Sunday, February 28, 2010

League Game Rada Boga vs Galjaev's team 28.02.2010

The most important match of this season in Basketsim was held in O.K.S ARENA against Galjaev's team . The winner of this match secured the the League championship!


Match is taking place at O.K.S. ARENA. 21212 spectators are here to see what both teams have to offer.

After a miss by Lomp we see a display of strength, when Järv wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Tarto is obstructed by Renktas. This is a clear shooting foul, resulting in two freethrow attempts for Galjaev's team.
Some luck was involved, but fans of Galjaev's team can be happy. Both shots were good and the score is 0 - 2.
Renktas gets the ball and cuts inside, but opponent is there, great positioning and offensive foul is called on Renktas. Bench protests won't help at all! Rada Boga to lose the ball.
It seems like Egel couldn't throw a pea into the ocean. Shocking miss from a clear position, Leben rebounds the ball and it's a loss of possession for Galjaev's team.
Lomp hits a three-pointer for Rada Boga. That makes it 3 - 2.
After a poor offensive move, a foul is called on Rossitto. Possession goes to opponents.
Lomp sets things up, nice pass to Leben who gets his defender in the air and finishes it! The score is 5 - 2.
Čitanović is called for traveling, and possession goes to the opposing team.
Semi-guarded Lomp is in action. With no hesitation he pulls up for three and scores! This is a great moment for Rada Boga. 8 - 2.
Rossitto in offense. Dribble, shoot, score! WOW! Awesome effort by Rossitto. The score is now 8 - 4.
Three points attempt by Lomp. Not even close and easy job for well positioned Čitanović to rebound the ball.
Tarto is looking for teammate and passes, but it was a poor pass and Baar intercepts it.
Nice steal by Baar but fast break isn't an option. Rada Boga will just have to be patient.
Baar is having fun, but it isn't shared by his coach. He misses a shot despite good position and Tarto successfully gains possession for Galjaev's team.
Rossitto is wide open; but as he takes his shot, Baar fouls him. Rossitto will now shoot two free throws.
With great confidence Rossitto scores both free throws. 8 - 6.
It seems like Renktas is not entirely focused today. While cutting into the zone, ball gets lost. It's a turnover!
Tarto bricks the three-point attempt from the left. Fearsome offensive rebound by Järv and Galjaev's team are still in possession.
Right after the rebound we see one of the most crowd-pleasing plays as Järv goes for a bang, grabbing the rim on his way down. The score is 8 - 8.
Leben finishes short attack with a long jumper from the left. Rossitto catches his arm. It COUNTS, and the FOUL! 10 - 8 and Rada Boga to shoot an extra free throw.
The free throw is good as well. Leben is showing signs of great form and the fans love it! 11 - 8.
There will be no shot for Galjaev's team. Turnover by Tarto.
Leben throws up a brick from the right, but the referee saves him by calling the foul on Rossitto. Two free throws to follow.
Two clear shots and coach of Rada Boga is satisfied with effort of Leben. 13 - 8.
Galjaev's team is having trouble shooting. Tarto fails to nail the short jumper, and Lomp is by far the best positioned player and wins the ball.
Leben goes for a surprising 3-pointer and he buries it!! The bench of Rada Boga is delighted. 16 - 8.
Leben makes an excellent steal on Rossitto.
In no time Leben converts the steal into beautiful one-hand layup. 18 - 8. Easy points for Rada Boga.
Järv is handling the ball but he is not careful enough and Leben steals it.
Leben breaks free for a sure layup! 20 - 8.
Rossitto misses an open shot. Baar is cleverly positioned between opponents and the basket and it's an easy rebound for Rada Boga.
Hauptman finishes short attack with a long jumper from the left. Järv catches his arm. It COUNTS, and the FOUL! 22 - 8 and Rada Boga to shoot an extra free throw.
The free throw is good as well. Hauptman is showing signs of great form and the fans love it! 23 - 8.
Čitanović dribbles and passes the ball behind his back... straight to an opponent. Lomp has the ball.
Fast break by Lomp ends up with a missed pass. What was he thinking?? He should finish with a shot.
Lomp takes a foul to avoid a three pointer. Egel will now shoot three free throws.
Egel makes it two out of three, for result 23 - 10.
Lomp passes the ball, makes a quick cut and receives a return pass. Easy points for team Rada Boga and assist for Renktas. The score is 25 - 10.
Holy christ! Egel shoots from the parking lot, and it's in! The shot was so amazing that the cheerleaders of Galjaev's team are jumping around like crazy. The new result is 25 - 13.
Nice blind pass is received by Baar and Egel is having arms all over him. Shot attempt fails but two free throw attempts to follow.
Baar misses both shots and the ball ends up in open play.
Tarto passes the ball, and it's a tough ball. His teammate is trying to catch it but he is well over the sideline. Turn over!
We see a nice pass received by Baar, but wait: he is standing just over the baseline. It's a loss of possession for Rada Boga.
People love actions like this one. After a stunning spin move, Egel airs to shoot, but the cheerfulness of the crowd isn't shared by Leben who commits a shooting foul to stop him from scoring.
Egel bricks the first and scores the second. 25 - 14.
After long attack, Baar is forced to shoot and it's a way off, but Leben collects the ball for Rada Boga.
Leben hooks it in! Nicely done! 27 - 14. Easy points for Rada Boga.
A brilliant offensive combination ends up with a missed shot. Egel is noted for having bad luck with the shot, but the ball is rebounded by Tarto and Galjaev's team keeps the possession.

Quarter ends 27 - 14. Match to proceed in two minutes.

Poor attempt by Tarto ends up being rebounded by Hauptman. He wins the possession for Rada Boga.
Lomp cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Rossitto picks the ball for Galjaev's team.
After the missed three points attempt by Egel, Čitanović skies to pull in the rebound.
Čitanović is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain the ball. Renktas is already holding it after successful defensive rebound.
Baar misses an open shot. Tarto is cleverly positioned between opponents and the basket and it's an easy rebound for Galjaev's team.
After a miss by Rossitto we see a display of strength, when Leben wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Tarto loves to display his amazing strength. After Renktas misses a difficult shot from the left angle, he rebounds the ball with a quick and powerful move. What an attitude this guy has!
The weak two-point attempt by Čitanović ends up being rebounded by Hauptman.
Baar passes to Lomp, Lomp with the spin move and the clean basket. Nice and easy! The score is 29 - 14.
The mounting attack for Galjaev's team is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Rossitto.
A quick move by Čitanović, who is the hero here, results in an intercepted pass. Lomp is disappointed because it wasn't such a bad pass.
Čitanović sprints unguarded and finishes attack with attractive slam dunk. Fans of Galjaev's team are cheering their hero. 29 - 16.
Traveling is called on Leben. Turnover.
Next, we see some grunt work from Leben! With an amazing physical approach he strips the high ball after a miss by Egel.
Baar fakes the shot... passes the ball outside to Lomp, he shoots, and we have a 2 point basket for Rada Boga. 31 - 16.
A nice offensive move allows Tarto to score from a short distance. He was assisted by Čitanović. 31 - 18.
Leben is dribbling the ball slowly, only a few seconds left for him to shoot... goes for a three.. missed! And no luck for his team either, Järv is there and he picks the ball. Possession to Galjaev's team.
Rossitto loses his defender with a great crossover and finishes with a reliable layup. 31 - 20
Lomp is always so calm when aiming a 3-pointer, but some bad luck and it's only defensive rebound for Järv. Coach of Galjaev's team seems relieved.
After some steady passes we see an effective penetration when Tarto dribbles inside and then passes the ball to unguarded Egel. Easy two points for Galjaev's team and the score? 31 - 22.
We see some fast movement when Leben finds his teammate inside the key. Lomp is going to shoot... yes! After some bouncing the ball goes in. The score is now 33 - 22.
Only few seconds are left for an attack when Egel hammers a 3-pointer from out of nowhere. Score is 33 - 25.
Players of Rada Boga is having some trouble with organisation, but Baar is always dangerous with the ball. While faking the shot, he passes to Lomp on the top of the key. It was a nice shot, but only a two-pointer as the referee says he was over the line. 35 - 25.
The ball goes out of bounds and it's a throw in for Galjaev's team. However, Rossitto makes a careless pass and Leben steals the ball!
Leben runs in the fast break but he is stopped. Instantly he goes for a difficult fadeaway and it's in!! Great confidence and another two points for Rada Boga. 37 - 25.
Brilliant crossover dribble by Egel and he gets the space to shoot. No, there was no way for him to miss this one and the score is 37 - 27.
Renktas in fast move, but he blows the layup. Renktas grabs the high ball and it's another chance for Rada Boga to score.
Renktas puts in his best effort but misses the shot. Järv brings the ball down and wins the possession for his team.
After a clever move Rossitto goes for a layup. Oh no! A missed shot that was so easy, even his mum could have made it. Rebounded by Lomp and possession goes to Rada Boga.
Nice offensive move allows Hauptman to score from the left wing. Assistant was Leben. 39 - 27.
Rossitto misses a three-pointer from the left wing and Renktas grabs the rebound. Possession goes to Rada Boga.
Lomp is obstructed by Tarto. This is a clear shooting foul, resulting in two freethrow attempts for Rada Boga.
Lomp goes to the line for two. He misses the first one but makes the second one.
Tarto dribbles and passes the ball behind his back... straight to an opponent. Lomp has the ball.
Lomp hesitates for a single moment after a steal and instantly opponents are all over him. Players of Rada Boga are forced to start the attack from scratch as we already see them tossing the ball around.
What on earth was Baar thinking?? A terrible backcourt pass results in a loss of possession for Rada Boga.
Tarto is furious when referee calls offensive foul on him. Possession goes to Rada Boga.
Hauptman dribbles inside, block attempt on shot fails and Hauptman scores after a strange and lucky reverse layup... woohoooo... nice individual play by Hauptman!!!
Team Galjaev's team is in offense and we see a 1-on-1 play by Rossitto... Rossitto sees Järv uncovered and dishes him a pass... YEAH!!! Järv kisses the rim and it's 42 - 29.
Some quick offensive movement by Rada Boga. The ball is traveling around with great speed and now Lomp has it. He shoots... is it a 3-pointer??? Noooooo. It was so close but it's a miss. Rebound by Čitanović and this is a change in possession.
Steal by Lomp...
After the steal Lomp gets to score with no problem at all. 44 - 29.
So far in the match it's visible that Galjaev's team have tendency to play smarter defense.

The score is 44 - 29 and it's half time.

