Pari Nizhny Novgorod defeated PARMA at home – 83:51 (21:11, 18:10, 27:13, 17:17).
Game progress
Aggressive defense and great work by bigmen allowed the hosts to take the lead from the start. Nemanja Djurisic and Aleksandr Chadov combined for 10 points, giving Nizhny a comfortable lead. Two 8-point runs allowed the Volga team to further increase the lead. And by the halftime the hosts had an 18 lead. – 39:21.
The halftime didn’t change the situation. The hosts continued to control with good defense. Moreover, Nizhny didn’t forget to play in offense as well. In 10 minutes, the Volga team lead reached 32 points – 66:34, which allowed them to take the confident win.
X-factor
Top defense was the key to the hosts win in this game. The Perm team scored just 51 points (a new season worst) with 22 turnovers. Pari NN players set a season-high 17 steals.
Facts
Today’s win was the biggest for the Volga team in the rivalry with PARMA.
Young PARMA guard Grigory Tuchkov scored 13 points in this game and set a career-high.
Aleksandr Chadov set new career-high 11 rebounds. Pari NN forward made his second career double-double in this game (12 points + 11 rebounds).
PARMA failed to score more than 60 points in first 2 games of the season.
Leaders
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Aubrey Dawkins (15 + 5 rebounds), Zach Nutall (15), Aleksandr Chadov (12 + 11 rebounds).
PARMA: Grigory Tuchkov (13).
What’s next
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: September 28 at home against Avtodor
PARMA: September 29 at home versus Astana.
