League Game Rada Boga vs YouthExpre$$ 24.01.2010

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The last League game vs YouthExpre$$ turned out not so simple that it should have been. The lost in the reabounds is the key for so small score difference (in the last meeting we beat them with 44 points!).

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Match is taking place at O.K.S. ARENA. 17293 spectators are here to see what both teams have to offer.

Kulikov loves to display his amazing strength. After Paju misses a difficult shot from the left angle, he rebounds the ball with a quick and powerful move. What an attitude this guy has!
Three points attempt by Akulovas. Not even close and easy job for well positioned Paju to rebound the ball.
Team Rada Boga is in offense and we see a 1-on-1 play by Taplsep... Taplsep sees Allsaar uncovered and dishes him a pass... YEAH!!! Allsaar kisses the rim and it's 2 - 0.
After fast attack Matuška nails a jumper from the left but is caught by Taplsep. The ball still goes in and it's a chance for another point. 2 - 2.
Matuška misses the extra shot and YouthExpre$$ is unable to win the ball.
Võrno passes the ball, and it's a tough ball. His teammate is trying to catch it but he is well over the sideline. Turn over!
After the missed three points attempt by Akulovas, Akulovas skies to pull in the rebound.
Akulovas dunks it for 2 - 4.
After the missed three points attempt by Paju, Paju skies to pull in the rebound.
Nice tip-in by Paju! 4 - 4.
Akulovas dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Allsaar was the perpetrator.
Some luck was involved, but fans of YouthExpre$$ can be happy. Both shots were good and the score is 4 - 6.
Paju 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!
Taylor has the ball, with magnificent pass he finds Akulovas who finishes with a nice hook shoot. YouthExpre$$ hearing it from the crowd! 4 - 8.
Taplsep in action, Taplsep is going for it, it's a difficult shot ... missed and picked by Matuška. Taplsep only had two chances from that position, slim and none, and slim just left the building. YouthExpre$$ in possession.
Allsaar committs an intentional foul on Akulovas.
With great confidence Akulovas scores both free throws. 4 - 10.
Matuška is in charge here, he throws a high ball near the basket and Kulikov is there to catch and score in a single motion! It's an alley-oop!! Fans of YouthExpre$$ are on their feet! 4 - 12.
A three point attempt by Võrno from the left side goes in, resulting in a 7 - 12 score.
Matuška passes the ball, and it's a tough ball. His teammate is trying to catch it but he is well over the sideline. Turn over!
Great run by Paju: he dribbles and passes... but no one was there. Turnover.
Long distance try by Taylor. Missed but Kulikov rips the ball down and YouthExpre$$ are still in possession.
With a beautiful hook shot, Kulikov scores two. 7 - 14 is the result.
Allsaar is looking for teammate and passes, but it was a poor pass and Taylor intercepts it.
Taylor hesitates for a single moment after a steal and instantly opponents are all over him. Players of YouthExpre$$ are forced to start the attack from scratch as we already see them tossing the ball around.
Matoušek really need to have his head back into the game... ugly pass and the ball finishes out of bounds. Turnover.
Leben makes a fearsome three point attempt, and it's good! Three points for Rada Boga and the score is 10 - 14.
A loose ball is called on Matuška and opponents gets the ball.
Võrno hits a jumper while getting fouled. With extra free throw, he can complete the 3-point play!
No luck with extra free throw, the ball bounces on the rim a couple of times and it's off. Võrno could do better.
Matoušek cuts in for an easy layup. And the foul! Will he convert the three-point play?
But it seems like last duel tired him, Matoušek misses badly on extra free throw attempt and the possession goes to opponents.
Leben drops a 3-pointer. Man his stroke is smooth! Result is 15 - 16.
After some handling, the ball is passed by Taylor and Matoušek sinks the jumper from the left side. 15 - 18.
After a miss by Paju we see a display of strength, when Matuška wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Matoušek dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Taplsep was the perpetrator.
Misses the first one. Misses the 2nd one. This is wretched shooting by Matoušek and the score remains the same.
Taplsep sees himself in a shooting position but isn't able to convert the good positioning into points. But Taplsep is apparently in great rebounding form and wins the ball back with a powerful offensive rebound.
Taplsep confuses his defender with a fake shot and nails it! 17 - 18.
Seriously, this guy needs some training. Kulikov handles the ball with both hands while dribbling. That won't work, and his coach is furious.
The weak two-point attempt by Leben ends up being rebounded by Kulikov.
Taylor receives a pass from Matuška. 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! 17 - 20.
Allsaar is called for traveling, and possession goes to the opposing team.
Taylor passes to Matuška and the pass is returned. His opponent is confused and Taylor shoots with great confidence. It's in! 17 - 22
A nice offensive move allows Allsaar to score from a short distance. He was assisted by Leben. 19 - 22.
Taplsep takes a foul to avoid an easy shot. Now, Matoušek will shoot two free throws.
Matoušek misses both shots and the ball loops over the backboard.
Spectators always love 3-pointers but this was a terrible shot by Leben. Matoušek is happy to recover the ball and we can only hope that YouthExpre$$ will do something more constructive with the ball.

