«Astana» won the long-awaited first victory in the current draw of the VTB United League.
The home match against PARMA-PARI from Perm ended in triumph for the hosts — 84:72.
The leaders of the Kazakh team were Daniil Aksenov (18 points, 4 out of 7 3-pointers), Mike Myers (18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 out of 8 free throws), and Valery Likhodey (17 points, 5 assists).
Permians scored Pavel Antipov (19 points, 6 rebounds) and Malik Dime (10 points, 8 rebounds).
Thus, the capital club has increased the lead over Perm in the game statistics - seven wins against five. At the same time, today's victory over PARMA-PARI was the first for Astana since December 2020.
«Astana» head coach — Oleg Kiselev:
«Congratulations to the fans, management, and players on the victory. I think the key to our victory today is defense. We studied PARMA-PARI tactics and mastered their strengths. In addition, we showed a good field goal percentage. The main reason why we won today is the defensive play. Once again, I congratulate everyone on the victory; let's move on. I think our victory will impress even more fans in the stands».
«PARMA-PARI» head coach — Evgeny Pashutin:
«We played very softly in defense, allowed the opponent to attack from a distance, and lost rebounds. Likhodey and Myers scored difficult goals and allowed Astana to feel confident, and then the shooters began to attack from the perimeter. We reacted late, there was no communication, and we didn't play collectively. In the fourth quarter, when there was already a big difference, we conceded 15 points. So we had to play defense the whole game. But they could not score many shots. This game is a serious lesson for us. We'll come home, fix the mistakes, and be ready for the next game».
UNICS will be the opponent in the next game, which Astana plays on the road. The game will take place this Sunday.
On October 23, the capital club will host Pari Nizhny Novgorod at the Saryarka cycle track. Tickets are already available on the
Zakazbiletov.kz website.
Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the
Tournaments section.
