Writing from Berlin: Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
On what is expected to be the last Euroleague game of Lokomotiv Kuban for the time being and the near future, the Russian club finished its season with a win. Despite missing injured Anthony Randolph, Lokomotiv got the 85-75.
“Loko” beat Laboral Kutxa thanks to great defense in the second half. After a balanced game in the first 20 minutes which ended with Laboral Kutxa leading 42-40, Lokomotiv got the 61-53 lead at the end of the third period and with a 8-0 run at the start of the fourth got a 16 points advantage (69-53). There was not coming back for the Spaniards after that.
Malcolm Delaney finished the game with 19 points on 4/5 threes, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 turnovers, while Ryan Broekhoff scored 21 points, Andrey Zubkov had 11 and also Matt Janning, Victor Claver and Chris Singleton scored in double digits.
Darius Adams was taking every shot available for Laboral Kutxa and finished the game with 15 points on 9/16 field goals, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 turnovers. Davis Bertans with 13 points was the only other player who scored in double digits.