Rossitto gets the ball and cuts inside, but opponent is there, great positioning and offensive foul is called on Rossitto. Bench protests won't help at all! Galjaev's team to lose the ball.
Baar really need to have his head back into the game... ugly pass and the ball finishes out of bounds. Turnover.
Long distance shot by Egel. Missed but rebounded by Tarto. Galjaev's team keeps the possession.
Tarto taps the ball in with his fingertips. 44 - 31.
After not so brilliant combination Lomp nails it from the center of the key. The place is crowded and Rossitto has an arm on him. 46 - 31 and Lomp gets an extra free throw attempt.
Nailed! Lomp is celebrating it while running back to defence. 47 - 31.
No more game-time for Rossitto tonight. He is fouled out and Antikatzides will get his chance. Let's see if this will make difference for Galjaev's team.
Nice blind pass is received by Antikatzides and Leben is having arms all over him. Shot attempt fails but two free throw attempts to follow.
Fans of the opposing team are very loud and Antikatzides seems distracted by noise. His first shot is lousy. After moments of concentration he makes the second. The scoreboard now reads 47 - 32.
Hauptman with a blind pass to Leben. Leben shakes his defender and ends the attack with a beautiful hook-shot. 49 - 32 flashes on the scoreboard.
A traveling call on Tarto is made by the referee. Loss of possession for Galjaev's team.
Leben misses long 3-pointer but amazing Renktas rebounds the ball with authority.
Renktas puts in his best effort but misses the shot. Čitanović brings the ball down and wins the possession for his team.
Egel dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Renktas was the perpetrator.
Egel makes two from the line ... 49 - 34.
Čitanović stripps Renktas off the ball down low. Possession to Galjaev's team.
After a steal, Čitanović goes for a dunk, it doesn't go in, but ball bounces high off rim and then drops through anyway. The fans don't know how to react to that at first, but they wind up cheering. Score is 49 - 36.
Renktas dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Tarto was the perpetrator.
Renktas shoots two strange shots, he is lucky with the 1st one but not the 2nd one. 50 - 36 and possession goes to opponents.
Galjaev's team is having trouble shooting. Antikatzides fails to nail the short jumper, and Leben is by far the best positioned player and wins the ball.
Galjaev's team is back in possession after Egel makes a great steal on Baar.
Egel hesitates for a single moment after a steal and instantly opponents are all over him. Players of Galjaev's team are forced to start the attack from scratch as we already see them tossing the ball around.
Egel in action, Egel is going for it, it's a difficult shot ... missed and picked by Baar. Egel only had two chances from that position, slim and none, and slim just left the building. Rada Boga in possession.
Team Rada Boga is in offense and we see a 1-on-1 play by Lomp... Lomp sees Hauptman uncovered and dishes him a pass... YEAH!!! Hauptman kisses the rim and it's 52 - 36.
Tarto makes a nice pass, and Čitanović is going for a layup. Yes! This is what people love best: easy basketball. The score is now 52 - 38
Baar misses an open shot. Čitanović is cleverly positioned between opponents and the basket and it's an easy rebound for Galjaev's team.
After a typical play, Čitanović gets an easy dunk while Tarto gets the assist. Fans are on their feet after the one-handed slam. The result is 52 - 40.
Basketball sure can be rough. Renktas would love to shoot, but this is not likely to happen since Tarto is holding him. Renktas will finally have some peace, he's just moving towards the free throw line to shoot two.
Renktas goes to the line for two... first shot is a miss... misses the second one too. This boy needs some glasses.
A traveling call on Tarto is made by the referee. Loss of possession for Galjaev's team.
Great dribbling by Leben is followed by a decent pass. Hauptman finds himself in a physical duel, but he is stronger and scores with a layup. 54 - 40.
Järv misses an open shot. Leben is cleverly positioned between opponents and the basket and it's an easy rebound for Rada Boga.
Lomp is having bad time and misses an open shot, but Hauptman immediately wins the ball back with an amazing rebound. The opponent's coach is frustrated as his tall men are unable to win the defensive rebound.
Hauptman puts in his best effort but misses the shot. Järv brings the ball down and wins the possession for his team.
Järv dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Renktas was the perpetrator.
Järv misses both shots and fans of Galjaev's team don't have many reasons to cheer.
Oh my god! Leben is apparently trying to demolish the board. Great slam dunk, but there was no need for hanging off the rim. The assistant was Renktas. 56 - 40.
People love actions like this one. After a stunning spin move, Egel airs to shoot, but the cheerfulness of the crowd isn't shared by Lomp who commits a shooting foul to stop him from scoring.
Egel misses both shots and Galjaev's team doesn't get anything from this.
Renktas is left alone on the left side and nails the shot without a problem. It was an unselfish pass by Lomp that made the difference! The score is 58 - 40.
Čitanović loses his defender with an amazing crossover and finishes with a spectatular dunk! 58 - 42
Tarto takes a foul to avoid an easy shot. Now, Baar will shoot two free throws.
After some preparation Baar nails the first shot, but then bricks the second. The score is 59 - 42.
Galjaev is fresh on the court, he just replaced Tarto who was fouled out.
Galjaev is having bad time and misses an open shot, but Čitanović immediately wins the ball back with an amazing rebound. The opponent's coach is frustrated as his tall men are unable to win the defensive rebound.
A tough duel results in a missed shot by Čitanović. Järv is the best positioned man and he regains the possession.
Nice tip-in by Järv! 59 - 44.
Antikatzides is whistled for obvious defensive foul and Baar goes to the line for two.
Baar to line on what looked like a good block ... missed both!
Seriously, this guy needs some training. Galjaev handles the ball with both hands while dribbling. That won't work, and his coach is furious.
Badly missed three-pointer by Lomp, but Lomp wins the ball back with a strong offensive rebound.
Lomp slams the ball with a two handed jam! 61 - 44.

Quarter ends 61 - 44. Match to proceed in two minutes.

Antikatzides tosses the ball to teammate and instantly receives it back. Shoots for three but misses. Unlucky miss for Antikatzides! Leben collects the ball with strong rebound and wins possession for Rada Boga.
Renktas dribbles and passes the ball behind his back... straight to an opponent. Galjaev has the ball.
Galjaev in a fast break. He suddenly stops for three and gets a basket from beyond the arc. Beautiful 3-point play. 61 - 47.
After a quick dribble on the right Lomp over-jumps his guard and scores for three! The score is 64 - 47.
Järv makes a mistake while handling the ball. The referee awards the ball to the opposing team.
Renktas is hesitating inside the key for 3 seconds. The referee calls a turnover and ball for opponents.
Basketball sure can be rough. Galjaev would love to shoot, but this is not likely to happen since Lomp is holding him. Galjaev will finally have some peace, he's just moving towards the free throw line to shoot two.
Galjaev makes both free throws to bump the score for Galjaev's team. 64 - 49.
That was not the best shot from Lomp, but the timing of Baar is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
Baar goes for a hook shot but it bounces off the rim. Hauptman is the most determined rebounder of the moment and it's another chance for Rada Boga to score!
A tough duel results in a missed shot by Hauptman. Hauptman is the best positioned man and he regains the possession.
Hauptman confuses his defender with a fake shot and nails it! 66 - 49.
Antikatzides fakes the shot... passes the ball outside to Čitanović, he shoots, and we have a 2 point basket for Galjaev's team. 66 - 51.
After push on Leben, bench of Rada Boga demand intentional foul on Antikatzides. Referee disagrees, only two free throw attempts for Leben.
Leben makes both free throws to bump the score for Rada Boga. 68 - 51.
After a quick dribble on the right Antikatzides over-jumps his guard and scores for three! The score is 68 - 54.
Järv takes a foul to avoid an easy two. Hauptman will now shoot two free throws.
Hauptman misses both shots and Rada Boga doesn't get anything from this.
Baar makes an excellent steal on Egel.
Baar is being fast, unguarded he goes for an easy two. Nice work there! The score is 70 - 54.
Egel is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain possession. Leben is already holding the ball after a successful defensive rebound.
No, no, no. That's obviously traveling by Hauptman.
An unsuccessful pass by Galjaev and Leben takes the gift.
The steal was near the sideline, Leben runs into the center, he fakes the pass, confuses last defender and then nails it from short distance. A lovely move by Leben! The score is now 72 - 54.
Čitanović cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Baar picks the ball for Rada Boga.
Leben throws up a brick from the right, but the referee saves him by calling the foul on Antikatzides. Two free throws to follow.
Leben misses both shots and Rada Boga doesn't get anything from this.
Lomp gets called for the foul and it was the three points attempt.
Egel scores 3-3 from the line. Good shooting! Score is 72 - 57.
Baar misses a three-pointer from the left wing and Čitanović grabs the rebound. Possession goes to Galjaev's team.
Galjaev is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain possession. Renktas is already holding the ball after a successful defensive rebound.
Renktas in a fast move, he is going to score, is he? Blooooooooows the layup! Čitanović rebounds it with ease. Coach of Rada Boga seems angry.
No, no, no. That's obviously traveling by Čitanović.
Leben is hesitating inside the key for 3 seconds. The referee calls a turnover and ball for opponents.
Egel buries three point attempt from the right angle. But he was fouled! Baar admits it and it's an extra throw. 72 - 60.
But it seems like last duel tired him, Egel misses badly on extra free throw attempt and the possession goes to opponents.
Baar dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Järv was the perpetrator.
Baar misses both shots and the ball loops over the backboard.
Handling the ball, Egel bumps his defender and it's an offensive foul! Possession to Rada Boga.
Leben tosses the ball to teammate and instantly receives it back. Shoots for three but misses. Unlucky miss for Leben! Galjaev collects the ball with strong rebound and wins possession for Galjaev's team.
Egel sets things up, nice pass to Antikatzides who gets his defender in the air and finishes it! The score is 72 - 62.
Renktas shoots a three-point shot. Deflected off the rim and ripped down by agile Čitanović.
We see a nice pass received by Järv, but wait: he is standing just over the baseline. It's a loss of possession for Galjaev's team.
After some handling, the ball is passed by Baar and Leben sinks a long jumper from the right angle. 74 - 62.
After a few passes the ball ends up off court. Čitanović is going to throw it in. Yes! Brilliant positioning by Antikatzides. He receives the ball and scores in no time. Easy points for Galjaev's team and it's 74 - 64.
We see couple of passes and then a decent shot attempt by well positioned Renktas. Järv disarms his try but is called for foul. Renktas to shoot two free throws.
Renktas to line on what looked like a good block ... missed both!
Next, we see some grunt work from Hauptman! With an amazing physical approach he strips the high ball after a miss by Galjaev.
Hauptman passes the ball, and it's a tough ball. His teammate is trying to catch it but he is well over the sideline. Turn over!

Sound of the siren means that it's game over! Final score is 74 - 64

The match was over and the players of Rada Boga started to celebrate their League Championship! There is one more game ahead against BC Union , but its result doesnt change the League table.

Rada Boga is the Champion!!!


Rada Boga
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Lomp 27 8/12 (67%) 3/7 (43%) 2/3 (67%) 2+1 3 4 3 2 0 25
Leben 28 10/10 (100%) 1/4 (25%) 5/7 (71%) 7+1 3 2 4 2 0 36
Baar 3 1/6 (17%) 0/1 (0%) 1/8 (13%) 3+1 4 2 2 4 0 -4
Renktas 3 1/6 (17%) 0/1 (0%) 1/6 (17%) 3+2 2 4 0 4 0 -5
Hauptman 13 6/8 (75%) 0/0 ( - ) 1/3 (33%) 3+3 1 0 0 2 0 14

Galjaev's team
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Rossitto 6 2/5 (40%) 0/1 (0%) 2/2 (100%) 1+0 1 5 0 3 0 1
Egel 21 2/7 (29%) 3/5 (60%) 8/13 (62%) 0+0 1 2 1 2 0 9
Tarto 6 2/4 (50%) 0/1 (0%) 2/2 (100%) 3+2 3 5 0 6 0 5
Čitanović 12 6/10 (60%) 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 7+2 2 0 2 3 0 18
Järv 6 3/4 (75%) 0/0 ( - ) 0/2 (0%) 5+2 0 4 0 3 0 7
Antikatzides 8 2/3 (67%) 1/2 (50%) 1/2 (50%) 0+0 1 3 0 0 0 6
Galjaev 5 0/3 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 1+0 0 0 1 2 0 2

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Friendly Game Rada Boga vs Leopolitans / Львів'яни 24.02.2010

This weeks friendly game in Basketsim Rada Boga played against Leopolitans / Львів'яни from Ukraine.

