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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Zenit as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Zenit smashed 11th ranked Samara in Saint Petersburg 115-57. Zenit dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Samara‘s 26. Zenit forced 21 Samara turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 62.1 percentage. Zenit looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Samara‘s players. It was a good game for American Dwayne Bacon (201-1995, college: FSU) who led his team to a victory with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Alexey Shved (198-1988) contributed with 11 points and 9 assists for the winners. point guard Andrei Sopin (186-1997) replied with 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for Samara. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit (29-5) have an impressive ten-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with CSKA. Samara lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 26 games lost. Samara will play next round against MBA Moscow trying to get back on the winning streak. Zenit will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Lokomotiv in Krasnodar.
One of the most interesting games of round 36 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Krasnoyarsk where fourth ranked Lokomotiv won against host Enisey (11-24) 95-83. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Patrick Miller (185-1992, college: Tennessee St., agency: Slash Sports) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists and Antonius Cleveland who added 15 points and 5 assists during the contest. Lokomotiv’s coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was American Victor Sanders (196-1995, college: Idaho) with 21 points and 6 assists. Lokomotiv maintains fourth position with 26-8 record. Enisey lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 24 games lost. Lokomotiv will play against league’s leader Zenit in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Enisey will play on the road against N.Novgorod (#6) in Nizhny Novgorod and hopes to get back on the winning track.
One of the most interesting games of round 36 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Moscow where second ranked CSKA outleveled visiting Uralmash (18-16) 109-65. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Uralmash. The winners were led by Tonye Jekiri who scored that evening 18 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Even 12 points and 5 rebounds by Kirill Pisklov did not help to save the game for Uralmash. 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. CSKA (29-5) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Zenit. Uralmash at the other side keeps the fifth place with 16 games lost. CSKA will meet Avtodor (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Uralmash will play against Astana in Nur-Sultan and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the just one year after relegation.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 36: MBA Moscow was beaten by UNICS on the road 92-80. Bottom-ranked Astana lost to N.Novgorod on its own court 82-84. Avtodor unfortunately lost to Parma-Pari in Perm 73-79.

Enisey – Lokomotiv 83-95

One of the most interesting games of round 36 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Krasnoyarsk where fourth ranked Lokomotiv won against host Enisey (11-24) 95-83. Lokomotiv made 23-of-27 charity shots (85.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Enisey turnovers. Lokomotiv players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Enisey was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Patrick Miller (185-1992, college: Tennessee St., agency: Slash Sports) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists and the other American import guard Antonius Cleveland (196-1994, college: SEMO) who added 15 points and 5 assists during the contest. Lokomotiv’s coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was American Victor Sanders (196-1995, college: Idaho) with 21 points and 6 assists and center Roman Zagretdinov (207-1996) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Four Lokomotiv and five Enisey players scored in double figures. Lokomotiv maintains fourth position with 26-8 record. Enisey lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 24 games lost. Lokomotiv will play against league’s leader Zenit in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Enisey will play on the road against N.Novgorod (#6) in Nizhny Novgorod and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv: K.Elatontsev 16+6reb, P.Miller 16+7reb+9ast, A.Cleveland 15+3reb+5ast, I.Whaley 15+5reb, A.Kvitkovskikh 8+8reb+2ast, M.Vedishchev 6+1reb
Enisey: V.Sanders 21+4reb+6ast, R.Zagretdinov 14+8reb+1ast, U.Blizniuk 13+4reb+3ast, T.Gerasimov 11+3reb+3ast, V.Odinokov 10+3reb, A.Stepanovic 6+3reb+1ast

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CSKA – Uralmash 109-65

One of the most interesting games of round 36 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Moscow where second ranked CSKA outleveled visiting Uralmash (18-16) 109-65. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Uralmash. CSKA dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Uralmash‘s 36 and made 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. CSKA forced 23 Uralmash turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Uralmash‘s players. The winners were led by Nigerian center Tonye Jekiri (212-1994, college: Miami, FL) who scored that evening 18 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and Guyanese-French Livio Jean-Charles (205-1993) supported him with 15 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four CSKA players scored in double figures. Even 12 points and 5 rebounds by swingman Kirill Pisklov (192-1996) did not help to save the game for Uralmash. Center Ilia Popov (210-1995, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 13 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). 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. CSKA (29-5) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Zenit. Uralmash at the other side keeps the fifth place with 16 games lost. CSKA will meet Avtodor (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Uralmash will play against Astana in Nur-Sultan and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the just one year after relegation.
Top scorers:
CSKA: T.Jekiri 18+6reb+3ast, L.Jean-Charles 15+6reb+2ast, A.Astapkovich 14+4reb, A.M’Baye 13+1reb+2ast, S.Antonov 12+1reb+1ast, M.Trimble 10+5ast
Uralmash: I.Popov 13+2reb, K.Pisklov 12+5reb+3ast, A.Kardanakhishvili 10+2reb+3ast, O.Akramov 8+3reb, O.Ellis 8+4reb+1ast, J.Martin 5+1reb+3ast

