League Game Rada Boga vs BC Rakke 17.01.2010

Match is taking place at Rakke saal. 1276 spectators are here to see what both teams have to offer.

An unsuccessful pass by Tenno and Taplsep takes the gift.
Taplsep breaks free for a sure layup! 0 - 2.
A nice offensive move allows Ala to score from a short distance. He was assisted by Liitoja. 2 - 2.
Leben shoots from the long distance. The ball bounces off the rim and Eelma rips it down.
After a miss by Eelma we see a display of strength, when Taplsep wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Leben is not careful enough when handling the ball and Liitoja steals it!
Liitoja 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 BC Rakke. 4 - 2.
Baar nails the three-pointer from the left side! 4 - 5. But he was fouled! Ala gets called for that foul and it's an extra free throw for Rada Boga.
Nailed! Baar is celebrating it while running back to defence. 4 - 6.
Tenno 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.
Allsaar nails the three-pointer from the left side! 4 - 9. But he was fouled! Eelma gets called for that foul and it's an extra free throw for Rada Boga.
But it seems like last duel tired him, Allsaar misses badly on extra free throw attempt and the possession goes to opponents.
Great run by Ala: he dribbles and passes... but no one was there. Turnover.
Leben misses a running shot on the right side. Rebounded by Tenno, possession goes to BC Rakke.
Allsaar fouls Külaots on a fast break to stop the easy layup. Külaots will shoot some free throws.
Misses the first one. Misses the 2nd one. This is wretched shooting by Külaots and the score remains the same.
After fast attack Renktas nails a jumper from the left but is caught by Ala. The ball still goes in and it's a chance for another point. 4 - 11.
Renktas misses the extra shot and Rada Boga is unable to win the ball.
Eelma passes to Külaots, with immense agility Külaots takes it to the hoop and scores. Fans are applauding him! Scoreboard reads 6 - 11.
After a miss by Taplsep we see a display of strength, when Liitoja wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
A nice offensive move allows Liitoja to score from a short distance. He was assisted by Eelma. 8 - 11.
Renktas drains a 3-pointer from the right side. He celebrates it with his teammates while running back to defense. The score is 8 - 14.
Allsaar is defending Ala with tremendous intensity and gets the steal!
Fast break turns out being too fast as the referee calls traveling on Allsaar.
What a MOVE! Liitoja ridicules his opponent, pumps the fake shot and then passes to Ala, who has no issue to score. Great teamwork by BC Rakke and the score is 10 - 14.
Taplsep cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Tenno picks the ball for BC Rakke.
Ala misses long 3-pointer but amazing Ala rebounds the ball with authority.
Ala hooks it in! Nicely done! 12 - 14. Easy points for BC Rakke.
Players of Rada Boga is having some trouble with organisation, but Leben is always dangerous with the ball. While faking the shot, he passes to Baar 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. 12 - 16.
We see 3-pointer by Tenno from the left and it's a miss. But there was a foul conducted by Renktas and Tenno is already concentrating for three free throw attempts.
Fans of BC Rakke are furious when Tenno misses all three free throw attempts!!
Leben is having bad time and misses an open shot, but Allsaar 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.
Allsaar goes for a tip-in but misses! Renktas brings the ball down.
Next we see an easy shot for Renktas and it's in! 12 - 18.
Eelma drops a 3-pointer. Man his stroke is smooth! Result is 15 - 18.
Külaots is whistled for defensive foul and Baar goes to the line for two.
Baar makes both free throws to bump the score for Rada Boga. 15 - 20.
Ala misses a three-pointer from the left wing and Allsaar grabs the rebound. Possession goes to Rada Boga.
Liitoja takes a foul to avoid an easy two. Allsaar will now shoot two free throws.
Allsaar misses both shots and Rada Boga doesn't get anything from this.
Some quick offensive movement by BC Rakke. The ball is traveling around with great speed and now Eelma 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.
Leben shoots from the left and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball but after a strange bounce Taplsep is the lucky one. Rada Boga is still in possession.
Taplsep taps the ball in with his fingertips. 15 - 22.
Taplsep gets a piece of the shooter in the air. No jump shot, Eelma will have to make use of two free throw attempts.
Eelma misses both free throws.
Taplsep sees himself in a decent shooting position but isn't able to convert but Renktas picks the high ball for Rada Boga.
Without hesitation Renktas shoots from the short distance, but it's a miss and the ball is grabbed by Eelma. He waits for his guards to pick up the tempo. BC Rakke in offense.
Eelma takes a feed from Ala and converts a layup for 17 - 22. Great combination by BC Rakke.
People love actions like this one. After a stunning spin move, Leben airs to shoot, but the cheerfulness of the crowd isn't shared by Ala who commits a shooting foul to stop him from scoring.
Leben misses both shots and Rada Boga doesn't get anything from this.

