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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

There was a change at the VTB United League leadership position after last games. Round 34 most important game was a defeat of league’s leader Russian UNICS (27-6). They were defeated by second ranked Zenit (27-5) 92-83 on Thursday night. It ended at the same time the 16-game winning streak of UNICS. It was a key game for the top position in the league. 26 personal fouls committed by UNICS helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American Dwayne Bacon (201-1995, college: FSU) scored 30 points to lead the charge for the winners and Alexey Shved (198-1988) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Zenit’s coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American guard Marcos Knight (191-1989, college: MTSU, agency: Slash Sports) responded with 24 points and 4 assists. Zenit have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending Russian champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with CSKA. UNICS at the other side dropped to the third place with six games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Zenit. UNICS will play next round against strong CSKA trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Zenit will try to continue on its current victory against twelfth ranked Astana in Nur-Sultan.
One of the most interesting games of round 34 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Nizhny Novgorod where tenth ranked MBA Moscow won against host N.Novgorod (13-19) 77-59. Andrey Zubkov (206-1991) notched 16 points and 9 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Vladislav Trushkin supported him with 15 points. MBA Moscow’s coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 17 points and 4 assists by Montenegrin Nemanja Djurisic (202-1992, college: Georgia, agency: Slash Sports) did not help to save the game for N.Novgorod. MBA Moscow (11-21) moved-up to ninth place. N.Novgorod lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 19 games lost. They share it with Avtodor and Parma-Pari. MBA Moscow will play against Enisey (#10) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round. N.Novgorod will play at home against Parma-Pari (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
One of the most interesting games of round 34 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Fifth ranked Uralmash outleveled host Samara (8-24) 85-65. Yauheni Beliankou fired 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Ilia Popov produced 18 points for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Uralmash maintains fifth position with 17-15 record. Samara lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 24 games lost. Uralmash will meet at home higher ranked Lokomotiv (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Samara will play against Avtodor (#6) and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 34: Lokomotiv won against Parma-Pari on the opponent’s court 91-82. CSKA outscored Astana in a home game 118-77. Enisey recorded a loss to Avtodor on the road 79-74.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 16 points and 12 rebounds by Dusan Beslac of Avtodor.

N.Novgorod – MBA Moscow 59-77

One of the most interesting games of round 34 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Nizhny Novgorod where tenth ranked MBA Moscow won against host N.Novgorod (13-19) 77-59. MBA Moscow dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to N.Novgorod‘s 22. MBA Moscow players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Andrey Zubkov (206-1991) notched 16 points and 9 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Vladislav Trushkin (201-1993, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) supported him with 15 points. Four MBA Moscow players scored in double figures. MBA Moscow’s coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 17 points and 4 assists by Montenegrin Nemanja Djurisic (202-1992, college: Georgia, agency: Slash Sports) did not help to save the game for N.Novgorod. Guard Evgenii Baburin (189-1987, agency: BIG) added 12 points and 4 steals for lost side. MBA Moscow (11-21) moved-up to ninth place. N.Novgorod lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 19 games lost. They share it with Avtodor and Parma-Pari. MBA Moscow will play against Enisey (#10) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round. N.Novgorod will play at home against Parma-Pari (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
MBA Moscow: A.Zubkov 16+9reb+3ast, V.Trushkin 15+4reb+3ast, D.Pevnev 14+2reb, M.Barashkov 13+3reb+4ast, E.Minchenko 5+6reb, I.Belousov 5+2ast
N.Novgorod: N.Djurisic 17+4reb+4ast, E.Baburin 12+2reb+3ast, A.Khomenko 11+1reb+3ast, M.Rebec 8+4reb+3ast, A.Chadov 5+5reb+2ast, A.Antipov 3+4reb

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Samara – Uralmash 65-85

One of the most interesting games of round 34 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Fifth ranked Uralmash outleveled host Samara (8-24) 85-65. Uralmash forced 19 Samara turnovers. Belarusian forward Yauheni Beliankou (197-1995, agency: Tolakh Tsimur) fired 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American forward Javonte Douglas (203-1992, college: Montevallo) chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds. Four Uralmash players scored in double figures. Center Ilia Popov (210-1995, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 18 points and Danila Chikarev (197-2001) added 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Uralmash maintains fifth position with 17-15 record. Samara lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 24 games lost. Uralmash will meet at home higher ranked Lokomotiv (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Samara will play against Avtodor (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Uralmash: Y.Beliankou 19+8reb+1ast, I.Pynko 13+3reb, J.Douglas 11+9reb+3ast, V.Zaitcev 11+6reb+6ast, A.Glazunov 7+2ast, V.Ivlev 6+3reb+4ast
Samara: I.Popov 18+4reb, G.Marufov 11+4reb+1ast, E.Amosov 9+7reb, D.Chikarev 8+7reb+4ast, B.Shuvakin 5+6reb+2ast, A.Sopin 5+5reb+9ast