End of quarter and the score is 19 - 22. Match to proceed soon.

Kulikov throws up a brick from the right, but the referee saves him by calling the foul on Allsaar. Two free throws to follow.
With great confidence Kulikov scores both free throws. 19 - 24.
Fast attack by Rada Boga, Allsaar 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 21 - 24.
Taylor cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Leben picks the ball for Rada Boga.
Taplsep makes a sweet pass to Leben under the basket for a layup. Two points for Rada Boga and the score is 23 - 24.
We see couple of passes and then a decent shot attempt by well positioned Kulikov. Taplsep disarms his try but is called for foul. Kulikov to shoot two free throws.
Kulikov misses both shots and fans of YouthExpre$$ don't have many reasons to cheer.
No more game-time for Taplsep tonight. He is fouled out and Hauptman will get his chance. Let's see if this will make difference for Rada Boga.
Taylor is whistled for defensive foul and Paju goes to the line for two.
Two clear shots and coach of Rada Boga is satisfied with effort of Paju. 25 - 24.
Due to a misunderstanding, Matoušek throws the ball off the court. He's so angry that he curses!
Matoušek fouls Hauptman on a fast break to stop the easy layup. Hauptman will shoot some free throws.
Hauptman makes both foul shots. Fans of Rada Boga are content! 27 - 24.
Players of YouthExpre$$ is having some trouble with organisation, but Matoušek is always dangerous with the ball. While faking the shot, he passes to Matuška 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. 27 - 26.
We see couple of passes and then a decent shot attempt by well positioned Paju. Matuška disarms his try but is called for foul. Paju to shoot two free throws.
Paju scores 2-2 from the line. 29 - 26 is the score.
Kulikov shoots from the left wing and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Taylor is inspiring, he wins the rebound and YouthExpre$$ are still in possession.
Taylor hooks it in! Nicely done! 29 - 28. Easy points for YouthExpre$$.
Paju fakes the shot... passes the ball outside to Allsaar, he shoots, and we have a 2 point basket for Rada Boga. 31 - 28.
After a miss by Akulovas we see a display of strength, when Hauptman wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
Hauptman with a nice spin move... but the referee sees it as double-dribble... Turnover by Hauptman and possession goes to opponents.
Matuška shoots from the left but Võrno tips the shot. Very nice! The ball however ends off court. YouthExpre$$ to carry on the attack.
The mounting attack for YouthExpre$$ is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Akulovas.
Võrno is handling the ball, he cuts deep into the zone and hits a spinning layup. Good effort! The score is 33 - 28.
While players of YouthExpre$$ are building on an attack, Akulovas misses a terrible blind pass to his teammate, an unnecessarily showy play makes his coach's face grim. It's a loss of possession.
Paju quickly cuts in for a layup and Matoušek is unable to guard him. He grabs his shirt and it's a clear foul! Two free throw attempts for Rada Boga to follow.