Quarter ends 17 - 22. Match to proceed in two minutes.

Külaots receives the ball from his teammate and tries to dribble, but the ball bounces off his foot and off the court.
Foul on long distance shot and Baar is preparing to shoot three free throw attempts. Tenno is called for the foul.
Baar clearly shows why he was going for the 3-pointer in a first place. With his smooth hand he converts all three free throw attempts and the score is now 17 - 25.
It seems like Külaots couldn't throw a pea into the ocean. Shocking miss from a clear position, Baar rebounds the ball and it's a loss of possession for BC Rakke.
Nice blind pass is received by Baar and Külaots is having arms all over him. Shot attempt fails but two free throw attempts to follow.
Baar makes both free throws with ease. 17 - 27.
Liitoja sees himself in a decent shooting position but isn't able to convert but Ala picks the high ball for BC Rakke.
With a beautiful hook shot, Ala scores two. 19 - 27 is the result.
After a few passes the ball ends up off court. Taplsep is going to throw it in. Yes! Brilliant positioning by Baar. He receives the ball and scores in no time. Easy points for Rada Boga and it's 19 - 29.
Eelma misses a 3-pointer. Badly. Rebounded by Taplsep.
Rada Boga in offense. Guard hands the ball off and Baar airs for the shot. But he's fouled by Tenno. Baar to shoot two free throw attempts.
After some preparation Baar nails the first shot, but then bricks the second. The score is 19 - 30.
Eelma makes a sweet pass to Liitoja under the basket for a layup. Two points for BC Rakke and the score is 21 - 30.
Rada Boga in offense. Guard hands the ball off and Leben airs for the shot. But he's fouled by Ala. Leben to shoot two free throw attempts.
With great confidence Leben scores both free throws. 21 - 32.
Ala misses a running shot on the right side. Rebounded by Leben, possession goes to Rada Boga.
The mounting attack for Rada Boga is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Baar.
Tenno drains a running one-hander from the left, Taplsep is trying to avoid foul but is unable to. The score is 23 - 32 and it's extra free throw for BC Rakke.
No luck with extra free throw, the ball bounces on the rim a couple of times and it's off. Tenno could do better.
Liitoja makes an excellent steal on Taplsep.
In no time Liitoja converts the steal into beautiful one-hand layup. 25 - 32. Easy points for BC Rakke.
Traveling is called on Renktas. Turnover.
Ala 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.
Team Rada Boga is in offense and we see a 1-on-1 play by Baar... Baar sees Renktas uncovered and dishes him a pass... YEAH!!! Renktas kisses the rim and it's 25 - 34.
Liitoja gets the ball and cuts inside, but opponent is there, great positioning and offensive foul is called on Liitoja. Bench protests won't help at all! BC Rakke to lose the ball.
Seriously, this guy needs some training. Renktas handles the ball with both hands while dribbling. That won't work, and his coach is furious.
Ala makes a mistake while handling the ball. The referee awards the ball to the opposing team.
It seems like Leben couldn't throw a pea into the ocean. Shocking miss from a clear position, Tenno rebounds the ball and it's a loss of possession for Rada Boga.
Seriously, this guy needs some training. Tenno handles the ball with both hands while dribbling. That won't work, and his coach is furious.
Leben catches the ball at the right wing, pump-fakes to draw defender past him and nails a two-pointer from the right wing. It was a first rate pass by Allsaar. Coach of Rada Boga is applauding his players. 25 - 36.
Leben stripps Tenno off the ball down low. Possession to Rada Boga.
Leben breaks free for a sure layup! 25 - 38.
After the missed three points attempt by Ala, Ala skies to pull in the rebound.
Without hesitation Ala shoots from the short distance, but it's a miss and the ball is grabbed by Renktas. He waits for his guards to pick up the tempo. Rada Boga in offense.
Brilliant shot from a distance by Allsaar and three points are added to the total score of Rada Boga. 25 - 41.
Külaots is hesitating inside the key for 3 seconds. The referee calls a turnover and ball for opponents.
Nice pass by Baar. Renktas overjumps his guard and he nails the two! 25 - 43.
Traveling is called on Külaots. Turnover.
After short attack Taplsep pulls up for three. Ala is there to stop him but the referee thinks it's a foul. Three freethrows for Rada Boga.
Taplsep misses all three free throws!
Ala has fouled out. Talts is fresh face in the match.
Talts passes to Eelma and the pass is returned. His opponent is confused and Talts shoots with great confidence. It's in! 27 - 43
We see a nice pass received by Leben, but wait: he is standing just over the baseline. It's a loss of possession for Rada Boga.
The weak two-point attempt by Liitoja ends up being rebounded by Taplsep.
After not so brilliant combination Leben nails it from the center of the key. The place is crowded and Liitoja has an arm on him. 27 - 45 and Leben gets an extra free throw attempt.
And here is the bonus point as well. Great job by Leben. Fans of Rada Boga are screaming his name. 27 - 46 is the newest score.
Eelma 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, Taplsep is there and he picks the ball. Possession to Rada Boga.
Allsaar shoots from the right angle 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 stay offense.
Not the best shot from Renktas, yet the timing of Renktas is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
So far in the match it's visible that Rada Boga have tendency to play smarter defense.