Match is taking place at O.K.S. ARENA. 7772 spectators are here to see what both teams have to offer.

Dits is wide open; but as he takes his shot, Boguslaev fouls him. Dits will now shoot two free throws.
Dits scores 2-2 from the line. 2 - 0 is the score.
The weak two-point attempt by Shestakov ends up being rebounded by Allsaar.
Traveling is called on Sutter. Turnover.
An unsuccessful pass by Demchenko and Dits takes the gift.
Dits is not wasting any time here. Short sprint and confident one-hand layup for another 2 points added to total score of Rada Boga. 4 - 0.
Shestakov gets the ball and cuts inside, but opponent is there, great positioning and offensive foul is called on Shestakov. Bench protests won't help at all! Leopolitans / Львів'яни to lose the ball.
Dits makes a great high jump shot! The defender was too late to distract the shooter, and we have a fresh result on the scoreboard. 6 - 0 The pass was contributed by Allsaar.
Fedorchyk really need to have his head back into the game... ugly pass and the ball finishes out of bounds. Turnover.
Opanasenko stripps Sutter off the ball down low. Possession to Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
Opanasenko in fast break and no one to catch him... he dunks!! Now that was attractive! 6 - 2.
Allsaar is having bad time and misses an open shot, but Sutter immediately wins the ball back with an amazing rebound. The opponent's coach is frustrated as his tall men are unable to win the defensive rebound.
Right after the rebound we see one of the most crowd-pleasing plays as Sutter goes for a bang, grabbing the rim on his way down. The score is 8 - 2.
Boguslaev in action, Boguslaev is going for it, it's a difficult shot ... missed and picked by Võrno. Boguslaev only had two chances from that position, slim and none, and slim just left the building. Rada Boga in possession.
After a miss by Dits we see a display of strength, when Shestakov wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Shestakov sees himself in a decent shooting position but isn't able to convert but Fedorchyk picks the high ball for Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
Fedorchyk taps the ball in with his fingertips. 8 - 4.
People love actions like this one. After a stunning spin move, Dits airs to shoot, but the cheerfulness of the crowd isn't shared by Boguslaev who commits a shooting foul to stop him from scoring.
Dits bricks the first and scores the second. 9 - 4.
Next, we see some grunt work from Paju! With an amazing physical approach he strips the high ball after a miss by Boguslaev.
Allsaar comes off the curl, takes it to the hoop and scores with a beautiful scoop shot. Two points for Rada Boga. The score is now 11 - 4.
Paju takes a foul to avoid an easy shot. Now, Boguslaev will shoot two free throws.
Boguslaev makes them both. Nice job! The score is 11 - 6.
The ball goes out of bounds and it's a throw in for Rada Boga. However, Allsaar makes a careless pass and Fedorchyk steals the ball!
In no time Fedorchyk converts the steal into beautiful one-hand layup. 11 - 8. Easy points for Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
Allsaar is handling the ball. He appears to pass the ball, but suddenly he turns and shoots from a difficult position. The ball goes in and the opponents are not happy about it! 13 - 8.
Demchenko finishes short attack with a long jumper from the left. Dits catches his arm. It COUNTS, and the FOUL! 13 - 10 and Leopolitans / Львів'яни to shoot an extra free throw.
The free throw is good as well. Demchenko is showing signs of great form and the fans love it! 13 - 11.
Võrno with a nice spin move... but the referee sees it as double-dribble... Turnover by Võrno and possession goes to opponents.
After push on Fedorchyk, bench of Leopolitans / Львів'яни demand intentional foul on Võrno. Referee disagrees, only two free throw attempts for Fedorchyk.
Fedorchyk is having long preparation for each shot, but he succeeds in nailing both. 13 - 13.
Allsaar shoots from the top of the key, but the ball bounces off the basket. Opanasenko is there, and he uses his power to win the rebound.
Boguslaev has the ball, with magnificent pass he finds Opanasenko who finishes with a nice hook shoot. Leopolitans / Львів'яни hearing it from the crowd! 13 - 15.
Dits tosses the ball to teammate and instantly receives it back. Shoots for three but misses. Unlucky miss for Dits! Opanasenko collects the ball with strong rebound and wins possession for Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
No one is guarding Fedorchyk and it's an easy shot from the top of the key. He scores, and it now reads 13 - 17 on the scoreboard.
Opanasenko is defending Paju with tremendous intensity and gets the steal!
Fast break by Opanasenko ends up with a missed pass. What was he thinking?? He should finish with a shot.
Võrno with a nice spin move... but the referee sees it as double-dribble... Turnover by Võrno and possession goes to opponents.
After a clever move Demchenko goes for a layup. Oh no! A missed shot that was so easy, even his mum could have made it. Rebounded by Paju and possession goes to Rada Boga.
No one is guarding Võrno and it's an easy shot from the top of the key. He scores, and it now reads 15 - 17 on the scoreboard.
An awful pass by Fedorchyk ends in the face of spectator. He'll remember this match for sure! They should let him keep the ball.
The mounting attack for Rada Boga is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Sutter.
Demchenko is furious when referee calls offensive foul on him. Possession goes to Rada Boga.
Paju tosses the ball to teammate and instantly receives it back. Shoots for three but misses. Unlucky miss for Paju! Shestakov collects the ball with strong rebound and wins possession for Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
Opanasenko makes a mistake while handling the ball. The referee awards the ball to the opposing team.
Traveling is called on Paju. Turnover.

Quarter ends 15 - 17. Match to proceed in two minutes.

We see couple of passes and then a decent shot attempt by well positioned Shestakov. Võrno disarms his try but is called for foul. Shestakov to shoot two free throws.
Fans of the opposing team are very loud and Shestakov seems distracted by noise. His first shot is lousy. After moments of concentration he makes the second. The scoreboard now reads 15 - 18.
Sutter dribbles, but maybe he should let others handle the ball. For a moment he runs without dribbling it and the referee saw it. Turn over.
After a hard foul Paju is whistled for an intentional foul. Unpleasant situation for Rada Boga as Demchenko gets to shoot two free throw attempts and Leopolitans / Львів'яни will keep possession after.
Demchenko misses both shots and Leopolitans / Львів'яни doesn't get anything from this.
Shestakov cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Allsaar picks the ball for Rada Boga.
After a poor offensive move, a foul is called on Sutter. Possession goes to opponents.
Fedorchyk makes a nice pass, and Shestakov is going for a layup. Yes! This is what people love best: easy basketball. The score is now 15 - 20
Paju is in charge here, he throws a high ball near the basket and Sutter is there to catch and score in a single motion! It's an alley-oop!! Fans of Rada Boga are on their feet! 17 - 20.
No, no, no. That's obviously traveling by Fedorchyk.
Due to a misunderstanding, Võrno throws the ball off the court. He's so angry that he curses!
Sutter loves to display his amazing strength. After Demchenko misses a difficult shot from the left angle, he rebounds the ball with a quick and powerful move. What an attitude this guy has!
Opanasenko loves to display his amazing strength. After Dits misses a difficult shot from the left angle, he rebounds the ball with a quick and powerful move. What an attitude this guy has!
Demchenko passes to Fedorchyk, Fedorchyk with the spin move and the clean basket. Nice and easy! The score is 17 - 22.
Allsaar is having fun, but it isn't shared by his coach. He misses a shot despite good position and Opanasenko successfully gains possession for Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
Opanasenko with a blind pass to Shestakov. Shestakov shakes his defender and ends the attack with a beautiful hook-shot. 17 - 24 flashes on the scoreboard.
Dits is left alone on the left side and nails the shot without a problem. It was an unselfish pass by Võrno that made the difference! The score is 19 - 24.
Rada Boga is back in possession after Paju makes a great steal on Opanasenko.
Paju runs in the fast break but he is stopped. Instantly he goes for a difficult fadeaway and it's in!! Great confidence and another two points for Rada Boga. 21 - 24.
Shestakov hits a huge jumper for Leopolitans / Львів'яни. 21 - 26.
Opanasenko takes a foul to avoid an easy shot. Now, Allsaar will shoot two free throws.
Allsaar makes two from the line ... 23 - 26.
Patient approach by Leopolitans / Львів'яни, but Shestakov is forced to shoot a 3-pointer from left angle. Pathetic try! Defensive rebound by Allsaar.
That was not the best shot from Paju, but the timing of Võrno is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
Võrno is simply too close and he dunks the ball with authority! 25 - 26.
Demchenko dribbles and passes the ball behind his back... straight to an opponent. Dits has the ball.
Dits is not in the best position and he just gives the ball to his guard and the guard passes it on.
Võrno shoots from the left wing and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Võrno is inspiring, he wins the rebound and Rada Boga are still in possession.
After successful rebound Võrno jumps in the air and jams the ball through the rim! P.O.W.E.R.! 27 - 26.
Demchenko shoots from the left wing and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Demchenko is inspiring, he wins the rebound and Leopolitans / Львів'яни are still in possession.
Next we see an easy shot for Demchenko and it's in! 27 - 28.
Spectators always love 3-pointers but this was a terrible shot by Dits. Opanasenko is happy to recover the ball and we can only hope that Leopolitans / Львів'яни will do something more constructive with the ball.
After a miss by Shestakov we see a display of strength, when Allsaar wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Dits shoots from the right angle and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Sutter is inspiring, he wins the rebound and Rada Boga stay offense.
Sutter is well guarded and he misses shot attempt, but yet again the ball is rebounded by Rada Boga. Sutter uses all his aggressiveness to regain the possession.
Sutter taps the ball in with his fingertips. 29 - 28.
Fedorchyk is wide open; but as he takes his shot, Sutter fouls him. Fedorchyk will now shoot two free throws.
Fedorchyk takes a deep breath. Then he makes the first free throw and then the second one. The score is now 29 - 30.
Fedorchyk takes a foul to avoid an easy two. Paju will now shoot two free throws.
Paju makes only one of two free throws. 30 - 30.
Due to a misunderstanding, Shestakov throws the ball off the court. He's so angry that he curses!
Badly missed three-pointer by Dits, but Allsaar wins the ball back with a strong offensive rebound.
With a beautiful hook shot, Allsaar scores two. 32 - 30 is the result.
Demchenko has the ball, with magnificent pass he finds Fedorchyk who finishes with a nice hook shoot. Leopolitans / Львів'яни hearing it from the crowd! 32 - 32.
We see some fast movement when Võrno finds his teammate inside the key. Allsaar is going to shoot... yes! After some bouncing the ball goes in. The score is now 34 - 32.
Shestakov is left alone at the three point line. He's not going to miss this one, is he? Strange shot, but it's good! 34 - 35.
So far in the match it's visible that Leopolitans / Львів'яни have tendency to play smarter defense.