Paju makes them both. Nice job! The score is 35 - 28.
Matuška makes a blind pass, but Hauptman is there and steals the ball.
Hauptman runs with the ball... and sinks an easy twopointer! 37 - 28.
Matuška with a blind pass to Taylor. Taylor shakes his defender and ends the attack with a beautiful hook-shot. 37 - 30 flashes on the scoreboard.
Leben quickly cuts in for a layup and Akulovas is unable to guard him. He grabs his shirt and it's a clear foul! Two free throw attempts for Rada Boga to follow.
After some preparation Leben nails the first shot, but then bricks the second. The score is 38 - 30.
Akulovas sees himself in a decent shooting position but isn't able to convert but Matoušek picks the high ball for YouthExpre$$.
Poor attempt by Matoušek ends up being rebounded by Paju. He wins the possession for Rada Boga.
Due to a misunderstanding, Paju throws the ball off the court. He's so angry that he curses!
Akulovas is obstructed by Allsaar. This is a clear shooting foul, resulting in two freethrow attempts for YouthExpre$$.
Akulovas is having long preparation for each shot, but he succeeds in nailing both. 38 - 32.
After push on Hauptman, bench of Rada Boga demand intentional foul on Matuška. Referee disagrees, only two free throw attempts for Hauptman.
Some luck was involved, but fans of Rada Boga can be happy. Both shots were good and the score is 40 - 32.
Due to a misunderstanding, Akulovas throws the ball off the court. He's so angry that he curses!
Allsaar drains a running one-hander from the left, Akulovas is trying to avoid foul but is unable to. The score is 42 - 32 and it's extra free throw for Rada Boga.
And here is the bonus point as well. Great job by Allsaar. Fans of Rada Boga are screaming his name. 43 - 32 is the newest score.
Handling the ball, Matuška bumps his defender and it's an offensive foul! Possession to Rada Boga.
The ball goes out of bounds and it's a throw in for Rada Boga. However, Hauptman makes a careless pass and Kulikov steals the ball!
Nice steal by Kulikov but fast break isn't an option. YouthExpre$$ will just have to be patient.
Kulikov in a fast move, he is going to score, is he? Blooooooooows the layup! Paju rebounds it with ease. Coach of YouthExpre$$ seems angry.
Leben really need to have his head back into the game... ugly pass and the ball finishes out of bounds. Turnover.
Long distance shot by Kulikov. Missed but rebounded by Akulovas. YouthExpre$$ keeps the possession.
Akulovas confuses his defender with a fake shot and nails it! 43 - 34.
Nice blind pass is received by Paju and Matoušek is having arms all over him. Shot attempt fails but two free throw attempts to follow.
Paju is standing on the line. A bad miss, followed by clean 2nd shot and the score is 44 - 34.
A quick move by Leben, who is the hero here, results in an intercepted pass. Kulikov is disappointed because it wasn't such a bad pass.
Nice steal by Leben but fast break isn't an option. Rada Boga will just have to be patient.
So far in the match it's visible that Rada Boga have tendency to play smarter defense.

