the contest. Four Karaganda players scored in double figures. At the losing side Bektimir Tau (200-2007) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds and Vitaliy Shmik (-2009) scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Karaganda maintains ninth position with 10-14 record, which they share with Tigers-KazATU. Champ1on at the other side dropped to the seventh place with 11 games lost. They share the position with ChelSU. Karaganda is looking forward to face Tobyl (#13) in Kostanay in the next round. Champ1on will play on the road against Bars (#4) in Petropavlovsk and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Champ1on: S.Vitaliy 20+6reb+1ast, T.Bektimir 14+14reb+1ast, S.Roman 11+5reb+1ast, M.Mukhammed 7+4reb+5ast, G.Evgeniy 6+4reb+5ast, C.Danila 4+2ast
Karaganda: M.Duissenbay 24+6reb+1ast, A.Alyonushka 18+11reb+9ast, K.Teryukov 16+7reb+5ast, S.Shestak 12+7reb+5ast, M.Kim 6+2reb+1ast, A.Vlasov 2+5reb+1ast

Almaty-2 - Pavlodar 94-69

Sixth ranked Almaty-2 (16-8) crushed at home 14th ranked Pavlodar (2-23) by 25 points 94-69, which is the biggest margin this round on Saturday night. Almaty-2 outrebounded Pavlodar 60-35 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Almaty-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Pavlodar's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Almaty-2 made 8 blocks. Sabir Tagiev (200-2006) scored 9 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Ramil Maksumov (197-2008) chipped in 10 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Marlen Berikov (186-2022) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and Nikita Zinchenko (-2008) scored 18 points and 4 steals. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Almaty-2 have an impressive 13-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 16-8 record. Pavlodar lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth place with 23 games lost. Almaty-2 are looking forward to face Tigers-KazATU (#10) in Astana in the next round. Pavlodar will play at home against ChelSU (#8) and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Pavlodar: Z.Nikita 18+3reb, T.Daniyal 17+3ast, M.Vladislav 12+6reb, B.Marlen 11+10reb+3ast, K.Almas 7+8reb, O.Kirill 4+3reb
Almaty-2: A.Bekbergen 18+3reb+2ast, E.Umerov 16+4reb, E.Konstantinov 10+6reb+3ast, R.Maksumov 10+14reb+2ast, S.Tagiev 9+14reb+3ast, M.Ananin 9+6reb+2ast

Pavlodar - Champ1on 69-75

Very predictable result when eighth ranked Champ1on (13-11) defeated on the road 14th ranked Pavlodar (2-23) 75-69 on Sunday. Champ1on forced 24 Pavlodar turnovers. Point guard Roman Shabatura (191-2007) had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Mukhammed Maralbayev (194-2007) chipped in 4 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists during the contest. At the losing side Marlen Berikov (186-2022) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and Nikita Zinchenko (-2008) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Champ1on moved-up to seventh place, which they share with ChelSU. Pavlodar lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 23 games lost. Champ1on is looking forward to face higher ranked Bars (#4) in Petropavlovsk in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Pavlodar will play at home against ChelSU (#8) and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Pavlodar: B.Marlen 23+11reb+5ast, Z.Nikita 16+7reb+2ast, M.Vladislav 16+4reb, T.Daniyal 7+5reb+2ast, K.Almas 4+8reb, B.Anuar 2+3reb+1ast
Champ1on: R.Shabatura 24+11reb+2ast, V.Shmik 14+5reb+2ast, E.Gorev 13+1reb+3ast, I.Krutous 8+5reb, M.Shpeht 6+4reb, M.Maralbayev 4+12reb+9ast

Karaganda - Almaty-2 75-98

Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked Karaganda (10-14) was rolled over at home by sixth ranked Almaty-2 (16-8) 98-75 on Sunday. Almaty-2 forced 23 Karaganda turnovers. Guard Dias Kalymbetov (190-2004) scored 22 points to lead the charge for the winners and guard Platon Gritchin (190-2004) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Five Almaty-2 players scored in double figures. Almaty-2's coach Dmitri Korovnikov felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Mukhamedrassul Duissenbay responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds and forward Alexey Alyonushka (190-1995) scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Almaty-2 have an impressive 13-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 16-8 record. Karaganda at the other side keeps the ninth place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Tigers-KazATU. Almaty-2 are looking forward to face Tigers-KazATU (#10) in Astana in the next round. Karaganda will play at home against Tobyl and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Karaganda: D.Mukhamedrassul 24+13reb+2ast, T.Konstantin 15+3reb+3ast, A.Alexey 15+9reb+6ast, V.Alexey 9+4reb, S.Saveliy 8+1reb, I.Nariman 2
Almaty-2: D.Kalymbetov 22+3reb+1ast, P.Gritchin 15+6reb+2ast, E.Konstantinov 12+2reb, A.Volkov 12+6reb+2ast, N.Fedchenko 10+7reb+5ast, B.Yessenbek 6+1reb+1ast