At half time, the score is 34 - 35.

Rada Boga in offense. Guard hands the ball off and Dits airs for the shot. But he's fouled by Shestakov. Dits to shoot two free throw attempts.
Dits makes only one of two free throws. 35 - 35.
Boguslaev misses long 3-pointer but amazing Opanasenko rebounds the ball with authority.
Opanasenko slams the ball with a two handed jam! 35 - 37.
Võrno really need to have his head back into the game... ugly pass and the ball finishes out of bounds. Turnover.
The mounting attack for Leopolitans / Львів'яни is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Shestakov.
Foul on long distance shot and Allsaar is preparing to shoot three free throw attempts. Opanasenko is called for the foul.
Allsaar on the line. He's working on his wrigleys. It seems to help, it's three clean shots! The score is 38 - 37.
After some handling, the ball is passed by Shestakov and Opanasenko sinks a long jumper from the right angle. 38 - 39.
After not so brilliant combination Paju nails it from the center of the key. The place is crowded and Shestakov has an arm on him. 40 - 39 and Paju gets an extra free throw attempt.
Nailed! Paju is celebrating it while running back to defence. 41 - 39.
Boguslaev cuts in for an easy layup. And the foul! Will he convert the three-point play?
But it seems like last duel tired him, Boguslaev misses badly on extra free throw attempt and the possession goes to opponents.
A nice offensive move allows Allsaar to score from a short distance. He was assisted by Dits. 43 - 41.
Boguslaev makes a blind pass, but Paju is there and steals the ball.
Paju proceeds with a sprint and... oh my god... we just saw a man FLY!!! What a dunk and the score is 45 - 41.
Allsaar takes a foul to avoid an easy two. Boguslaev will now shoot two free throws.
Boguslaev is standing on the line. A bad miss, followed by clean 2nd shot and the score is 45 - 42.
Rada Boga may be lacking creativity, but there is always Allsaar to save them from inefficiency. This time he gets picked by Shestakov and it's a shooting foul.
With great confidence Allsaar scores both free throws. 47 - 42.
Shestakov passes the ball, and it's a tough ball. His teammate is trying to catch it but he is well over the sideline. Turn over!
Rada Boga is having trouble shooting. Allsaar fails to nail the short jumper, and Demchenko is by far the best positioned player and wins the ball.
It seems like Opanasenko is not entirely focused today. While cutting into the zone, ball gets lost. It's a turnover!
The ball goes out of bounds and it's a throw in for Rada Boga. However, Allsaar makes a careless pass and Shestakov steals the ball!
Shestakov in fast break and no one to catch him... he dunks!! Now that was attractive! 47 - 44.
Badly missed three-pointer by Allsaar, but Allsaar wins the ball back with a strong offensive rebound.
After successful rebound Allsaar jumps in the air and jams the ball through the rim! P.O.W.E.R.! 49 - 44.
What on earth was Shestakov thinking?? A terrible backcourt pass results in a loss of possession for Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
Dits quickly cuts in for a layup and Opanasenko is unable to guard him. He grabs his shirt and it's a clear foul! Two free throw attempts for Rada Boga to follow.
Some luck was involved, but fans of Rada Boga can be happy. Both shots were good and the score is 51 - 44.
Demchenko with a blind pass to Shestakov. Shestakov shakes his defender and ends the attack with a beautiful hook-shot. 51 - 46 flashes on the scoreboard.
Sutter is looking for teammate and passes, but it was a poor pass and Opanasenko intercepts it.
Opanasenko is pushing the ball up court and there is no one to stop him. Clean two points and the score is 51 - 48.
Allsaar dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Boguslaev was the perpetrator.
Allsaar makes only one of two free throws. 52 - 48.
Sutter is whistled for obvious defensive foul and Demchenko goes to the line for two.
Demchenko is having long preparation for each shot, but he succeeds in nailing both. 52 - 50.
Spectators always love 3-pointers but this was a terrible shot by Allsaar. Fedorchyk is happy to recover the ball and we can only hope that Leopolitans / Львів'яни will do something more constructive with the ball.
Leopolitans / Львів'яни may be lacking creativity, but there is always Opanasenko to save them from inefficiency. This time he gets picked by Dits and it's a shooting foul.
Opanasenko makes both free throws with ease. 52 - 52.
Sutter throws up a brick from the right, but the referee saves him by calling the foul on Demchenko. Two free throws to follow.
Sutter makes both foul shots. Fans of Rada Boga are content! 54 - 52.
Opanasenko sees himself in a shooting position but isn't able to convert the good positioning into points. But Fedorchyk is apparently in great rebounding form and wins the ball back with a powerful offensive rebound.
Fedorchyk is well guarded and he misses shot attempt, but yet again the ball is rebounded by Leopolitans / Львів'яни. Fedorchyk uses all his aggressiveness to regain the possession.
Boguslaev is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain the ball. Sutter is already holding it after successful defensive rebound.
While players of Rada Boga are building on an attack, Võrno misses a terrible blind pass to his teammate, an unnecessarily showy play makes his coach's face grim. It's a loss of possession.
Shestakov passes the ball, and it's a tough ball. His teammate is trying to catch it but he is well over the sideline. Turn over!
Paju misses long 3-pointer but amazing Võrno rebounds the ball with authority.
Next we see an easy shot for Võrno and it's in! 56 - 52.
Demchenko shoots from the left and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball but after a strange bounce Opanasenko is the lucky one. Leopolitans / Львів'яни is still in possession.
Opanasenko is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain the ball. Dits is already holding it after successful defensive rebound.
Sutter gets the ball and cuts inside, but opponent is there, great positioning and offensive foul is called on Sutter. Bench protests won't help at all! Rada Boga to lose the ball.

Quarter ends 56 - 52. Match to proceed in two minutes.

Shestakov quickly cuts in for a layup and Võrno is unable to guard him. He grabs his shirt and it's a clear foul! Two free throw attempts for Leopolitans / Львів'яни to follow.
Shestakov misses both shots, dreadful shooting.
Team Rada Boga is trying to score from the distance. Võrno takes the responsibility but it's wide. Fedorchyk secures the ball after a high rebound.
Võrno gets a piece of the shooter in the air. No jump shot, Opanasenko will have to make use of two free throw attempts.
Opanasenko misses both free throws.
Rada Boga is having trouble shooting. Sutter fails to nail the short jumper, and Demchenko is by far the best positioned player and wins the ball.
Shestakov in fast move, but he blows the layup. Opanasenko grabs the high ball and it's another chance for Leopolitans / Львів'яни to score.
Opanasenko dunks it for 56 - 54.
Three points attempt by Dits. Not even close and easy job for well positioned Boguslaev to rebound the ball.
Boguslaev shoots from the long distance. The ball bounces off the rim and Võrno rips it down.
Dits dribbles inside, block attempt on shot fails and Dits scores after a strange and lucky reverse layup... woohoooo... nice individual play by Dits!!!
Nice move by guard of Leopolitans / Львів'яни, he finds Fedorchyk, shot... rejected by Võrno!! Leopolitans / Львів'яни to proceed with a throw in.
Demchenko shoots from the left wing and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Demchenko is inspiring, he wins the rebound and Leopolitans / Львів'яни are still in possession.
Nice tip-in by Demchenko! 58 - 56.
Nice pass by Allsaar. Paju overjumps his guard and he nails the two! 60 - 56.
Paju manages to sneak behind Shestakov and steal the ball. What a clever move!
Paju breaks free but opponent catches up with him and confuses him. Turn over by Paju! Loss of possession for Rada Boga.
Boguslaev passes to Fedorchyk and the pass is returned. His opponent is confused and Boguslaev shoots with great confidence. It's in! 60 - 58
A traveling call on Paju is made by the referee. Loss of possession for Rada Boga.
Leopolitans / Львів'яни may be lacking creativity, but there is always Shestakov to save them from inefficiency. This time he gets picked by Dits and it's a shooting foul.
Shestakov makes two from the line ... 60 - 60.
Allsaar misses an open shot. Fedorchyk is cleverly positioned between opponents and the basket and it's an easy rebound for Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
Demchenko handles the ball, cuts in and passes to Shestakov. It's not a good pass, but Shestakov does attempt a jump shot and converts it from a difficult position. 60 - 62.
Dits is having fun, but it isn't shared by his coach. He misses a shot despite good position and Opanasenko successfully gains possession for Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
A loose ball is called on Fedorchyk and opponents gets the ball.
Opanasenko stripps Dits off the ball down low. Possession to Leopolitans / Львів'яни.
Opanasenko sprints unguarded and finishes attack with attractive slam dunk. Fans of Leopolitans / Львів'яни are cheering their hero. 60 - 64.
Allsaar misses a 3-pointer. Badly. Rebounded by Opanasenko.
After a miss by Shestakov we see a display of strength, when Allsaar wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Sutter is in charge here, he throws a high ball near the basket and Dits is there to catch and score in a single motion! It's an alley-oop!! Fans of Rada Boga are on their feet! 62 - 64.
Patient approach by Leopolitans / Львів'яни, but Boguslaev is forced to shoot a 3-pointer from left angle. Pathetic try! Defensive rebound by Võrno.
Demchenko fouls Dits on a fast break to stop the easy layup. Dits will shoot some free throws.
Dits seems to lack concentration at crucial moments. Two unsuccessful free throw attempts leave fans of Rada Boga disappointed.
A loose ball is called on Opanasenko and opponents gets the ball.
Sutter is not moving fast enough and it's a three-second violation.
Paju makes an excellent steal on Demchenko.
Paju is being fast, unguarded he goes for an easy two. Nice work there! The score is 64 - 64.
Shestakov shoots a three-point shot. Deflected off the rim and ripped down by agile Dits.
The weak two-point attempt by Dits ends up being rebounded by Fedorchyk.
Great run by Shestakov: he dribbles and passes... but no one was there. Turnover.
After a few passes the ball ends up off court. Võrno is going to throw it in. Yes! Brilliant positioning by Sutter. He receives the ball and scores in no time. Easy points for Rada Boga and it's 66 - 64.
Allsaar manages to sneak behind Demchenko and steal the ball. What a clever move!
After the steal Rada Boga are already setting up the offense.
Allsaar is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain possession. Opanasenko is already holding the ball after a successful defensive rebound.
Next, we see some grunt work from Dits! With an amazing physical approach he strips the high ball after a miss by Shestakov.