The score is 44 - 34 and it's half time.

Missed three points attempt by Paju is followed by Võrno snagging the ball.
Võrno is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain the ball. Kulikov is already holding it after successful defensive rebound.
After a few passes the ball ends up off court. Taylor is going to throw it in. Yes! Brilliant positioning by Akulovas. He receives the ball and scores in no time. Easy points for YouthExpre$$ and it's 44 - 36.
Nice blind pass is received by Paju and Kulikov is having arms all over him. Shot attempt fails but two free throw attempts to follow.
Paju misses both shots and Rada Boga doesn't get anything from this.
Akulovas cuts in and shoots.... it appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. That's a shame! Leben picks the ball for Rada Boga.
Leben drops a 3-pointer. Man his stroke is smooth! Result is 47 - 36.
Great run by Matoušek: he dribbles and passes... but no one was there. Turnover.
Hauptman is handling the ball but he is not careful enough and Matuška steals it.
Matuška breaks free for a sure layup! 47 - 38.
Great scoring opportunity for Allsaar ends up with a missed 3-pointer. Powerful rebound by Leben and Rada Boga have another chance.
After successful rebound Leben jumps in the air and jams the ball through the rim! P.O.W.E.R.! 49 - 38.
Kulikov is hesitating inside the key for 3 seconds. The referee calls a turnover and ball for opponents.
Allsaar shoots a three-point shot. Deflected off the rim and ripped down by agile Matuška.
Matoušek passes to Matuška and the pass is returned. His opponent is confused and Matoušek shoots with great confidence. It's in! 49 - 40
Leben dribbles inside, block attempt on shot fails and Leben scores after a strange and lucky reverse layup... woohoooo... nice individual play by Leben!!!
Spectators always love 3-pointers but this was a terrible shot by Taylor. Allsaar is happy to recover the ball and we can only hope that Rada Boga will do something more constructive with the ball.
Võrno is left alone at the three point line. He's not going to miss this one, is he? Strange shot, but it's good! 54 - 40.
After some handling, the ball is passed by Matuška and Taylor sinks a long jumper from the right angle. 54 - 42.
Allsaar goes for a surprising 3-pointer and he buries it!! The bench of Rada Boga is delighted. 57 - 42.
The players of YouthExpre$$ are slowly passing the ball around. Akulovas tries to cut inside with the bounce pass, but the ball bounces off the court.
Võrno is wide on the shot attempt and there is no real chance to regain possession. Kulikov is already holding the ball after a successful defensive rebound.
Next we see a decent shot by Kulikov and it's in! Since there was an illegal contact by Leben, YouthExpre$$ gets an extra free throw. The temporary score is 57 - 44.
Kulikov misses the extra shot and YouthExpre$$ is unable to win the ball.
Leben sees himself in a shooting position but isn't able to convert the good positioning into points. But Leben is apparently in great rebounding form and wins the ball back with a powerful offensive rebound.
Leben sees himself in a decent shooting position but isn't able to convert the shot. But Leben is apparently in great rebounding form and wins the ball back with a powerful offensive rebound.
Leben puts in all his efforts when going for a difficult shot, but it's off and Matoušek strips the ball down for YouthExpre$$.
Some quick offensive movement by YouthExpre$$. The ball is traveling around with great speed and now Taylor has it. He shoots... is it a 3-pointer??? Noooooo. It was so close but it's a miss. Rebound by Hauptman and this is a change in possession.
The mounting attack for Rada Boga is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Paju.
Akulovas misses an open shot. Leben is cleverly positioned between opponents and the basket and it's an easy rebound for Rada Boga.
Allsaar 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 Võrno. Coach of Rada Boga is applauding his players. 59 - 44.
Allsaar makes an excellent steal on Kulikov.
Allsaar breaks free but it seems like he forgot to take the ball with him. Awful handling by Allsaar and possession goes to opposing team.
An intentional foul call on Allsaar as he grabbed the arm of Taylor on the shot attempt.
Taylor makes them both. Nice job! The score is 59 - 46.
Lomp is fresh on the court, he just replaced Allsaar who was fouled out.
Akulovas shoots from the right angle and it's a miss! There are few candidates to grab the ball, but determination of Taylor is inspiring, he wins the rebound and YouthExpre$$ stay offense.
Taylor puts in his best effort but misses the shot. Hauptman brings the ball down and wins the possession for his team.
Võrno dribbles and gets fouled while trying to shoot. Akulovas was the perpetrator.
Võrno shoots two strange shots, he is lucky with the 1st one but not the 2nd one. 60 - 46 and possession goes to opponents.
A traveling call on Akulovas is made by the referee. Loss of possession for YouthExpre$$.
Next, we see some grunt work from Matoušek! With an amazing physical approach he strips the high ball after a miss by Hauptman.
Long distance shot by Matoušek. Missed but picked by Hauptman. Three free throw attempts for Matoušek.
Matoušek is nervous and he only manages to convert the third shot. 60 - 47.
After a miss by Leben we see a display of strength, when Matoušek wins the defensive rebound with great authority.
No one is guarding Akulovas and he is good enough to nail this one from the top of the key!. The scoreboard now reads 60 - 49.
After a miss by Lomp we see a display of strength, when Matoušek wins the defensive rebound with great authority.

End of quarter and the score is 60 - 49. Match to proceed soon.

