Uralmash beat PARMA – 78:74 (20:21, 22:17, 20:19, 16:17).
Game progress
Both teams got active from the very start. The guests traditionally ran well, often goint transition and actively using their bigmen. The Perm team focused on three-pointers and B.J. Johnson game (13 points in the first half). None of these tactics gave their opponents a huge lead. Throughout the first half, the score difference was 6 points maximum. But the Yekaterinburg team ended the half better than the hosts. Javonte Douglas’ buzzer beater gave Uralmash a lead – 42:38.
Key moment
In the second half, the guests managed to make an 11-point run. A double-digit lead in such a tight game was the key to success (67:57). PARMA tried to save the game with Isaiah Reese hot hand, but there was no comeback. The hosts couldn’t score and defend in decisive moments. In the end, the Perm team never got closer than 4 points.
X-factor
Defence was the key to the guests win. In the current season, Uralmash has consistently won games in which the team allowed opponents to score 78 or less points.
Fact
Uralmash won the first Ural Derby in League history. But this win was not easy. The tough game gave hope that in the future the rivalry may take a truly principled character.
Leaders
PARMA: Isaiah Reese (19), B.J. Johnson (13), Aleksandr Platunov (13).
Uralmash: Garrett Nevels (17 + 5 assists), Javonte Douglas (15 + 6 rebounds), Octavius Ellis (13 + 8 rebounds), Aleksandr Zakharov (13).
What’s next
PARMA: November 1 on the road versus MBA
Uralmash: October 29 on the road against Pari Nizhny Novgorod.
