Pari Nizhny Novgorod defeated BETCITY PARMA at home – 73:69 (18:21, 14:15, 22:15, 19:18).
Game progress
The guests took the lead early with Aleksandr Zakharov efforts and managed to maintain a slight advantage until the end of the first quarter. The hosts were nervous, made more mistakes and missed shots. Nizhny Novgorod began to recover at the start of the second quarter. Dmitrii Khvostov took the initiative as the most experienced player. The guard led a couple of fast breaks and suddenly Pari NN was ahead – 26:23.
The winningest coach in League history Evgeny Pashutin responded with a timeout, after which the Perm team regained the lead. The guests led by 4 points.
The 7-point lead remained the Perm team main achievement. The hosts turned on in the second half, quickly caught up and took the lead.
Key moment
Nizhny Novgorod reduced turnovers, while forcing the opponent to make more and more mistakes. Alexander Khomenko (7 points) took main role in the third quarter. Pari NN newcomer Isaiah Washington, who started the game with 0 of 7 field goals made, reminded everyone of his presence with 5 points in a row.
In the decisive moments, Ilya Platonov showed the strongest nerves, scoring two long-range shots in the close finish.
X-factor
Ilya Platonov scored 18 points and 6 rebounds, as well as making 2 key three-pointers in the clutch, which brought Nizhny Novgorod the win.
The Russian forward had the most productive game of his career.
Facts
For the third year in a row, the Perm team played second game of the season against Pari NN. And got loss for the third time in a row. Overall, the rivalry history score is now 6-0.
With 35 seconds left in the game, the difference in the score was minimal.
The lead changed 17 times.
Leaders
Pari NN: Ilya Platonov (18 + 6 rebounds), Alexander Khomenko (15), Ilya Karpenkov (9 + 11 rebounds)
BETCITY PARMA: Brendan Adams (20), Victor Sanders (12 + 6 assists), Gleb Firsov (11)
What’s next
Pari NN: October 5 on the road against Lokomotiv Kuban
BETCITY PARMA: October 5 at home versus CSKA.
