BETCITY PARMA defeated Pari NN at home – 93:85 (22:28, 24:25, 26:26, 21:6).
Game progress
The guests took the lead early on. Good defense, three-point shooting percentage (7 of 18 – 38.9%) and effective pick-and-roll offense helped Pari NN maintain the lead for most of the first half. At the end of the second quarter, the difference lead became double digit – 46:36. The hosts managed to reduce the deficit slightly, but the Volga team still had a comfortable lead by halftime – 53:46.
Key moment
The hosts only managed to stop Pari NN offense in the final quarter. Aggressive defense, quick transitions from defense to offense, rebounding – all these factors allowed BETCITY PARMA to completely take the initiative. For almost 7 minutes, the Volga team couldn’t score a single point. During this time, the Perm team went from -6 to +9 – 91:82. Isaiah Washington managed to break the drought. But he couldn’t change the game result.
X-factor
Rebounding dominance was one of the key factors of hosts in this game. The Perm tean outrebounded the opponent by 15 (47-32). At the same time, BETCITY PARMA grabbed 19 offensive rebounds.
Facts
BETCITY PARMA moved up to fourth place in the VTB League, overtaking Zenit.
BETCITY PARMA confirmed its status as one of the best home teams in the League. The Perm team has won 6 of 7 games onat UDS Molot.
Pari NN set a new team record for three-pointers made in a game (14).
Leaders
BETCITY PARMA: Brendan Adams (19 points, 5 assists), Terrell Carter (14 + 7 rebounds), Aleksandr Shashkov (11 + 5 rebounds), Aleksandr Zakharov (11), Mikel Hopkins (10 + 12 rebounds)
Pari NN: Isaiah Washington (15 + 9 assists), Norbert Lukacs (12), Evgenii Baburin (12), Kirill Popov (11 + 5 rebounds)
What’s next
BETCITY PARMA: December 9 on the road against CSKA
Pari NN: December 10 at home against UNICS.
