In the last game of the regular season, the leader in Sesame NBL Chernomorets defeated Levski 90:79. The first and last in the standings are separated in the third round into the first and second six.
Despite its place only at the bottom of the ranking, Levski did not give up easily in Sofia. The “Blues” led throughout the first part, and in the second they allowed a reversal, but Chernomorets reached a maximum lead of 8 points.
“Levski played perhaps his best match, but against us everyone plays hard, maybe because we are first, everyone wants to beat us. I congratulate Levski, because with all the problems, they wanted to win today.
I am very happy with the defense in the second half, but Levski also played very well. They beat us today, and we are dominant in this aspect in the League. They seemed to have more desire, but we have 27 points on the counter attack. Our strength was there,” said Vasil Evtimov.
The break came at 46:49 to leave the hosts hopeful. However, after the resumption of play, Chernomorets switched to another gear and in a few minutes raised its lead to double figures for the first time. With a long rotation and a lot of athleticism, the Sharks didn’t give Levski a chance.
The hosts did not give up fighting for their honor, however, and continued to chase Burgasli until the end.
Already at the beginning of the final period, the lead for Chernomorets reached 18, which heralded peace for them, but Levski responded with a strong run and reduced the deficit to only 6.
Of course, the heavy artillery of Vasil Evtimov also appeared on the field at that moment to restore the advantage, and the final minute and a half were played more by the juniors in both teams.
Travis McConico finished with 20 points, Sean Smith added 18 and Alex Wandier 16. Dimitar Marincheshki recorded another double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, Zlatin Georgiev scored 16 with 9 rebounds, 12 points and Momchil Kadiev.
In the first round of the first six, Chernomorets visits Rila Sportsist on March 2. Spartak Pleven – Black Sea Ticha and Balkan – CSKA are playing at the same time. According to the program, the second and third rounds are on March 6 and 9.
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