At half time, the score is 27 - 46.

Renktas slams it!! Oh no!! The ball bounces off the rim and Eelma rebounds it.
Liitoja passes to Tenno, Tenno with the spin move and the clean basket. Nice and easy! The score is 29 - 46.
Leben misses long 3-pointer but amazing Renktas rebounds the ball with authority.
Renktas slams it!! Oh no!! The ball bounces off the rim and Tenno rebounds it.
Külaots 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.
Taplsep is not moving fast enough and it's a three-second violation.
After a clever move Talts goes for a layup. Oh no! A missed shot that was so easy, even his mum could have made it. Rebounded by Renktas and possession goes to Rada Boga.
Leben drops a 3-pointer. Man his stroke is smooth! Result is 29 - 49.
BC Rakke in offense. Guard hands the ball off and Tenno airs for the shot. But he's fouled by Baar. Tenno to shoot two free throw attempts.
Tenno misses both shots, dreadful shooting.
Taplsep is furious when referee calls offensive foul on him. Possession goes to BC Rakke.
Külaots is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain possession. Taplsep is already holding the ball after a successful defensive rebound.
A three point attempt by Leben from the right side goes in! 29 - 52.
The mounting attack for BC Rakke is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Külaots.
A quick move by Eelma, who is the hero here, results in an intercepted pass. Leben is disappointed because it wasn't such a bad pass.
Fast coast-to-coast by Eelma and a windmill dunk! Nice defensive play by BC Rakke made this basket happen! The result is now 31 - 52.
Taplsep dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Talts was the perpetrator.
Taplsep misses both free throws.
Yeeeeeeeah! What an amazing slam dunk by Külaots! Clever assistance by Talts makes the score 33 - 52.
Taplsep is furious when referee calls offensive foul on him. Possession goes to BC Rakke.
After a clever move Talts goes for a layup. Oh no! A missed shot that was so easy, even his mum could have made it. Rebounded by Leben and possession goes to Rada Boga.
An awful pass by Leben ends in the face of spectator. He'll remember this match for sure! They should let him keep the ball.
A three point attempt by Külaots from the left side goes in, resulting in a 36 - 52 score.
Leben 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 shakes his guard with a fadeaway shot. Smart decision and it's a two! 36 - 54.
Talts in possession, good assist by Talts, Liitoja to shoot... yes, in! It's 38 to 54.
Leben is not careful enough when handling the ball and Külaots steals it!
Külaots breaks free... stops on the three point line and nails it!!! Amazing confidence and some positive vibrations for BC Rakke. 41 - 54.
Missed three points attempt by Baar is followed by Renktas snagging the ball.
Poor attempt by Renktas ends up being rebounded by Eelma. He wins the possession for BC Rakke.
Seriously, this guy needs some training. Liitoja handles the ball with both hands while dribbling. That won't work, and his coach is furious.
After not so brilliant combination Leben nails it from the center of the key. The place is crowded and Talts has an arm on him. 41 - 56 and Leben gets an extra free throw attempt.
No luck with extra free throw, the ball bounces on the rim a couple of times and it's off. Leben could do better.
What a MOVE! Külaots ridicules his opponent, pumps the fake shot and then passes to Liitoja, who has no issue to score. Great teamwork by BC Rakke and the score is 43 - 56.
Liitoja takes a foul to avoid an easy two. Allsaar will now shoot two free throws.
Two clean tries. Everything goes as it always should go. The new score is 43 - 58.
After some steady offensive flow, Liitoja suddenly curls around for huge jump shot. But he's denied by Baar!! Lucky for BC Rakke the ball ends off the court.
Külaots 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, Renktas is there and he picks the ball. Possession to Rada Boga.
Only few seconds left to shoot and out of nowhere Leben hits a strange dump shot. The bench of Rada Boga is applauding him. 43 - 60.
An intentional foul call on Leben as he grabbed the arm of Eelma on the shot attempt.
Eelma misses both shots, dreadful shooting.
Liitoja misses an open shot. Baar is cleverly positioned between opponents and the basket and it's an easy rebound for Rada Boga.
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 Renktas 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. 43 - 62.
After a miss by Eelma we see a display of strength, when Leben wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Long distance try by Leben. Missed but Leben rips the ball down and Rada Boga are still in possession.
Leben confuses his defender with a fake shot and nails it! 43 - 64.