After 40 minutes of game play the score is 66 - 64

Rada Boga
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Allsaar 20 6/12 (50%) 0/3 (0%) 8/9 (89%) 5+2 2 2 1 2 0 18
Dits 16 5/10 (50%) 0/4 (0%) 6/10 (60%) 3+0 1 3 2 1 0 8
Paju 12 5/6 (83%) 0/2 (0%) 2/3 (67%) 2+0 1 2 4 4 0 11
Võrno 8 4/5 (80%) 0/1 (0%) 0/0 ( - ) 3+3 3 4 0 5 1 11
Sutter 10 4/6 (67%) 0/0 ( - ) 2/2 (100%) 2+3 1 4 0 6 0 8

Leopolitans / Львів'яни
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Boguslaev 7 2/5 (40%) 0/3 (0%) 3/5 (60%) 1+1 1 3 0 1 0 1
Shestakov 18 6/13 (46%) 1/3 (33%) 3/6 (50%) 2+0 1 4 1 7 0 3
Opanasenko 16 7/9 (78%) 0/0 ( - ) 2/4 (50%) 8+3 1 3 4 5 0 23
Demchenko 9 3/8 (38%) 0/0 ( - ) 3/5 (60%) 2+2 4 3 0 4 0 6
Fedorchyk 14 5/7 (71%) 0/0 ( - ) 4/4 (100%) 4+2 2 1 1 4 0 17

Sunday, February 21, 2010

League Game Rada Boga vs Kiive Bullets 21.02.2010

The last 3 rounds in this season Basketsim will be played and the first of these three games Rada Boga played against Kiive Bullets

Match is taking place at Taarapunkt Arena. 4500 spectators are here to see what both teams have to offer.

Izaaks has the ball, with magnificent pass he finds Toom who finishes with a nice hook shoot. Kiive Bullets hearing it from the crowd! 2 - 0.
Renktas misses an open shot. Najdov is cleverly positioned between opponents and the basket and it's an easy rebound for Kiive Bullets.
Toom makes a pass, followed by a successful shot attempt by Yorulmaz. The score is 4 - 0.
Paju dribbles inside, block attempt on shot fails and Paju scores after a strange and lucky reverse layup... woohoooo... nice individual play by Paju!!!
Najdov misses a running shot on the right side. Rebounded by Latorre, possession goes to Rada Boga.
An unsuccessful pass by Renktas and Yorulmaz takes the gift.
Nice steal by Yorulmaz but fast break isn't an option. Kiive Bullets will just have to be patient.
Renktas stripps Izaaks off the ball down low. Possession to Rada Boga.
This guy is simply amazing. When everyone expects him to go for a layup he stops and nails the three-pointer! 4 - 5.
Leben stripps Najdov off the ball down low. Possession to Rada Boga.
Leben in fast break, he is guarded but it's a high jumper from the top of the key and it's in!! Rada Boga are lucky to have players with such a confidence! The scoreboard reveals the latest score: 4 - 7.
After a clever move Izaaks goes for a layup. Oh no! A missed shot that was so easy, even his mum could have made it. Rebounded by Paju and possession goes to Rada Boga.
There seems to be no solution for Rada Boga until Leben gets the ball and nails the three from the left! So smooth!! 4 - 10.
Izaaks is furious when referee calls offensive foul on him. Possession goes to Rada Boga.
We see a nice pass received by Renktas, but wait: he is standing just over the baseline. It's a loss of possession for Rada Boga.
Holy christ! Izaaks shoots from the parking lot, and it's in! The shot was so amazing that the cheerleaders of Kiive Bullets are jumping around like crazy. The new result is 7 - 10.
A brilliant offensive combination ends up with a missed shot. Lomp is noted for having bad luck with the shot, but the ball is rebounded by Renktas and Rada Boga keeps the possession.
Renktas slams the ball with a two handed jam! 7 - 12.
Paju takes a foul to avoid an easy shot. Now, Yorulmaz will shoot two free throws.
Yorulmaz makes both free throws to bump the score for Kiive Bullets. 9 - 12.
Montes is whistled for defensive foul and Renktas goes to the line for two.
Renktas makes two from the line ... 9 - 14.
Toom is looking for teammate and passes, but it was a poor pass and Lomp intercepts it.
After a steal, Lomp goes for a dunk, it doesn't go in, but ball bounces high off rim and then drops through anyway. The fans don't know how to react to that at first, but they wind up cheering. Score is 9 - 16.
Some quick offensive movement by Kiive Bullets. The ball is traveling around with great speed and now Yorulmaz has it. He shoots... is it a 3-pointer??? Noooooo. It was so close but it's a miss. Rebound by Paju and this is a change in possession.
Renktas is in charge here, he throws a high ball near the basket and Leben is there to catch and score in a single motion! It's an alley-oop!! Fans of Rada Boga are on their feet! 9 - 18.
Great run by Montes: he dribbles and passes... but no one was there. Turnover.
The players of Rada Boga are slowly passing the ball around. Leben tries to cut inside with the bounce pass, but the ball bounces off the court.
Players of Kiive Bullets are passing the ball around. With behind the back pass Izaaks finds Yorulmaz who has no difficulties converting the short jumper. 11 - 18
Renktas goes for a surprising 3-pointer and he buries it!! The bench of Rada Boga is delighted. 11 - 21.
Lomp is defending Montes with tremendous intensity and gets the steal!
Lomp breaks free but opponent catches up with him and confuses him. Turn over by Lomp! Loss of possession for Rada Boga.
Paju committs an intentional foul on Toom.
Two clean shots and 2 new points for Kiive Bullets contributed by Toom. 13 - 21.
Izaaks is furious when referee calls offensive foul on him. Possession goes to Rada Boga.
Lomp shoots from the long distance. The ball bounces off the rim and Yorulmaz rips it down.
Izaaks misses a three-pointer from the left wing and Renktas grabs the rebound. Possession goes to Rada Boga.
After some steady moves we see an effective penetration when Renktas dribbles inside and is only stopped with an illegal contact by Montes. Rada Boga have a chance to score twice from the free throw line.
Renktas seems to lack concentration at crucial moments. Two unsuccessful free throw attempts leave fans of Rada Boga disappointed.
Latorre is whistled for defensive foul and Montes goes to the line for two.
Montes makes the second of two foul shots. 14 - 21.
Paju shoots from the long distance. The ball bounces off the rim and Toom rips it down.
Najdov is looking for teammate and passes, but it was a poor pass and Leben intercepts it.
Leben proceeds with a sprint and... oh my god... we just saw a man FLY!!! What a dunk and the score is 14 - 23.
An unsuccessful pass by Najdov and Lomp takes the gift.
Lomp runs with the ball... and sinks an easy twopointer! 14 - 25.

End of quarter and the score is 14 - 25. Match to proceed soon.

Renktas commits a foul on a three-point shooter. Will Toom convert the three free throw shots?
Toom misses all three free throws!
Double dribble by Latorre. The ball goes to the opposing team.
That was not the best shot from Montes, but the timing of Yorulmaz is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
Yorulmaz confuses his defender with a fake shot and nails it! 16 - 25.
Rada Boga in offense. Guard hands the ball off and Latorre airs for the shot. But he's fouled by Najdov. Latorre to shoot two free throw attempts.
First one is good... and second throw as well. Latorre is happy as his team shows ability to turn personal fouls to points. 16 - 27.
After a hard foul Paju is whistled for an intentional foul. Unpleasant situation for Rada Boga as Montes gets to shoot two free throw attempts and Kiive Bullets will keep possession after.
Montes makes both free throws to bump the score for Kiive Bullets. 18 - 27.
After a miss by Yorulmaz we see a display of strength, when Latorre wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Paju bricks the three-point attempt from the left. Fearsome offensive rebound by Renktas and Rada Boga are still in possession.
A tough duel results in a missed shot by Renktas. Leben is the best positioned man and he regains the possession.
Not the best shot from Leben, yet the timing of Leben is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
Not the best shot from Leben, yet the timing of Renktas is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
Renktas sees himself in a decent shooting position but isn't able to convert the shot. But Paju is apparently in great rebounding form and wins the ball back with a powerful offensive rebound.
Paju puts in his best effort but misses the shot. Yorulmaz brings the ball down and wins the possession for his team.
The mounting attack for Kiive Bullets is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Montes.
Latorre gets the ball and cuts inside, but opponent is there, great positioning and offensive foul is called on Latorre. Bench protests won't help at all! Rada Boga to lose the ball.
The mounting attack for Kiive Bullets is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Montes.
Lomp shoots from the left wing and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Latorre is inspiring, he wins the rebound and Rada Boga are still in possession.
Latorre hooks it in! Nicely done! 18 - 29. Easy points for Rada Boga.
Next, we see some grunt work from Latorre! With an amazing physical approach he strips the high ball after a miss by Izaaks.
Basketball sure can be rough. Leben would love to shoot, but this is not likely to happen since Toom is holding him. Leben will finally have some peace, he's just moving towards the free throw line to shoot two.
Leben takes a deep breath. Then he makes the first free throw and then the second one. The score is now 18 - 31.
Yorulmaz shoots from the top of the key, but the ball bounces off the basket. Latorre is there, and he uses his power to win the rebound.
Leben throws up a brick from the right, but the referee saves him by calling the foul on Yorulmaz. Two free throws to follow.
Leben makes the first free throw. Leben makes the second free throw. Nicely done! The score is now 18 - 33.
Yorulmaz drops a 3-pointer from the right corner and the score is 21 - 33.
Lomp sees himself in a shooting position but isn't able to convert the good positioning into points. But Renktas is apparently in great rebounding form and wins the ball back with a powerful offensive rebound.
Renktas dunks it for 21 - 35.
Yorulmaz misses a running shot on the right side. Rebounded by Latorre, possession goes to Rada Boga.
Renktas makes a pass, followed by a successful shot attempt by Lomp. The score is 21 - 37.
Toom goes coast-to-coast, slicing through like a knife through hot butter, for 23 - 37.
No, no, no. That's obviously traveling by Latorre.
Yorulmaz uses his strength to gain position and... damn!!! What is he doing, the opponents look scared after this powerful dunk! The score is 25 - 37.
Lomp is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain possession. Toom is already holding the ball after a successful defensive rebound.
Does Yorulmaz have glue on his hands? His defender is all over him, yet he manages to get the ball in the air somehow... Izaaks grabs the ball and finishes off the blind assist with an astonishing alley-oop. The crowd goes wild! The score is 27 - 37.
After some handling, the ball is passed by Paju and Renktas sinks the jumper from the left side. 27 - 39.
Yorulmaz cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Latorre picks the ball for Rada Boga.
Leben fakes the shot... passes the ball outside to Lomp, he shoots, and we have a 2 point basket for Rada Boga. 27 - 41.
Paju loves to display his amazing strength. After Yorulmaz misses a difficult shot from the left angle, he rebounds the ball with a quick and powerful move. What an attitude this guy has!
Latorre misses a running shot on the right side. Rebounded by Yorulmaz, possession goes to Kiive Bullets.
Toom makes a nice pass, and Montes is going for a layup. Yes! This is what people love best: easy basketball. The score is now 29 - 41
Latorre in action, Latorre is going for it, it's a difficult shot ... missed and picked by Izaaks. Latorre only had two chances from that position, slim and none, and slim just left the building. Kiive Bullets in possession.
Patient approach by Kiive Bullets, but Toom is forced to shoot a 3-pointer from left angle. Pathetic try! Defensive rebound by Paju.
Too much contact and Najdov is called for a personal foul. Renktas is happy with it since it was a bricked three-point attempt.
Renktas makes the first shot. He makes the second one and third one is good as well! Great job mister! 29 - 44.
So far in the match it's visible that Rada Boga have tendency to play smarter defense.

The score is 29 - 44 and it's half time.

