Khimki conceded Nursultan’s Astana at home with 88:89 (22:18, 23:31, 15:24, 28:16), suffering a third loss in five games, while Astana’s club celebrated its first league victory this season.
Siliņš spent 28 minutes and six seconds on the court, sending four of the seven three-point and one of the two two-point throws in the opponent’s basket, as well as taking all three free throws. He also has three rebounds, one intercepted ball, two personal notes and provoked infractions, as well as an efficiency factor of 17.
Meiers sent two of the eight two-point shots in the opponent’s basket in 24 minutes and 36 seconds, as well as two of the four free throws. He also has six rebounds, one error, one blocked throw, five personal notes and four provoked fouls, as well as an efficiency factor of four.
Meanwhile, in the opposing team Timma, for which it was the first game since Covid-19, spent 23 minutes and 38 seconds on the field, scoring three points. He scored one of six three-point shots in the opponent’s basket and missed the only two-point shot.
Returning to his account on the court also plays three rebounds and assists, one interception, a blocked throw and an error, and an efficiency factor of four.
Bertāns spent 12 minutes and 15 seconds on the court, sending one of the three three-point shots in the opponent’s basket, as well as throwing away the only two-point shot, but taking both free throws.
He also has one assists and three provoked remarks, as well as an efficiency factor of three.
An excellent game for the home team Devin Buker – 30 points and 15 rebounds, but in the Kazakhstan team the most productive with 22 points, as well as seven rebounds and assists was Jeremy Hill.
Six seconds before the end of the match, two free throws were not taken by Adonis Thomas, who scored 16 points. The home side worked hard to get through the middle and as a result, had a good chance of getting one back as Jonas Zerebko tried lifting the ball over keeper.
The leader of the tournament with four victories in four games is “Zenit” from St. Petersburg, followed by Marek Meyer Perm “Parma” with two victories. The fourth with a balance of 3-1 is the CSKA of Moscow represented by Jānis Strēlnieks, the seventh with one success in two matches is the Minsk “Cmoki”, represented by Klāvs Čavars, Toms Leimanis, and the coach Edmunds Valeiko, the eighth – Jānis Timmas and Daira Bertāns , who has two victories in five games, the ninth – “Astana” with one victory in three battles. The Polish team Zelona Gura’s “Stelmet Enea”, represented by Rolands Freimanis and Jānis Bērziņš, has not won in three duels, as well as Tallinn’s “Kalev” / “Cramo” led by Robert Štelmaher and Axel Vairog and represented by Jānis Kaufmanis, taking 11th and 12th place, respectively.
As in the previous season, 13 teams will start in this regular tournament – nine from Russia, as well as one unit each from Estonia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Poland. For the second season in a row, the “VEF Rīga” team is not participating in the tournament.
The 2019/2020 league season ended prematurely due to a pandemic caused by the coronavirus, without finding out the champion. At the time of the termination of the championship, the first place was taken by the “Khimki” of the Moscow region, but the second place was taken by the Moscow CSKA.