Quarter ends 43 - 64. Match to proceed in two minutes.

After a short attack Eelma pulls up for three and scores. Great work! The scoreboard reads 46 - 64.
Next, we see some grunt work from Talts! With an amazing physical approach he strips the high ball after a miss by Baar.
Patient approach by BC Rakke, but Liitoja is forced to shoot a 3-pointer from left angle. Pathetic try! Defensive rebound by Allsaar.
Tenno takes a foul to avoid an easy two. Taplsep will now shoot two free throws.
Taplsep misses both shots and the ball loops over the backboard.
Liitoja 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!
After a typical play, Baar gets an easy dunk while Renktas gets the assist. Fans are on their feet after the one-handed slam. The result is 46 - 66.
Tenno is furious when referee calls offensive foul on him. Possession goes to Rada Boga.
We see a nice pass received by Leben, but wait: he is standing just over the baseline. It's a loss of possession for Rada Boga.
Badly missed three-pointer by Liitoja, but Eelma wins the ball back with a strong offensive rebound.
Without hesitation Eelma shoots from the short distance, but it's a miss and the ball is grabbed by Leben. He waits for his guards to pick up the tempo. Rada Boga in offense.
Liitoja gets a piece of the shooter in the air. No jump shot, Baar will have to make use of two free throw attempts.
Baar takes a deep breath. Then he makes the first free throw and then the second one. The score is now 46 - 68.
Rästa is fresh on the court, he just replaced Liitoja who was fouled out.
Eelma shoots from the long distance. The ball bounces off the rim and Taplsep rips it down.
Nice offensive move allows Leben to score from the left wing. Assistant was Taplsep. 46 - 70.
An unsuccessful pass by Tenno and Allsaar takes the gift.
Allsaar is not wasting any time here. Short sprint and confident one-hand layup for another 2 points added to total score of Rada Boga. 46 - 72.
Rästa 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!
Nice offensive move allows Renktas to score from the left wing. Assistant was Allsaar. 46 - 74.
Eelma tosses the ball to teammate and instantly receives it back. Shoots for three but misses. Unlucky miss for Eelma! Baar collects the ball with strong rebound and wins possession for Rada Boga.
People love actions like this one. After a stunning spin move, Taplsep airs to shoot, but the cheerfulness of the crowd isn't shared by Tenno who commits a shooting foul to stop him from scoring.
Taplsep makes one of two to make it 46 - 75.
Tsement is fresh in the game, he just replaced Tenno who commited 5 personal fouls and cannot play anymore in this match.
Talts is looking for teammate and passes, but it was a poor pass and Leben intercepts it.
Leben 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.
Spectators always love 3-pointers but this was a terrible shot by Allsaar. Eelma is happy to recover the ball and we can only hope that BC Rakke will do something more constructive with the ball.
Renktas is defending Eelma with tremendous intensity and gets the steal!
After the steal Rada Boga are already setting up the offense.
Rada Boga may be lacking creativity, but there is always Leben to save them from inefficiency. This time he gets picked by Rästa and it's a shooting foul.
With great confidence Leben scores both free throws. 46 - 77.
Handling the ball, Tsement bumps his defender and it's an offensive foul! Possession to Rada Boga.
After fast attack Allsaar nails a jumper from the left but is caught by Rästa. The ball still goes in and it's a chance for another point. 46 - 79.
Nailed! Allsaar is celebrating it while running back to defence. 46 - 80.
Rästa dribbles and passes the ball behind his back... straight to an opponent. Allsaar has the ball.
Allsaar in a fast break. He suddenly stops for three and gets a basket from beyond the arc. Beautiful 3-point play. 46 - 83.
Eelma quickly cuts in for a layup and Allsaar is unable to guard him. He grabs his shirt and it's a clear foul! Two free throw attempts for BC Rakke to follow.
Eelma misses both free throws.
After fast attack Renktas nails a jumper from the left but is caught by Tsement. The ball still goes in and it's a chance for another point. 46 - 85.
Nailed! Renktas is celebrating it while running back to defence. 46 - 86.
Rästa makes a blind pass, but Allsaar is there and steals the ball.
The steal was near the sideline, Allsaar runs into the center, he fakes the pass, confuses last defender and then nails it from short distance. A lovely move by Allsaar! The score is now 46 - 88.
Handling the ball, Tsement bumps his defender and it's an offensive foul! Possession to Rada Boga.
After Allsaar misses a seemingly simple jumper from a short distance, Taplsep wins offensive rebound for Rada Boga.
Taplsep hooks it in! Nicely done! 46 - 90. Easy points for Rada Boga.
Taplsep is whistled for defensive foul and Talts goes to the line for two.
Talts makes both foul shots. Fans of BC Rakke are content! 48 - 90.
No more game-time for Taplsep tonight. He is fouled out and Hauptman will get his chance. Let's see if this will make difference for Rada Boga.
Talts takes a foul to avoid an easy shot. Now, Leben will shoot two free throws.
Leben makes two from the line ... 48 - 92.
Team BC Rakke is trying to score from the distance. Rästa takes the responsibility but it's wide. Hauptman secures the ball after a high rebound.
Rada Boga are slowly building on attack. After consecutive passes Leben gets in a decent position to shoot but Eelma steps on his foot and it's an ugly foul. There was no intention so the referee only rules two free throw attempts.
Leben is having long preparation for each shot, but he succeeds in nailing both. 48 - 94.
Leben manages to sneak behind Eelma and steal the ball. What a clever move!

