Latvian Basketball Players in European League Action

Denizli basketball players recognized the superiority of Ankara “Turk Telekom” with 89:112 (23:31, 15:24, 24:21, 27:36).

Lomazh played 34 minutes and 23 seconds, making seven of ten two-point shots, two of four long-range shots and four of five free throws, and became the game’s leading scorer.

The Latvian basketball player also won two rebounds, accumulated three assists, two steals, three fouls, three fouls, and also accumulated the worst +/- indicator (-20) and efficiency ratio of 22 in the game.

Tyrone Wallace stood out for the home team with 23 points and ten assists.

Istanbul “Daruşşafak” represented by Jānis Timmas is sixth with six wins in eight games, Kristers Zorik and Izmir “Petkimspor” have won five wins and are seventh, while Lomaža club is in penultimate place in the 16-team competition with one success in nine matches.

In the previous season, Istanbul “Anadolu Efes” won the Turkish Super League.

Pasečnik’s loss against a Euroleague club

On the other hand, Andrzej Pasečnik scored 13 points in the loss of “Palencia” at home in the Spanish Major League (ACB) game against ULEB Euroleague “Valencia” with 77:101 (20:25, 27:31, 17:26, 13:19).

Pasečnik made all six two-point shots and one of three free throws in 22 minutes and 21 seconds on the field, but missed the only free throw. He also had two rebounds, an assist, two fouls, two personal fouls, four forced fouls, and a +/- of -8 and an efficiency rating of 13.

Kai van der Voorst was the top scorer in the home team with 20 points, seven assists and six errors, while six basketball players scored at least ten points in the winning team, with Brandon Davies becoming the top scorer with 16 points.

UCAM of Murcia represented by Rodion Kuruc is fourth with seven wins in ten games, “Baxi” of Manreza represented by March Steinberg is in sixth place with six wins, and “Palencia” with a balance of 1-10 is last in the 18-unit championship.

In the previous season, “Barcelona” became the champion of Spain, which defeated “Real” Madrid 3-0 in the final series.

Blumberg returns, Kuruc skips

Latvian basketball player Roberts Blumbergs returned to the court on Saturday after a month and a half of injury treatment in the loss of Thessaloniki “Aris” at home in the Greek championship match.

“Aris” basketball players lost 73:77 (22:19, 6:20, 17:24, 28:14) to Patra’s “Promitheas”, whose team did not include Artūrs Kurucs in the hall named after Nika Galis.

Blumberg played three and a half minutes without hitting the only long shot and scoring no points. In the Latvian account, the +/- indicator is -4 and the efficiency factor is -1.

Lefteris Bohoridis was the most productive player in “Aris” with 16 points and seven rebounds.

Anthony Cowen scored 21 points for the winners, while Jaime Echenike had 17 points, ten rebounds and two blocks.

With six wins in eight matches, “Promitheas” takes second place in the tournament table, “Aris” is fourth with a 4-4 record, while “Lavrio” represented by Ilya Gromov is seventh with three successes in seven games.

Last season, Piraeus “Olympiakos” became the champion of Greece, beating Athens “Panathinaikos” 3-1 in the final series.

Shilin’s failure in Rostock

On the other hand, Kārlis Šiliņš scored 13 points in Gottingen’s away loss in the German Bundesliga game, 92:96 (27:20, 23:25, 20:26, 22:25) against the Rostock Seawolves.

Šiliņš started the game in the starting five and in the 28 minutes and 20 seconds spent on the court, he made three of six two-point shots, one of three long-range shots and four of five free throws. He also has three rebounds, an assist, a steal, one blocked shot, three turnovers, five personal fouls, an efficiency rating of ten and a +/- of -6.

Only Fedor Žugić, who collected 20 points and seven rebounds, and Bodie Hume with 18 points and five rebounds scored more than Šiliņš.

Derrick Elston scored 24 points and Chevez Goodwin 19 points for Rostock, who also grabbed 14 rebounds.

Tübingen Tigers, represented by Kriss Helmanis, is 16th with two wins in eight games, while “Gottingen” is 17th in the 18-team competition with a record of 1-6.

Last season, Ulm’s “Ratiopharm” became the German champion, which defeated Bonn’s “Telekom” 3-1 in the final series.

Sagittarius does not save Sassari from loss

Meanwhile, Jānis Strēlnieks scored 11 points in the loss of his “Scafati” team on the road with 76:79 (21:14, 12:21, 21:19, 22:25) against Sassari “Banco di Sardegna”.

The archer played 23 minutes, making one of four two-pointers and three of five three-pointers. He also has two assists, two fouls, five fouls, two fouls, as well as an efficiency ratio of three and a team-best +/- of +11.

In the “Scafati” team, John Nange stood out with 15 points and ten rebounds, while Stefan Gombod scored 20 points, eight rebounds and six blocked shots for the opponents.

The Bologna “Virtus” team led by Lukas Banki has won seven out of eight games, occupying the first place, the Trento “Aquila” represented by Andrejs Gražulis is second with six successes in eight matches, the Tortona “Derthona” represented by Artūrs Strautiņš is ninth with four wins in eight matches, but “Scafati” with a balance of 4-5 takes the tenth place in the competition of 16 teams.

Last season, Milan’s “EA7 Emporio Armani Olimpia” became the champion of Italy, beating Bologna’s “Virtus” 4-3 in the final series.