Traveling is called on Montes. Turnover.
Toom takes a foul to avoid an easy layup. Now, Latorre will shoot two free throws.
Latorre misses both shots, dreadful shooting.
The players of Kiive Bullets are slowly passing the ball around. Toom tries to cut inside with the bounce pass, but the ball bounces off the court.
Lomp dribbles, but maybe he should let others handle the ball. For a moment he runs without dribbling it and the referee saw it. Turn over.
Long distance try by Toom. Missed but Toom rips the ball down and Kiive Bullets are still in possession.
Toom puts in all his efforts when going for a difficult shot, but it's off and Lomp strips the ball down for Rada Boga.
Aggressiveness turns into violence and Najdov is called for intentional foul. Medical staff of Rada Boga look worried, but Renktas confirms that he's OK.
Some luck was involved, but fans of Rada Boga can be happy. Both shots were good and the score is 29 - 46.
Rada Boga may be lacking creativity, but there is always Renktas to save them from inefficiency. This time he gets picked by Toom and it's a shooting foul.
Renktas makes the first free throw. Renktas makes the second free throw. Nicely done! The score is now 29 - 48.
Handling the ball, Izaaks bumps his defender and it's an offensive foul! Possession to Rada Boga.
Patient approach by Rada Boga, but Paju is forced to shoot a 3-pointer from left angle. Pathetic try! Defensive rebound by Yorulmaz.
A quick move by Paju, who is the hero here, results in an intercepted pass. Montes is disappointed because it wasn't such a bad pass.
Paju runs for a layup, completly unguarded... and almost blows it! Only due to extra portion of good luck this shot finds the net. 29 - 50.
Montes is handling the ball but he is not careful enough and Renktas steals it.
Renktas runs in the fast break but he is stopped. Instantly he goes for a difficult fadeaway and it's in!! Great confidence and another two points for Rada Boga. 29 - 52.
It seems like Najdov is not entirely focused today. While cutting into the zone, ball gets lost. It's a turnover!
Leben receives the ball from his teammate and tries to dribble, but the ball bounces off his foot and off the court.
A quick move by Lomp, who is the hero here, results in an intercepted pass. Izaaks is disappointed because it wasn't such a bad pass.
Lomp is not in the best position and he just gives the ball to his guard and the guard passes it on.
Najdov is whistled for obvious defensive foul and Leben goes to the line for two.
Leben goes to the line for two... first shot is a miss... misses the second one too. This boy needs some glasses.
Najdov misses a three-pointer from the left wing and Renktas grabs the rebound. Possession goes to Rada Boga.
Next we see a decent shot by Paju and it's in! Since there was an illegal contact by Toom, Rada Boga gets an extra free throw. The temporary score is 29 - 54.
Paju misses the extra shot and Rada Boga is unable to win the ball.
We see a nice pass received by Montes, but wait: he is standing just over the baseline. It's a loss of possession for Kiive Bullets.
Rada Boga are slowly building on attack. After consecutive passes Latorre gets in a decent position to shoot but Toom steps on his foot and it's an ugly foul. There was no intention so the referee only rules two free throw attempts.
Latorre makes the second of two foul shots. 29 - 55.
Gole is fresh on the court, he just replaced Toom who was fouled out.
Izaaks quickly cuts in for a layup and Lomp is unable to guard him. He grabs his shirt and it's a clear foul! Two free throw attempts for Kiive Bullets to follow.
Izaaks misses both free throws.
The mounting attack for Rada Boga is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Renktas.
Some quick offensive movement by Kiive Bullets. The ball is traveling around with great speed and now Yorulmaz has it. He shoots... is it a 3-pointer??? Noooooo. It was so close but it's a miss. Rebound by Paju and this is a change in possession.
Montes is whistled for obvious defensive foul and Paju goes to the line for two.
Paju bricks the first and scores the second. 29 - 56.
Fast attack by Kiive Bullets, Yorulmaz puts in a running one-hand shot, ball spins several times around the inside of the rim, then drops through. Made it! The score is 31 - 56.
Renktas makes a great high jump shot! The defender was too late to distract the shooter, and we have a fresh result on the scoreboard. 31 - 58 The pass was contributed by Paju.
Montes is handling the ball but he is not careful enough and Leben steals it.
Leben is really pushing the ball up court, goes for the three and it's a clean basket. The crowd is applauding him and the score is 31 - 61.
Double dribble by Najdov. The ball goes to the opposing team.
It seems like Latorre is not entirely focused today. While cutting into the zone, ball gets lost. It's a turnover!
Yorulmaz in action, Yorulmaz is going for it, it's a difficult shot ... missed and picked by Latorre. Yorulmaz only had two chances from that position, slim and none, and slim just left the building. Rada Boga in possession.
Leben cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Gole picks the ball for Kiive Bullets.
There will be no shot for Kiive Bullets. Turnover by Montes.
Great scoring opportunity for Leben ends up with a missed 3-pointer. Powerful rebound by Paju and Rada Boga have another chance.
After successful rebound Paju jumps in the air and jams the ball through the rim! P.O.W.E.R.! 31 - 63.
We see a nice pass received by Montes, but wait: he is standing just over the baseline. It's a loss of possession for Kiive Bullets.
Lomp sees himself in a decent shooting position but isn't able to convert but Lomp picks the high ball for Rada Boga.
Next we see an easy shot for Lomp and it's in! 31 - 65.

End of quarter and the score is 31 - 65. Match to proceed soon.

Some quick offensive movement by Kiive Bullets. The ball is traveling around with great speed and now Yorulmaz has it. He shoots... is it a 3-pointer??? Noooooo. It was so close but it's a miss. Rebound by Renktas and this is a change in possession.
Holy christ! Leben shoots from the parking lot, and it's in! The shot was so amazing that the cheerleaders of Rada Boga are jumping around like crazy. The new result is 31 - 68.
Next we see an incredible ability of Yorulmaz to convert three shot attempt into possible 4 points attack. Obstructed by Lomp, he still manages to score a long shot and let's see if he nails additional free throw. Temporary score is 34 - 68.
Clean shot by Yorulmaz and here's another point for Kiive Bullets. 35 - 68.
Leben makes a blind pass, but Gole is there and steals the ball.
In no time Gole converts the steal into beautiful one-hand layup. 37 - 68. Easy points for Kiive Bullets.
Yorulmaz makes an excellent steal on Lomp.
Yorulmaz in a fast break. He suddenly stops for three and gets a basket from beyond the arc. Beautiful 3-point play. 40 - 68.
That was not the best shot from Leben, but the timing of Leben is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
Leben shakes his guard with a fadeaway shot. Smart decision and it's a two! 40 - 70.
Yorulmaz is not careful enough when handling the ball and Lomp steals it!
The steal was near the sideline, Lomp runs into the center, he fakes the pass, confuses last defender and then nails it from short distance. A lovely move by Lomp! The score is now 40 - 72.
Kiive Bullets is rushed to make a shot, and Izaaks is way off the target. However, they are so lucky to have Najdov as he rips the ball down with authority.
Surrounded with defenders Najdov manages to get through and scores in a strange manner. Coach of Kiive Bullets would agree that it's not the style that matters. 42 - 72 flashes on the scoreboard.
Paju attempts a three-pointer, but the shot is wide. Next we see very physical challenge, Renktas is the strongest and wins the possession for Rada Boga.
Renktas is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain the ball. Montes is already holding it after successful defensive rebound.
The ball goes out of bounds and it's a throw in for Kiive Bullets. However, Yorulmaz makes a careless pass and Leben steals the ball!
Nice steal by Leben but fast break isn't an option. Rada Boga will just have to be patient.
Latorre makes a nice pass, and Renktas is going for a layup. Yes! This is what people love best: easy basketball. The score is now 42 - 74
Izaaks cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Paju picks the ball for Rada Boga.
Lomp cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Gole picks the ball for Kiive Bullets.
Montes is not careful enough when handling the ball and Leben steals it!
Fast break turns out being too fast as the referee calls traveling on Leben.
No, no, no. That's obviously traveling by Montes.
After push on Paju, bench of Rada Boga demand intentional foul on Izaaks. Referee disagrees, only two free throw attempts for Paju.
Two clean shots and 2 new points for Rada Boga contributed by Paju. 42 - 76.
After a miss by Montes we see a display of strength, when Latorre wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Lomp shoots from the left wing and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Renktas is inspiring, he wins the rebound and Rada Boga are still in possession.
With a beautiful hook shot, Renktas scores two. 42 - 78 is the result.
Montes misses a running shot on the right side. Rebounded by Paju, possession goes to Rada Boga.
There seems to be no solution for Rada Boga until Lomp gets the ball and nails the three from the left! So smooth!! 42 - 81.
Latorre is defending Montes with tremendous intensity and gets the steal!
After the steal Latorre gets to score with no problem at all. 42 - 83.
A quick move by Lomp, who is the hero here, results in an intercepted pass. Yorulmaz is disappointed because it wasn't such a bad pass.
The steal was near the sideline, Lomp runs into the center, he fakes the pass, confuses last defender and then nails it from short distance. A lovely move by Lomp! The score is now 42 - 85.
Izaaks shoots from the long distance. The ball bounces off the rim and Latorre rips it down.
Leben passes to Latorre and the pass is returned. His opponent is confused and Leben shoots with great confidence. It's in! 42 - 87
Yorulmaz makes a mistake while handling the ball. The referee awards the ball to the opposing team.
Paju shoots from the top of the key, but the ball bounces off the basket. Najdov is there, and he uses his power to win the rebound.
Yorulmaz makes a sweet pass to Gole under the basket for a layup. Two points for Kiive Bullets and the score is 44 - 87.
Lomp shoots for three... missed. Lomp picks the rebound.
Next we see an easy shot for Lomp and it's in! 44 - 89.
Steal by Renktas...

Final score of the match is 44 - 89

Kiive Bullets
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Izaaks 5 1/5 (20%) 1/3 (33%) 0/2 (0%) 1+0 2 4 0 3 0 -3
Yorulmaz 22 5/11 (45%) 3/6 (50%) 3/3 (100%) 4+1 2 1 2 4 0 18
Najdov 2 1/2 (50%) 0/1 (0%) 0/0 ( - ) 2+1 0 4 0 5 0 -2
Toom 6 2/3 (67%) 0/2 (0%) 2/5 (40%) 2+1 2 5 0 2 0 3
Montes 5 1/4 (25%) 0/0 ( - ) 3/4 (75%) 1+0 0 3 0 14 0 -12
Gole 4 2/2 (100%) 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 2+0 0 0 1 0 0 7

Rada Boga
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Lomp 19 8/15 (53%) 1/3 (33%) 0/0 ( - ) 1+2 0 2 6 3 0 16
Leben 23 5/9 (56%) 3/4 (75%) 4/6 (67%) 0+3 1 0 5 4 0 21
Paju 11 4/6 (67%) 0/4 (0%) 3/5 (60%) 7+2 2 3 1 0 0 15
Renktas 29 7/11 (64%) 2/2 (100%) 9/11 (82%) 3+6 2 1 3 3 0 34
Latorre 7 2/4 (50%) 0/0 ( - ) 3/6 (50%) 9+1 2 2 1 3 0 12


There is 2 more rounds to go and the next game against Galjaev's team will decide the standing in this league. If Rada Boga will win then it will get the 1'st place in Estonian League 4.8!

