Βy Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
Eurohoops presents the complete review of the best European leagues (Spanish, Turkish, German, VTB, Greek, Italian and French) this weekend highlighting the Top 5 scorers, the top 5 wins, 5 bad losses, 5 falls and 5 tips.
5 Top Scorers
1. Nando De Colo (CSKA, VTB League)
33 points (2/2 free throws, 8/13 2ps, 5/6 3ps) in CSKA‘s victory over Krasny Oktyabr (101-88)
2. Alberto Corbacho (Obradoiro, Spain)
32 points (4/4 free throws, 2/7 2ps, 8/13 3ps) in Obradoiro’s defeat by Gipuzkoa (97-94)
3. Rodrigue Beaubois (Le Mans, France)
30 points (8/9 free throws, 5/9 2pts, 4/8 3pts) in Le Mans’ victory 91-85 over Orthez
4. Randy Culpepper (Krasny Oktyabr, VTB League)
29 points (1/1 free throws, 8/9 2ps, 4/10 3ps) in Krasny Oktyabr’s defeat by CSKA Moscow (101-88)
5. Pablo Aguilar (Valencia, Spain)
29 points (1/2 free throws, 5/5 2ps, 6/8 3ps) in Valencia‘s defeat by Zaragoza (106-109)
Steven Gray (Dijon, France)
29 points (3/3 free throws, 4/7 2ps, 6/11 3ps) in Dijon’s defeat by Cholet (68-70)
5 Top Wins
Galatasaray–Fenerbahce 92-88 (Turkey)
Only six players (Justin Carter, Sinan Guler, Vladimir Micov, Zoran Erceg, Patrick Young and Kerem Gonlum) were available, but they made it and beat Fenerbahce in the big derby.
Manresa-Unicaja 80-76 (Spain)
The last team in rankings beat the leading team. How possible is that? In Spain everything is possible. That’s also how Unicaja best ever winning streak (13 games) in the league came into an end.
Zenit-Khimki 65-63 (VTB League)
Zenit got revenge from Khimki by beating (65-63) them five days after its home loss in Eurocup. This was the 10th straight win for the hosts who started the season with 5-5 record.
Gran Canaria-Barcelona 76-70 (Spain)
Always the home court of Gran Canaria is one of the toughest in the Liga Endesa. But Barcelona after this defeat, lost the contact with the first places.
Karsiyaka-Besiktas 79-81 (Turkey)
Henrik Dettmann’s debut on Besiktas bench was just perfect. His team won a crucial on road game for the first time in 2015.
5 Bad losses
Apollon Patron by AEK 48-89 (Greece)
This was the second heaviest defeat in Apollon’s history. Also, this was AEK’s third ever largest win.
Tübingen by Trier 75-79 (Germany)
The relegation battle between Trier and Tubingen was decided by Jermaine Anderson who made the score 78-76, 8 seconds before the end of the game.
Krasnye Krilya by Riga 46-87 (VTB League)
A home defeat by 41 points is too heavy. For anyone. By anyone.
Paris Levallois by Strasburg 80-89 (France)
Terrible first quarter for Paris Levallois with only 4 points and a bad loss for an ambitious team.
Artland Dragons by Braunschweig 75-78 (Germany)
The “Dragons” missed the chance to overpass Braunschweig and now their participation in BEKO BBL playoffs is extremely doubtful.
5 Falls
El espectacular mate de @pabloaguilar34 que acabó con Harangody en la enfermería #LigaEndesa http://t.co/s6J0oF1735
— Liga Endesa (@ACBCOM) March 8, 2015
Aguilar’s dunk and Haragondy’s blood
It’s really unique to dunk and hit your teammate. If you doubt how this could be possible watch this
Panionios
The historical Athenian team has only mathematical chances to remain in the first Greek league. And that’s sad.
Avellino
After the very good start in the season (7-5 record), Avellino has only one win in the last nine games and the last defeat 72-96 by Reggio Emilia.
“My players are selfish and it isn’t my problem. If they can’t find a motivation, they should leave. Galatasaray wanted more the victory than us” said Fenerbahce’s coach.
Bad weather, no game
The game Pistoia-Trento was postponed because the bad weather in Tuscany…
5 Tips
John Bryant like Hakeem Olajuwon
Bayern Munich’s John Bryant was so near to one more double double in just 9 minutes (11p., 9 rebs) on the court against Mitteldeutscher in first half. Finally, he made it in the second half (18p, 12r).
Giffey’s gift
Reggie Redding and Alex Renfroe were once again great, but Niels Giffey was the man of the last minute scoring three 3-points n a row (4/4 total) and leading Alba Berlin from 73-79 to 84-81 and a very important win.
The legend coaches
This weekend, Pedro Martinez, coach of Manresa completed 700 games. Also, Soulis Markopoulos, coach of PAOK completed 400 games as head coach in the professional league. In general he has coached 626 games.
Double-double, double-double and double-double
In the game Kalev against Bisons in Estonia three double-double figures were recorded! Scott Machado (12p, 11as), Keith Benson (20p, 13r) and Anthony Hilliard (17p, 12r) made them!
112 points it’s not a record
Oldenburg scored for second time this season more than 100 points (112). However this is not its best scoring night, as they scored 122 points against Hagen for the 6th game day of BEKO BBL.