PARMA-PARI defeated Astana in Perm — 94:74 (23:19, 26:24, 18:16, 27:15).
The best scorers
PARMA-PARI: Justin Roberson (20 + 6 rebounds + 6 assists), Danila Pokhodiaev (19 + 8 rebounds), Bryon Allen (17 + 6 rebounds + 5 assists), Tylor Ongwae (12)
Astana: Daniil Aksenov (23 + 7 rebounds), Kwame Vaughn (15 + 7 assists + 5 rebounds), Valery Likhodey (13), Dmitry Gavrilov (10)
Game progress
In the previous round, both teams won and were in a good mood before face-to-face game. The Perm team was the favorite, Astana has already proved how to beat PARMA in the first round.
The hosts took the lead at the start of the game. Malik Dime and Pavel Antipov made shots forced Astana head coach Oleg Kiselev to take a timeout already in the second minute. The emotional boost helped the guests, the Kazakh team took the lead. PARMA managed to turn the situation with Danila Pokhodiaev help. The young forward showed all his attacking potential. He scored in the paint, threes and free-throws. As a result, the Perm team led by 4 points after the first quarter – 23:19.
The second quarter was uncontrollable. First, the guests had a good segment – 26:23. And then PARMA-PARI leggionaires turned on. Justin Roberson, Bryon Allen and Joel James were the offensive leaders of the hosts. After James made shot, PARMA lead became double–digit for the first time – 47:36. But the end of the quarter still remained for the Kazakh team. Dmitry Gavrilov, Daniil Aksenov and Kwame Vaughn made a run and score difference was reduced to 6 points – 43:49.
The key moment
The most memorable moment of the third quarter was Malik Dime disqualifying foul by for elbowing Markell Johnson in the face. The absence of the key player helped the guests to level the game. At the middle of the fourth quarter, the game was equal.
And here Bryon Allen started to lead th eteam. The guard scored in 3 possessions in a row and the hosts lead became tangible again – 78:69. Astana did not have enough strength for a decisive comeback. The Perm team had a comfortable lead and took the win.
This win allowed PARMA-PARI to be at the 7th place in the standings. Only 2 wins now from the Top 6 spot.
Hero
Danila Pokhodiaev became Evgeny Pashutin’s real joker. The young forward played the best game in the VTB League. Danila made 8 rebounds, made 6 of 7 shots from the game, scored 19 points and updated his career high in points in the League.
Numbers
94 points is a new PARMA-PARI high in 1 game.
What’s next:
PARMA-PARI: road game against Lokomotiv Kuban on December 22
Astana: home game versus UNICS on December 22.