Friday, February 19, 2010

New player to Rada Boga team

With Rada Boga team in Basketsim joined new player

27 Raul Dits (2396941)

Age: 19
Country: Estonia
Character: controversial
Height: 197 cm (6′6 ft)
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Wage: 21.709 € / week
Estimated value: 920.855 €

Ballhandling: average Quickness: below average
Passing: below average Dribbling: poor
Rebounding: extremely great Positioning: great
Shooting: good Free throws: above average
Defense: fantastic Work rate: extra-ordinary

I hope that he can make our SF position more agressive and give some resting minutes to starting SF.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Friendly Game Rada Boga vs King Koopas 17.02.2010

This weeks Basketsim friendly game was against King Koopas (from Ireland).

Match is taking place at O.K.S. ARENA. 7749 spectators are here to see what both teams have to offer.

While players of Rada Boga are building on an attack, Sutter misses a terrible blind pass to his teammate, an unnecessarily showy play makes his coach's face grim. It's a loss of possession.
Some quick offensive movement by King Koopas. The ball is traveling around with great speed and now Gardangs has it. He shoots... is it a 3-pointer??? Noooooo. It was so close but it's a miss. Rebound by Allsaar and this is a change in possession.
Long distance try by Allsaar. Missed but Dits rips the ball down and Rada Boga are still in possession.
Dits goes for a tip-in but misses! Sutter brings the ball down.
Sutter dunks it for 2 - 0.
After some handling, the ball is passed by Steković and McLaughlin sinks the jumper from the left side. 2 - 2.
While players of Rada Boga are building on an attack, Allsaar misses a terrible blind pass to his teammate, an unnecessarily showy play makes his coach's face grim. It's a loss of possession.
Steković with a nice pass, McLaughlin puts it up and burries the jumper! 2 - 4.
Rada Boga is rushed to make a shot, and Allsaar is way off the target. However, they are so lucky to have Allsaar as he rips the ball down with authority.
With a beautiful hook shot, Allsaar scores two. 4 - 4 is the result.
Kuula hits a jumper while getting fouled. With extra free throw, he can complete the 3-point play!
Kuula misses the extra shot and King Koopas is unable to win the ball.
Viru passes to Sutter, Sutter with the spin move and the clean basket. Nice and easy! The score is 6 - 6.
Gardangs takes a feed from McLaughlin and converts a layup for 6 - 8. Great combination by King Koopas.
Sutter dribbles and passes the ball behind his back... straight to an opponent. Medina has the ball.
Fast coast-to-coast by Medina and a windmill dunk! Nice defensive play by King Koopas made this basket happen! The result is now 6 - 10.
Sutter receives the ball from his teammate and tries to dribble, but the ball bounces off his foot and off the court.
Steković makes a great high jump shot! The defender was too late to distract the shooter, and we have a fresh result on the scoreboard. 6 - 12 The pass was contributed by Medina.
An unsuccessful pass by Sutter and Medina takes the gift.
Medina is pushing the ball up court and there is no one to stop him. Clean two points and the score is 6 - 14.
Team Rada Boga is trying to score from the distance. Viru takes the responsibility but it's wide. Steković secures the ball after a high rebound.
After a miss by Medina we see a display of strength, when Taplsep wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Sutter fakes the shot... passes the ball outside to Dits, he shoots, and we have a 2 point basket for Rada Boga. 8 - 14.
Viru commits a foul on a three-point shooter. Will Gardangs convert the three free throw shots?
Gardangs makes the first shot. He makes the second one and third one is good as well! Great job mister! 8 - 17.
Viru sees himself in a decent shooting position but isn't able to convert but Allsaar picks the high ball for Rada Boga.
Allsaar goes for a hook shot but it bounces off the rim. Taplsep is the most determined rebounder of the moment and it's another chance for Rada Boga to score!
Not the best shot from Taplsep, yet the timing of Allsaar is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
Surrounded with defenders Allsaar manages to get through and scores in a strange manner. Coach of Rada Boga would agree that it's not the style that matters. 10 - 17 flashes on the scoreboard.
Steković is well covered under the basket, but we see an astonishing pass by McLaughlin between the legs and Steković dunks it for 10 - 19.
Gardangs is whistled for defensive foul and Dits goes to the line for two.
Dits makes only one of two free throws. 11 - 19.
An unsuccessful pass by Medina and Allsaar takes the gift.
Fast coast-to-coast by Allsaar and a windmill dunk! Nice defensive play by Rada Boga made this basket happen! The result is now 13 - 19.
A traveling call on Gardangs is made by the referee. Loss of possession for King Koopas.
Viru in action, Viru is going for it, it's a difficult shot ... missed and picked by Steković. Viru only had two chances from that position, slim and none, and slim just left the building. King Koopas in possession.
Gardangs is looking for teammate and passes, but it was a poor pass and Allsaar intercepts it.
Nice steal by Allsaar but fast break isn't an option. Rada Boga will just have to be patient.
A brilliant offensive combination ends up with a missed shot. Viru is noted for having bad luck with the shot, but the ball is rebounded by Sutter and Rada Boga keeps the possession.
Sutter confuses his defender with a fake shot and nails it! 15 - 19.
King Koopas on offense, guard finds Medina. He is still far from the three point line. When he tries to shoot Allsaar picks him. That was plain stupid, he would never nail this one.
Decent shooting by Medina, but he fails to nail the third one. 15 - 21.
Dits is having bad time and misses an open shot, but Dits immediately wins the ball back with an amazing rebound. The opponent's coach is frustrated as his tall men are unable to win the defensive rebound.
After successful rebound Dits jumps in the air and jams the ball through the rim! P.O.W.E.R.! 17 - 21.
Steković makes a mistake while handling the ball. The referee awards the ball to the opposing team.

End of quarter and the score is 17 - 21. Match to proceed soon.

Viru is furious when referee calls offensive foul on him. Possession goes to King Koopas.
Guard of King Koopas delivers smart ball to Gardangs. With his back against the basket, Gardangs goes for a hook shot but it's blocked!! With stunning reflex Sutter tips the ball off court.
Medina tosses the ball to teammate and instantly receives it back. Shoots for three but misses. Unlucky miss for Medina! Taplsep collects the ball with strong rebound and wins possession for Rada Boga.
Viru in action, Viru is going for it, it's a difficult shot ... missed and picked by Kuula. Viru only had two chances from that position, slim and none, and slim just left the building. King Koopas in possession.
Seriously, this guy needs some training. Gardangs handles the ball with both hands while dribbling. That won't work, and his coach is furious.
Missed three points attempt by Allsaar is followed by Taplsep snagging the ball.
Taplsep is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain the ball. Steković is already holding it after successful defensive rebound.
Medina takes a feed from Steković and converts a layup for 17 - 23. Great combination by King Koopas.
Rada Boga is rushed to make a shot, and Viru is way off the target. However, they are so lucky to have Allsaar as he rips the ball down with authority.
Allsaar is well guarded and he misses shot attempt, but yet again the ball is rebounded by Rada Boga. Allsaar uses all his aggressiveness to regain the possession.
Sutter slams the ball with a two handed jam! 19 - 23.
We see couple of passes and then a decent shot attempt by well positioned Medina. Viru disarms his try but is called for foul. Medina to shoot two free throws.
Medina misses both shots, dreadful shooting.
Next we see a decent shot by Viru and it's in! Since there was an illegal contact by Medina, Rada Boga gets an extra free throw. The temporary score is 21 - 23.
The free throw is good as well. Viru is showing signs of great form and the fans love it! 22 - 23.
Medina shoots from the top of the key, but the ball bounces off the basket. Dits is there, and he uses his power to win the rebound.
Allsaar hits a three-pointer for Rada Boga. That makes it 25 - 23.
Gardangs shoots a three-point shot. Deflected off the rim and ripped down by agile Dits.
Patient approach by Rada Boga, but Dits is forced to shoot a 3-pointer from left angle. Pathetic try! Defensive rebound by Kuula.
Medina really need to have his head back into the game... ugly pass and the ball finishes out of bounds. Turnover.
After the missed three points attempt by Viru, Dits skies to pull in the rebound.
With a beautiful hook shot, Dits scores two. 27 - 23 is the result.
Gardangs quickly cuts in for a layup and Viru is unable to guard him. He grabs his shirt and it's a clear foul! Two free throw attempts for King Koopas to follow.
Gardangs makes one of two to make it 27 - 24.
Sutter shoots from the left wing and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Taplsep is inspiring, he wins the rebound and Rada Boga are still in possession.
Taplsep sees himself in a decent shooting position but isn't able to convert the shot. But Sutter is apparently in great rebounding form and wins the ball back with a powerful offensive rebound.
Nice tip-in by Sutter! 29 - 24.
That was not the best shot from Medina, but the timing of Kuula is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
Poor attempt by Kuula ends up being rebounded by Allsaar. He wins the possession for Rada Boga.
What on earth was Taplsep thinking?? A terrible backcourt pass results in a loss of possession for Rada Boga.
Gardangs is called for traveling, and possession goes to the opposing team.
Great scoring opportunity for Allsaar ends up with a missed 3-pointer. Powerful rebound by Taplsep and Rada Boga have another chance.
Taplsep goes for a tip-in but misses! Taplsep brings the ball down.
Taplsep taps the ball in with his fingertips. 31 - 24.
Double dribble by Gardangs. The ball goes to the opposing team.
Medina stripps Viru off the ball down low. Possession to King Koopas.
Medina runs free but slips for a moment and the ball bounces off the court. He is in agony. Is he injured? No, not at all, as it seems only his ego is hurt.
Nice blind pass is received by Allsaar and Medina is having arms all over him. Shot attempt fails but two free throw attempts to follow.
Allsaar misses both shots and the ball ends up in open play.
It seems like McLaughlin is not entirely focused today. While cutting into the zone, ball gets lost. It's a turnover!
Steal by Kuula...
Kuula runs with the ball... and sinks an easy twopointer! 31 - 26.
Taplsep dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Steković was the perpetrator.
Taplsep scores only once for Rada Boga to make it 32 - 26.
McLaughlin misses an open shot. Sutter is cleverly positioned between opponents and the basket and it's an easy rebound for Rada Boga.
Long distance try by Viru. Missed but Allsaar rips the ball down and Rada Boga are still in possession.
So far in the match it's visible that King Koopas have tendency to play smarter defense.

The score is 32 - 26 and it's half time.