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UNICS – MBA Moscow 92-80

No shocking result in a game when third ranked UNICS (28-7) beat 9th ranked MBA Moscow (12-22) in Kazan 92-80 on Tuesday. UNICS made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 MBA Moscow turnovers. It was a great shooting night for UNICS especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 64.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The winners were led by American guard Marcos Knight (191-1989, college: MTSU, agency: Slash Sports) who scored that evening 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import center Jalen Reynolds (208-1992, college: Xavier) supported him with 21 points. Even 11 points and 9 rebounds by center Evgeny Minchenko (213-1994) did not help to save the game for MBA Moscow. Andrey Zubkov (206-1991) added 14 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. UNICS maintains third position with 28-7 record behind leader Zenit. Loser MBA Moscow keeps the ninth place with 22 games lost. UNICS will meet at home Parma-Pari (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. MBA Moscow will play against Samara and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
UNICS: J.Reynolds 21+4reb+3ast, M.Knight 21+5reb+5ast, D.Akoon-Purcell 20+3reb+2ast, A.Platunov 8+1reb+5ast, L.Labeyrie 5+2reb+1ast, A.Lopatin 5+3reb+1ast
MBA Moscow: A.Zubkov 14+3reb, M.Barashkov 13+2reb+2ast, E.Minchenko 11+9reb+2ast, D.Kasatkin 9+4ast, E.Voronov 8+1ast, I.Belousov 8+1reb

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Astana – N.Novgorod 82-84

Very expected game when 12th ranked Kazakhstan Astana (1-33) was edged by seventh ranked Russian N.Novgorod (15-19) in Nur-Sultan 84-82 on Tuesday. N.Novgorod had a 16-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Montenegrin Nemanja Djurisic (202-1992, college: Georgia, agency: Slash Sports) who scored that evening 19 points and 6 rebounds and guard Alexander Khomenko (190-1999) supported him with 15 points and 4 assists. Even 23 points and 4 assists by American guard TJ Starks (188-1998, college: CSUN) did not help to save the game for Astana. Russian guard Grigory Motovilov (191-1998) added 19 points and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. N.Novgorod moved-up to sixth place. Astana lost sixth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 33 lost games. N.Novgorod will meet at home Enisey (#10) in the next round. Astana will play against Uralmash and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod: N.Djurisic 19+6reb, A.Khomenko 15+4reb+4ast, I.Karpenkov 15+7reb+1ast, M.Rebec 11+5reb+4ast, D.Khvostov 8+1reb+5ast, I.Volkhin 7+6reb+1ast
Astana: T.Starks 23+3reb+4ast, G.Motovilov 19+3reb+5ast, D.Utomi 14+8reb+2ast, D.Pokhodiaev 11+9reb+1ast, A.Desiatnikov 6+3reb, G.Smith 6+5reb+2ast

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Parma-Pari – Avtodor 79-73

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when eighth ranked Parma-Pari (14-20) won against 7th ranked Avtodor (14-20) in Perm 79-73 on Wednesday. Parma-Pari made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. The winners were led by American center Royce Hamm Jr (206-1999, college: UNLV, agency: MSG) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds and the other American import guard Garrett Nevels (188-1992, college: Hawaii, agency: Slash Sports) supported him with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Even a double-double of 22 points and 14 rebounds by Turkish power forward Kerem Kanter (208-1995, college: Xavier) did not help to save the game for Avtodor. Nigerian-Canadian Caleb Agada (196-1994, college: Ottawa, agency: Pensack Sports) added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Parma-Pari moved-up to seventh place, which they share with defeated Avtodor. Parma-Pari will meet higher ranked UNICS (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Avtodor will play against the league’s second-placed CSKA (#2) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Parma-Pari: R.Hamm Jr. 20+12reb+2ast, A.Zakharov 17+6reb, G.Nevels 16+9reb+7ast, A.Shashkov 11+3reb+1ast, I.Egorov 7+1reb+1ast, S.Ilnitskiy 5+4reb+2ast
Avtodor: K.Kanter 22+14reb, J.Jones 15+1reb+1ast, C.Agada 15+6reb+10ast, B.Crawford 10+4reb+3ast, A.Petenev 5+4reb, D.Beslac 4+1reb+3ast