Final score of the match is 48 - 94




BC Rakke
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Liitoja 12 6/10 (60%) 0/2 (0%) 0/0 ( - ) 1+0 3 5 2 2 0 10
Külaots 10 2/5 (40%) 2/3 (67%) 0/2 (0%) 0+0 1 2 1 4 0 2
Eelma 10 2/5 (40%) 2/7 (29%) 0/6 (0%) 5+1 4 2 1 2 0 5
Ala 8 4/7 (57%) 0/3 (0%) 0/0 ( - ) 0+3 1 5 0 3 0 3
Tenno 4 2/3 (67%) 0/0 ( - ) 0/6 (0%) 4+0 0 5 0 4 0 -3
Rästa 0 0/0 ( - ) 0/1 (0%) 0/0 ( - ) 0+0 0 2 0 3 0 -4
Tsement 0 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 0+0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Talts 4 1/3 (33%) 0/0 ( - ) 2/2 (100%) 1+0 2 3 0 1 0 4

Rada Boga
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Allsaar 18 3/6 (50%) 3/4 (75%) 3/6 (50%) 3+1 2 2 4 1 0 20
Leben 29 7/11 (64%) 2/6 (33%) 9/12 (75%) 5+1 1 1 3 6 0 22
Baar 20 3/4 (75%) 1/2 (50%) 11/12 (92%) 5+0 3 1 0 1 1 25
Renktas 20 8/13 (62%) 1/1 (100%) 1/2 (50%) 3+7 1 1 1 2 0 24
Taplsep 7 3/6 (50%) 0/0 ( - ) 1/9 (11%) 6+2 2 5 1 2 0 5
Hauptman 0 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 1+0 0 0 0 0 0 1