Allsaar confuses his defender with a fake shot and nails it! 34 - 26.
Steković has the ball, with magnificent pass he finds Gardangs who finishes with a nice hook shoot. King Koopas hearing it from the crowd! 34 - 28.
Sutter is hesitating inside the key for 3 seconds. The referee calls a turnover and ball for opponents.
King Koopas is having trouble shooting. Medina fails to nail the short jumper, and Taplsep is by far the best positioned player and wins the ball.
Nice pass by Sutter. Taplsep overjumps his guard and he nails the two! 36 - 28.
After a typical play, Gardangs gets an easy dunk while Steković gets the assist. Fans are on their feet after the one-handed slam. The result is 36 - 30.
Nice blind pass is received by Dits and Gardangs is having arms all over him. Shot attempt fails but two free throw attempts to follow.
After some preparation Dits nails the first shot, but then bricks the second. The score is 37 - 30.
McLaughlin tries the three, but Taplsep smacks his hand. It's a foul!
McLaughlin scores 3-3 from the line. Good shooting! Score is 37 - 33.
Rada Boga is having trouble shooting. Allsaar fails to nail the short jumper, and McLaughlin is by far the best positioned player and wins the ball.
Next we see some great coordination by Medina. He dribbles nicely but seems like he lacks the confidence to shoot. Gardangs takes the ball and it's a successful jump shot. 37 - 35.
Viru tosses the ball to teammate and instantly receives it back. Shoots for three but misses. Unlucky miss for Viru! Kuula collects the ball with strong rebound and wins possession for King Koopas.
The players of King Koopas are slowly passing the ball around. McLaughlin tries to cut inside with the bounce pass, but the ball bounces off the court.
Nice blind pass is received by Dits and McLaughlin is having arms all over him. Shot attempt fails but two free throw attempts to follow.
Dits takes a deep breath. Then he makes the first free throw and then the second one. The score is now 39 - 35.
Medina finishes short attack with a long jumper from the left. Dits catches his arm. It COUNTS, and the FOUL! 39 - 37 and King Koopas to shoot an extra free throw.
No luck with extra free throw, the ball bounces on the rim a couple of times and it's off. Medina could do better.
The mounting attack for Rada Boga is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Taplsep.
McLaughlin shoots from the top of the key, but the ball bounces off the basket. Sutter is there, and he uses his power to win the rebound.
Seriously, this guy needs some training. Allsaar handles the ball with both hands while dribbling. That won't work, and his coach is furious.
Three points attempt by Medina. Not even close and easy job for well positioned Viru to rebound the ball.
Allsaar misses a 3-pointer. Badly. Rebounded by McLaughlin.
Team King Koopas is trying to score from the distance. Kuula takes the responsibility but it's wide. Sutter secures the ball after a high rebound.
What a MOVE! Dits ridicules his opponent, pumps the fake shot and then passes to Allsaar, who has no issue to score. Great teamwork by Rada Boga and the score is 41 - 37.
Gardangs shoots from the left wing and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Steković is inspiring, he wins the rebound and King Koopas are still in possession.
Steković hooks it in! Nicely done! 41 - 39. Easy points for King Koopas.
We see couple of passes and then a decent shot attempt by well positioned Taplsep. Steković disarms his try but is called for foul. Taplsep to shoot two free throws.
Fans of the opposing team are very loud and Taplsep seems distracted by noise. His first shot is lousy. After moments of concentration he makes the second. The scoreboard now reads 42 - 39.
After a clever move Steković goes for a layup. Oh no! A missed shot that was so easy, even his mum could have made it. Rebounded by Taplsep and possession goes to Rada Boga.
Some quick offensive movement by Rada Boga. The ball is traveling around with great speed and now Dits has it. He shoots... is it a 3-pointer??? Noooooo. It was so close but it's a miss. Rebound by Kuula and this is a change in possession.
Kuula shoots from the left and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball but after a strange bounce Kuula is the lucky one. King Koopas is still in possession.
Poor attempt by Kuula ends up being rebounded by Allsaar. He wins the possession for Rada Boga.
Dits has the ball, with magnificent pass he finds Viru who finishes with a nice hook shoot. Rada Boga hearing it from the crowd! 44 - 39.
A loose ball is called on Gardangs and opponents gets the ball.
Allsaar sees himself in a shooting position but isn't able to convert the good positioning into points. But Allsaar is apparently in great rebounding form and wins the ball back with a powerful offensive rebound.
With a beautiful hook shot, Allsaar scores two. 46 - 39 is the result.
McLaughlin sets things up, nice pass to Medina who gets his defender in the air and finishes it! The score is 46 - 41.
Taplsep with a nice spin move... but the referee sees it as double-dribble... Turnover by Taplsep and possession goes to opponents.
King Koopas is rushed to make a shot, and Kuula is way off the target. However, they are so lucky to have McLaughlin as he rips the ball down with authority.
Nice tip-in by McLaughlin! 46 - 43.
After a typical play, Dits gets an easy dunk while Allsaar gets the assist. Fans are on their feet after the one-handed slam. The result is 48 - 43.
After Gardangs misses a seemingly simple jumper from a short distance, Steković wins offensive rebound for King Koopas.
Steković dunks it for 48 - 45.
After a few passes the ball ends up off court. Allsaar is going to throw it in. Yes! Brilliant positioning by Taplsep. He receives the ball and scores in no time. Easy points for Rada Boga and it's 50 - 45.
Next, we see some grunt work from Dits! With an amazing physical approach he strips the high ball after a miss by Gardangs.

Quarter ends 50 - 45. Match to proceed in two minutes.

Dits makes a great high jump shot! The defender was too late to distract the shooter, and we have a fresh result on the scoreboard. 52 - 45 The pass was contributed by Allsaar.
After a clever move McLaughlin goes for a layup. Oh no! A missed shot that was so easy, even his mum could have made it. Rebounded by Sutter and possession goes to Rada Boga.
Great scoring opportunity for Allsaar ends up with a missed 3-pointer. Powerful rebound by Viru and Rada Boga have another chance.
Without hesitation Viru shoots from the short distance, but it's a miss and the ball is grabbed by Kuula. He waits for his guards to pick up the tempo. King Koopas in offense.
Gardangs tosses the ball to teammate and instantly receives it back. Shoots for three but misses. Unlucky miss for Gardangs! Sutter collects the ball with strong rebound and wins possession for Rada Boga.
King Koopas is back in possession after McLaughlin makes a great steal on Dits.
McLaughlin in fast break, he is guarded but it's a high jumper from the top of the key and it's in!! King Koopas are lucky to have players with such a confidence! The scoreboard reveals the latest score: 52 - 47.
Sutter receives a pass from Allsaar. He has a pretty bad position, but he is determined to shoot. It's a strange shot, but it's in! His shot went in off of the backboard; that was lucky! 54 - 47.
Due to a misunderstanding, McLaughlin throws the ball off the court. He's so angry that he curses!
Sutter dribbles, but maybe he should let others handle the ball. For a moment he runs without dribbling it and the referee saw it. Turn over.
Nasty foul by Sutter and referee saw an intent. Two free throws for Kuula and King Koopas will have another attack after.
Kuula misses both shots and the ball loops over the backboard.
Medina is having fun, but it isn't shared by his coach. He misses a shot despite good position and Dits successfully gains possession for Rada Boga.
Viru misses a 3-pointer. Badly. Rebounded by Kuula.
Steković makes a pass, followed by a successful shot attempt by Medina. The score is 54 - 49.
An awful pass by Dits ends in the face of spectator. He'll remember this match for sure! They should let him keep the ball.
We see a nice pass received by Medina, but wait: he is standing just over the baseline. It's a loss of possession for King Koopas.
Badly missed three-pointer by Sutter, but Allsaar wins the ball back with a strong offensive rebound.
Allsaar is well guarded and he misses shot attempt, but yet again the ball is rebounded by Rada Boga. Allsaar uses all his aggressiveness to regain the possession.
Allsaar slams the ball with a two handed jam! 56 - 49.
After a short attack Gardangs pulls up for three and scores. Great work! The scoreboard reads 56 - 52.
Allsaar tosses the ball to teammate and instantly receives it back. Shoots for three but misses. Unlucky miss for Allsaar! Kuula collects the ball with strong rebound and wins possession for King Koopas.
Kuula goes coast-to-coast, slicing through like a knife through hot butter, for 56 - 54.
Kuula takes a foul to avoid an easy shot. Now, Viru will shoot two free throws.
Two clear shots and coach of Rada Boga is satisfied with effort of Viru. 58 - 54.
Aggressiveness turns into violence and Viru is called for intentional foul. Medical staff of King Koopas look worried, but Kuula confirms that he's OK.
Kuula to line on what looked like a good block ... missed both!
Viru has fouled out. Žgajnar is fresh face in the match.
Taplsep gets a piece of the shooter in the air. No jump shot, McLaughlin will have to make use of two free throw attempts.
McLaughlin shoots two strange shots, he is lucky with the 1st one but not the 2nd one. 58 - 55 and possession goes to opponents.
The weak two-point attempt by Sutter ends up being rebounded by Kuula.
After a clever move Gardangs goes for a layup. Oh no! A missed shot that was so easy, even his mum could have made it. Rebounded by Žgajnar and possession goes to Rada Boga.
No one is guarding Sutter and he is good enough to nail this one from the top of the key!. The scoreboard now reads 60 - 55.
Gardangs hits a huge jumper for King Koopas. 60 - 57.
Žgajnar makes a nice pass, and Allsaar is going for a layup. Yes! This is what people love best: easy basketball. The score is now 62 - 57
King Koopas is rushed to make a shot, and Steković is way off the target. However, they are so lucky to have McLaughlin as he rips the ball down with authority.
McLaughlin is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain the ball. Dits is already holding it after successful defensive rebound.
Rada Boga are slowly building on attack. After consecutive passes Sutter gets in a decent position to shoot but Gardangs steps on his foot and it's an ugly foul. There was no intention so the referee only rules two free throw attempts.
Some luck was involved, but fans of Rada Boga can be happy. Both shots were good and the score is 64 - 57.
Traveling is called on Steković. Turnover.
Basketball sure can be rough. Sutter would love to shoot, but this is not likely to happen since Gardangs is holding him. Sutter will finally have some peace, he's just moving towards the free throw line to shoot two.
Sutter makes both free throws with ease. 66 - 57.
Gardangs is always so calm when aiming a 3-pointer, but some bad luck and it's only defensive rebound for Žgajnar. Coach of Rada Boga seems relieved.
Žgajnar is handling the ball but he is not careful enough and Kuula steals it.
After the steal King Koopas are already setting up the offense.
The mounting attack for King Koopas is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Medina.
Due to a misunderstanding, Dits throws the ball off the court. He's so angry that he curses!
Double dribble by Kuula. The ball goes to the opposing team.

After 40 minutes of game play the score is 66 - 57

Rada BogaPlayer PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Allsaar 19 8/14 (57%) 1/7 (14%) 0/2 (0%) 3+8 4 1 2 2 0 20
Viru 7 2/8 (25%) 0/5 (0%) 3/3 (100%) 1+1 1 5 0 2 0 -3
Dits 14 5/7 (71%) 0/2 (0%) 4/6 (67%) 5+3 2 2 0 3 0 15
Sutter 18 7/9 (78%) 0/1 (0%) 4/4 (100%) 5+4 2 1 0 6 1 21
Taplsep 8 3/7 (43%) 0/0 ( - ) 2/4 (50%) 4+5 0 2 0 3 0 8
Žgajnar 0 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 2+0 1 0 0 1 0 2

King KoopasPlayer PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Medina 14 6/11 (55%) 0/2 (0%) 2/6 (33%) 0+0 2 2 3 5 0 3
Gardangs 17 5/10 (50%) 1/5 (20%) 4/5 (80%) 0+0 0 4 0 6 0 1
Kuula 6 3/7 (43%) 0/1 (0%) 0/5 (0%) 8+2 0 1 2 1 0 7
McLaughlin 12 4/8 (50%) 0/0 ( - ) 4/5 (80%) 2+2 3 1 1 3 0 12
Steković 8 4/6 (67%) 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 3+2 6 2 0 2 0 15