Higher League Round 6: Legion is defeated by Alga

Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bishkek: Alga (#1) and Legion (#3). Legion was defeated at home 50-58 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Alga outrebounded Legion 50-38 including 38 on the defensive glass. Guard Nurtay Subanbekov (185-92) scored 16 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Zhanysh Adiev (190-90) chipped in 16 points and 5 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Stas Lukonin (206-88) with 25 points and 9 rebounds. Undefeated Alga (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. Newly promoted Alga maintains first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row, which they share with Gines-29. Legion at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Bishkek: Gines-29 (#2) and Politekhnik (#5). Politekhnik was smashed at home by 25 points 49-74 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Forward Nazim Oruchkulov (200-4) notched a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds to lead the effort and Temirlan Kapakov supported him with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Gines-29's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds by power forward Roman Gostishev (197-97) did not help to save the game for Politekhnik. Undefeated Gines-29 (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Alga. Politekhnik at the other side keeps the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with Grizzly and SHUM.
Grizzly has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat SHUM (1-4) 73-64 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was Elkhan Malaev who scored 27 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Rustam Dzhangirov who recorded 22 points and 9 rebounds. Grizzly left bottom position moving up to fifth place, which they share with Politekhnik and SHUM.

Grizzly - SHUM 73-64

Grizzly has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat SHUM (1-4) 73-64 on Sunday. Grizzly forced 19 SHUM turnovers. The best player for the winners was Elkhan Malaev (-92) who scored 27 points and 9 rebounds. Askat Bayanov (-87) chipped in 14 points. At the other side the best for losing team was center Rustam Dzhangirov (-96) who recorded 22 points and 9 rebounds and forward Belek Bektenov (-95) added 19 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Grizzly left bottom position moving up to fifth place, which they share with Politekhnik and SHUM.
Top scorers:
Grizzly: M.Elkhan 27+9reb+2ast, B.Askat 14+4reb+2ast, U.Dastan 13+4reb+2ast, A.Tologon 9+10reb, S.Viktor 8+8reb, R.Azamat 2+4reb
SHUM: R.Dzhangirov 22+9reb+1ast, B.Bektenov 19+6reb+2ast, T.Garri 12+12reb+2ast, N.Boyko 4+2reb, Z.Andrei 4+2reb+2ast, S.Daniar 3+1reb+1ast

Legion - Alga 50-58

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bishkek: Alga (#1) and Legion (#3). Legion was defeated at home 50-58 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Alga outrebounded Legion 50-38 including 38 on the defensive glass. Guard Nurtay Subanbekov (185-92) scored 16 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Zhanysh Adiev (190-90) chipped in 16 points and 5 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Stas Lukonin (206-88) with 25 points and 9 rebounds and guard Baish Adiev (192-90) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Alga (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. Newly promoted Alga maintains first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row, which they share with Gines-29. Legion at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Alga: A.Zhanysh 16+4reb+2ast, S.Nurtay 16+6reb+3ast, A.Nurbek 12+9reb+1ast, R.Mazitov 8+13reb+1ast, A.Aierken 4+6reb, A.Alibek 2+2reb+2ast
Legion: L.Stas 25+9reb+1ast, A.Baish 10+12reb+3ast, E.Kasymaliev 9+8reb+3ast, B.Anatoly 2+2ast, A.Atay 2+4reb+3ast, S.Vyacheslav 2+1reb

Politekhnik - Gines-29 49-74

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Bishkek: Gines-29 (#2) and Politekhnik (#5). Politekhnik was smashed at home by 25 points 49-74 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Forward Nazim Oruchkulov (200-4) notched a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Temirlan Kapakov (199-4) supported him with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Gines-29's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds by power forward Roman Gostishev (197-97) did not help to save the game for Politekhnik. Omurbek Atabekov (194-98) added 13 points and 9 rebounds. Gines-29 (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Alga. Politekhnik at the other side keeps the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with Grizzly and SHUM.
Top scorers:
Gines-29: O.Nazim 15+16reb+1ast, K.Sherzad 13+4reb+1ast, K.Temirlan 10+9reb+1ast, S.Kuranbaev 9+3reb+5ast, I.Amirsaid 6+2reb+2ast, N.Baiel 6+1ast
Politekhnik: G.Roman 13+11reb+1ast, A.Omurbek 13+9reb+3ast, E.Syimyk 10+2reb+2ast, B.Nikolay 7+7reb, L.Nursultan 3+3reb, B.Temirlan 2+2reb+1ast



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