«Astana» lost to «Pari Nizhny Novgorod» in the home match of the VTB United League.
The final score is 60:80 in favor of the Russian team.
The best in Astana were Michael Myers (17 points, 6 rebounds), Valery Likhodey (8 points), Dmitry Gavrilov (7 points, 6 rebounds).
The opponents scored Ivan Strebkov (20 points), Nikola Jovanovic (18 points, 8 rebounds), and Jermaine Love (15 points).
«I would say that victory is important today. Some players from the bench got the opportunity to play today. At today's game, as in the match with Samara, problems were visible. Unfortunately, I don't understand this. Basketball is a smart game; it is a team game as well, not just one person. Therefore, the most important thing is to win; everything else is still far from us.» — said Zoran Lukic, head coach of Pari Nizhny Novgorod, after the game.
The match took place on the birthday of Valery Likhodey, the forward, who turned 36 years old. The fans of the capital club organized a funny flash mob with masks for the players who missed today's game.
Astana will play the next match on October 27 in Samara.
Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the
Tournaments section.
