Higher League Round 12: Legion is defeated by Gines-29 Jr. in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bishkek: Gines-29 Jr. (#3) and Legion (#4). Legion was defeated at home 77-84 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Gines-29 Jr. looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Evgenii Pekhov (198-92) who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Aman Abdykerim (202-94) who added 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Stas Lukonin (206-88) with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Gines-29 Jr. (8-3) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain third position behind leader Alga. Legion at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Bishkek: Alga (#1) and Politekhnik (#5). Politekhnik was smashed at home by 22 points 73-95 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. The winners were led by forward Nurbek Aydanbek (196-1) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds and Zhanysh Adiev supported him with 33 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Even a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds by power forward Roman Gostishev (197-97) did not help to save the game for Politekhnik. Politekhnik's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Newly promoted Alga maintains first position with 9-1 record. Politekhnik at the other side keeps the fifth place with eight games lost. They share the position with SHUM.
Second ranked Gines-29 (8-2) crushed at home 7th ranked Grizzly (1-9) by 68 points 109-41, which is the biggest margin this round on Saturday night. The best player for the winners was Roman Tikhonov who scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Gines-29's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Askat Bayanov who recorded 17 points. Gines-29 maintains second position with 8-2 record behind leader Alga. Grizzly lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with nine games lost.

Gines-29 - Grizzly 109-41

Second ranked Gines-29 (8-2) crushed at home 7th ranked Grizzly (1-9) by 68 points 109-41, which is the biggest margin this round on Saturday night. Gines-29 forced 33 Grizzly turnovers and outrebounded them 55-34 including a 22-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Roman Tikhonov (178-4) who scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Nazim Oruchkulov (200-4) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points, 19 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Gines-29's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Askat Bayanov (-87) who recorded 17 points and Tologon Arbaev (-92) added 8 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Gines-29 maintains second position with 8-2 record behind leader Alga. Grizzly lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Gines-29: T.Roman 28+6reb+6ast, O.Nazim 17+19reb+3ast, I.Amirsaid 13+7reb+3ast, K.Sergei 11, K.Temirlan 8+3reb+2ast, K.Sherzad 8+6reb+2ast
Grizzly: B.Askat 17+4reb, A.Tologon 8+9reb+4ast, S.Viktor 8+6reb+3ast, B.Askat 4+5reb+4ast, S.Ali 4+3reb, N.Dastan 0+7reb

Legion - Gines-29 Jr. 77-84

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bishkek: Gines-29 Jr. (#3) and Legion (#4). Legion was defeated at home 77-84 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Gines-29 Jr. looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Evgenii Pekhov (198-92) who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Aman Abdykerim (202-94) who added 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Stas Lukonin (206-88) with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Baish Adiev (192-90) scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Five Gines-29 Jr. and four Legion players scored in double figures. Gines-29 Jr. (8-3) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain third position behind leader Alga. Legion at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Gines-29 Jr.: A.Aman 14+9reb+2ast, P.Evgenii 13+7reb+5ast, A.Nursultan 12+1reb+2ast, D.Dmitrii 12+5reb+5ast, K.Vladimir 10+8reb+6ast, B.Kirill 8+2reb
Legion: L.Stas 21+8reb+5ast, A.Baish 17+5reb+5ast, Z.Amir 14+4reb+3ast, E.Kasymaliev 10+8reb+6ast, T.Aleksandr 8+14reb+2ast, A.Atay 7+6reb

Politekhnik - Alga 73-95

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Bishkek: Alga (#1) and Politekhnik (#5). Politekhnik was smashed at home by 22 points 73-95 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Alga dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Politekhnik's 40. The winners were led by forward Nurbek Aydanbek (196-1) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds and guard Zhanysh Adiev (190-90) supported him with 33 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Even a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds by power forward Roman Gostishev (197-97) did not help to save the game for Politekhnik. Point guard Syimyk Esenaliev (181-0) added 18 points and 8 assists. Politekhnik's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Newly promoted Alga maintains first position with 9-1 record. Politekhnik at the other side keeps the fifth place with eight games lost. They share the position with SHUM.
Top scorers:
Alga: A.Zhanysh 33+6reb+7ast, A.Nurbek 33+13reb+3ast, A.Alibek 13+7reb+7ast, K.Samat 8+5reb+1ast, Z.Zhusupov 6+9reb+2ast, B.Baudin 2+4reb
Politekhnik: E.Syimyk 18+8ast, B.Kiril 14+10reb, G.Roman 13+12reb+1ast, B.Temirlan 8+2reb+1ast, T.Ryskeldi 6+2reb+2ast, I.Temirlan 4+3reb+1ast



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