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The most interesting game of round 15 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Perm where eighth ranked Avtodor won against host Parma-Pari (6-8) 76-71. It was a good game for American Jamal Jones (203-1993, college: Texas A&M, agency: Slash Sports) who led his team to a victory with 26 points. Turkish power forward Kerem Kanter (208-1995, college: Xavier) contributed with 17 points and 8 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winners. American guard Garrett Nevels (188-1992, college: Hawaii, agency: Slash Sports) answered with 26 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for Parma-Pari. Parma-Pari’s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Avtodor moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Uralmash and Parma-Pari. Avtodor is looking forward to face higher ranked Lokomotiv (#3) in Krasnodar in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Parma-Pari will play at home against the league’s second-placed Zenit and is hoping to win this game.
One of the most interesting games of round 15 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Fourth ranked UNICS outleveled host Samara (4-9) 86-62. It was a great evening for French Louis Labeyrie (208-1992) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Devaughn Akoon-Purcell helped adding 15 points. The best for the losing side was American guard Brendan Adams (193-2000, college: GWU) with 20 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. UNICS maintains fourth place with 10-4 record. Samara lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with nine games lost. UNICS will play against Enisey (#9) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Samara will play at home against MBA Moscow and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
One of the most interesting games of round 15 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Second ranked Zenit outleveled host MBA Moscow (3-11) 89-68. It was an exceptional evening for Dwayne Bacon who led the winners and scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Daniil Kasatkin came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds for MBA Moscow in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zenit (12-2) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending Russian champion maintains second place behind leader CSKA. MBA Moscow lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 11 games lost. Zenit will meet Parma-Pari (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. MBA Moscow will play against Samara (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 15 winless Astana was smashed by CSKA on the road 110-50.
The most impressive performance of 15th round was 24 points and 5 assists by Casper Ware of CSKA.

Parma-Pari – Avtodor 71-76

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Samara – UNICS 62-86

One of the most interesting games of round 15 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Fourth ranked UNICS outleveled host Samara (4-9) 86-62. UNICS dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Samara‘s 32 and made 16-of-21 charity shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Samara 34-22 including a 24-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for French Louis Labeyrie (208-1992) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Trinidad and Tobago-American swingman Devaughn Akoon-Purcell (196-1993, college: Illinois St.) helped adding 15 points. The best for the losing side was American guard Brendan Adams (193-2000, college: GWU) with 20 points and center Ilia Popov (210-1995, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) scored 8 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. UNICS maintains fourth place with 10-4 record. Samara lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with nine games lost. UNICS will play against Enisey (#9) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Samara will play at home against MBA Moscow and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
UNICS: L.Labeyrie 18+9reb+1ast, D.Akoon-Purcell 15+3reb+2ast, M.Knight 13+3reb+3ast, J.Reynolds 9+8reb, S.Toropov 8+2reb+2ast, T.Taylor 6+3ast
Samara: B.Adams 20+3reb+3ast, H.Dalton 12+2reb, A.Kardanakhishvili 8+1reb+3ast, I.Popov 8+8reb, N.Brooks 6, A.Gudumak 5+5reb+2ast

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MBA Moscow – Zenit 68-89

One of the most interesting games of round 15 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Second ranked Zenit outleveled host MBA Moscow (3-11) 89-68. Zenit dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to MBA Moscow‘s 34. They outrebounded MBA Moscow 38-26 including 29 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for American Dwayne Bacon (201-1995, college: FSU) who led the winners and scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. American-Ivorian power forward Alexander Poythress (205-1993, college: Kentucky) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Four Zenit players scored in double figures. Guard Daniil Kasatkin (200-1999, college: Penn State, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Makar Konovalov (189-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 14 points and 4 assists respectively for MBA Moscow in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zenit (12-2) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending Russian champion maintains second place behind leader CSKA. MBA Moscow lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 11 games lost. Zenit will meet Parma-Pari (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. MBA Moscow will play against Samara (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zenit: D.Bacon 26+5reb+6ast, A.Poythress 15+7reb, T.Frazier 14+1reb+3ast, X.Moon 10+2reb+1ast, G.Zhbanov 6+8reb, V.Hunter 5+6reb+1ast
MBA Moscow: D.Kasatkin 16+6reb+3ast, M.Konovalov 14+3reb+4ast, V.Trushkin 12+6reb+2ast, A.Zubkov 7+7reb+2ast, D.Pevnev 6+2reb+1ast, M.Lichutin 6

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CSKA – Astana 110-50

No shocking result in a game when first ranked Russian CSKA (13-1) crushed bottom-ranked Kazakhstan Astana (0-15) in Moscow 110-50 on Saturday. CSKA made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 Astana turnovers and outrebounded them 43-27 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. CSKA shot the lights out from three sinking 19 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Astana‘s players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when CSKA made 8 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Casper Ware (178-1990, college: LBSU) who led the winners and scored 24 points and 5 assists. Serbian guard Aleksa Avramovic (193-1994) accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Five CSKA players scored in double figures. American-Nigerian guard Daniel Utomi (198-1997, college: USC) came up with 17 points and Russian center Andrey Desiatnikov (220-1994, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 8 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Astana in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for CSKA. They maintain first place with 13-1 record. Astana lost their fifteenth game in a row. They still close the standings with 15 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
CSKA: C.Ware 24+3reb+5ast, A.Avramovic 18+6reb+3ast, A.Astapkovich 16+2ast, R.Abdulbasirov 15+5reb+1ast, V.Karpenko 10+4reb+6ast, A.M’Baye 7+3reb+2ast
Astana: D.Utomi 17+4reb+1ast, R.Aitkali 11+2reb, A.Orazbekov 8+2reb+3ast, A.Desiatnikov 8+5reb+1ast, G.Smith 2+7reb+1ast, M.Sarsengaliev 2+1reb+3ast