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Parma-Pari – Lokomotiv 82-91

Rather expected game in Perm where 7th ranked Parma-Pari (13-19) was defeated by fourth ranked Lokomotiv (25-7) 91-82 on Wednesday. Lokomotiv made 26-of-33 free shots (78.8 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Lokomotiv made 8 blocks. Americans were the main players on the court. Guard Patrick Miller (185-1992, college: Tennessee St., agency: Slash Sports) fired 21 points and 8 assists for the winners. Center Isaiah Whaley (205-1998, college: UConn) chipped in 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Lokomotiv players scored in double figures. Center Royce Hamm Jr (206-1999, college: UNLV, agency: Octagon) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds and guard Garrett Nevels (188-1992, college: Hawaii, agency: Slash Sports) added 24 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Lokomotiv have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 25-7 record. Parma-Pari lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Avtodor and N.Novgorod. Lokomotiv will meet Uralmash (#5) in the next round. Parma-Pari will play against N.Novgorod in Nizhny Novgorod and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv: I.Whaley 22+9reb, P.Miller 21+2reb+8ast, A.Cleveland 18+7reb+4ast, K.Temirov 10+3reb+1ast, K.Elatontsev 9+13reb+1ast, V.Emchenko 6+3reb+1ast
Parma-Pari: G.Nevels 24+5reb+2ast, R.Hamm Jr. 22+13reb+2ast, S.Ruzhentsev 10+4reb+4ast, T.Yakushin 9+2ast, A.Zakharov 7+3reb+1ast, A.Shashkov 6+1reb

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Zenit – UNICS 92-83

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CSKA – Astana 118-77

Very predictable result in Moscow where third ranked Russian CSKA (27-5) smashed bottom-ranked Kazakhstan Astana (1-31) 118-77 on Thursday. CSKA made 25-of-29 free shots (86.2 percent) during the game. CSKA outrebounded Astana 38-21 including 26 on the defensive glass. CSKA looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Belarusian forward Anton Astapkovich (202-1994) fired 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Ivan Ukhov (193-1995, agency: BIG) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four CSKA players scored in double figures. American-Nigerian guard Daniel Utomi (198-1997, college: USC) produced 21 points and Russian guard Grigory Motovilov (191-1998) added 13 points and 9 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. CSKA have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Zenit. Astana lost fourth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 31 lost games. CSKA will meet at home UNICS (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Astana will play against the league’s leader Zenit (#1) in Saint Petersburg and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
CSKA: M.Trimble 17+2reb+1ast, A.Astapkovich 13+5reb+4ast, C.Ware 13+2reb+3ast, V.Karpenko 12+2reb+4ast, R.Abdulbasirov 11+4reb+2ast, I.Ukhov 11+6reb+4ast
Astana: D.Utomi 21+2reb+3ast, G.Motovilov 13+4reb+9ast, D.Pokhodiaev 11+5reb+1ast, A.Desiatnikov 8+3reb+2ast, A.Maydekin 7+1reb+1ast, G.Smith 6+2reb+1ast

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Avtodor – Enisey 79-74

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Enisey‘s (11-22) road loss to eighth ranked Avtodor (13-19) 74-79 on Thursday. Avtodor outrebounded Enisey 44-30 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Nigerian-Canadian Caleb Agada (196-1994, college: Ottawa, agency: Pensack Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Serbian Dusan Beslac (205-1998) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds. Timofey Gerasimov (197-1997, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and American Victor Sanders (196-1995, college: Idaho) added 13 points, 7 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side. Five Avtodor and four Enisey players scored in double figures. Enisey’s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Avtodor moved-up to sixth place, which they share with N.Novgorod and Parma-Pari. Loser Enisey dropped to the tenth position with 22 games lost. Avtodor will meet Samara (#11) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Enisey will play against MBA Moscow and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Avtodor: D.Beslac 16+12reb+2ast, K.Kanter 14+5reb, C.Agada 13+10reb+8ast, J.Jones 11+6reb+1ast, B.Crawford 11+1reb+3ast, A.Petenev 9+3reb+1ast
Enisey: T.Gerasimov 21+6reb+6ast, V.Sanders 13+1reb+7ast, S.Dolinin 11+6reb+1ast, U.Blizniuk 10+1reb+2ast, V.Perevalov 7+6reb+1ast, S.Balashov 6+4reb