Pari Nizhny Novgorod beat Astana in the regular season game at home – 86:59 (27:12, 23:15, 20:24, 16:8).
The best scorers:
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Ivan Strebkov (26), Dragan Apic (15 + 6 assists), Maxim Salash (14), Maksim Lichutin (13)
Astana: Michael Myers (18 + 12 rebounds) Dmitriy Gavrilov (10), Daniil Aksenov (9 + 6 assists)
Game progress
Pari Nizhny Novgorod had 5 wins and 6 losses before the game, the last was against PARMA-PARI, when the team lost 19-point lead. Astana had the 11th place with only 1 win.
Nizhny started the game actively. The motivated hosts led by Maxim Salash and Ivan Strebkov scored three-pointers, Dragan Apic scored 2 points in the paint – 10:2 with only 2 minutes in the game.
After that, Salash continued to score and soon other Pari NN players joined in. The Volga team did almost everything, after 10 minutes the score was 27:12.
In the second quarter, the game has not changed fundamentally. Even if not at such a pace, but the Russian team continued to increase the lead. By the halftime, Pari Nizhny Novgorod three-point percentage was 53.8 and made 14 assists, Salash scored 14 points in 13 minutes with 6 out of 6 from the game. The score was 50:27 did not guarantee the win yet, but Zoran Lukic team still had good chances.
In the third quarter, Astana leveled the game. The guests made three-pointers and Michael Myers helped in the paint. The Kazakh team scored 24 points, but Pari NN was close, allowing them to score only 4 points.
The Volga team strated the fourth quarter with 19 points, but this time there were no excesses. The Russian team dried up the game and got the win.
Hero
Maxim Salash. The Belarusian player had almost perfect first half. Maxim has 14 points and 2 assists with 6 out of 7 from the game.
Numbers
+27 – this win was the biggest for Nizhny Novgorod this season.
What’s next
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: home game against Zenit on November 27
Astana: road game versus Enisey on November 27.