After push on Akulovas, bench of YouthExpre$$ demand intentional foul on Lomp. Referee disagrees, only two free throw attempts for Akulovas.
Two clean tries. Everything goes as it always should go. The new score is 60 - 51.
Paju misses a 3-pointer. Badly. Rebounded by Akulovas.
Three points attempt by Akulovas. Not even close and easy job for well positioned Hauptman to rebound the ball.
Leben is having bad time and misses an open shot, but Võrno immediately wins the ball back with an amazing rebound. The opponent's coach is frustrated as his tall men are unable to win the defensive rebound.
Võrno puts in his best effort but misses the shot. Matoušek brings the ball down and wins the possession for his team.
After a few passes the ball ends up off court. Kulikov is going to throw it in. Yes! Brilliant positioning by Taylor. He receives the ball and scores in no time. Easy points for YouthExpre$$ and it's 60 - 53.
Leben drops a 3-pointer from the right corner and the score is 63 - 53.
After Kulikov misses a seemingly simple jumper from a short distance, Akulovas wins offensive rebound for YouthExpre$$.
Akulovas slams it!! Oh no!! The ball bounces off the rim and Võrno rebounds it.
Leben in action, Leben is going for it, it's a difficult shot ... missed and picked by Akulovas. Leben only had two chances from that position, slim and none, and slim just left the building. YouthExpre$$ in possession.
After a poor offensive move, a foul is called on Matoušek. Possession goes to opponents.
Matoušek is on the bench now. It was his fifth foul and Taylor is on the court to replace him. Will this affect YouthExpre$$?
Hauptman in possession, good assist by Hauptman, Lomp to shoot... yes, in! It's 65 to 53.
Kulikov dribbles and passes the ball behind his back... straight to an opponent. Leben has the ball.
Leben runs for a layup, completly unguarded... and almost blows it! Only due to extra portion of good luck this shot finds the net. 67 - 53.
Akulovas misses a 3-pointer. Badly. Rebounded by Leben.
Some quick offensive movement by Rada Boga. The ball is traveling around with great speed and now Lomp has it. He shoots... is it a 3-pointer??? Noooooo. It was so close but it's a miss. Rebound by Matuška and this is a change in possession.
The mounting attack for YouthExpre$$ is finished very soon after a turnover is committed by Kulikov.
Taylor is defending Võrno with tremendous intensity and gets the steal!
Speed and courage is the name of the fast break that follows. In no time Taylor reaches the three point line and scores the three-pointer! Valuable points for YouthExpre$$ and it's 67 - 56.
Patient approach by Rada Boga, but Võrno is forced to shoot a 3-pointer from left angle. Pathetic try! Defensive rebound by Taylor.
Taylor with a blind pass to Akulovas. Akulovas shakes his defender and ends the attack with a beautiful hook-shot. 67 - 58 flashes on the scoreboard.
Võrno makes a sweet pass to Lomp under the basket for a layup. Two points for Rada Boga and the score is 69 - 58.
YouthExpre$$ are slowly building on attack. After consecutive passes Akulovas gets in a decent position to shoot but Paju steps on his foot and it's an ugly foul. There was no intention so the referee only rules two free throw attempts.
With great confidence Akulovas scores both free throws. 69 - 60.
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 Akulovas and this is a change in possession.
Hauptman manages to sneak behind Kulikov and steal the ball. What a clever move!
Hauptman 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.
Leben shoots from the left but Kulikov tips the shot. Very nice! The ball however ends off court. Rada Boga to carry on the attack.
Võrno misses long 3-pointer but amazing Hauptman rebounds the ball with authority.
Hauptman is well guarded and he misses shot attempt, but yet again the ball is rebounded by Rada Boga. Hauptman uses all his aggressiveness to regain the possession.
Hauptman slams it!! Oh no!! The ball bounces off the rim and Matuška rebounds it.
There will be no shot for YouthExpre$$. Turnover by Akulovas.
Paju passes to Leben, Leben with the spin move and the clean basket. Nice and easy! The score is 71 - 60.
Spectators always love 3-pointers but this was a terrible shot by Akulovas. Paju is happy to recover the ball and we can only hope that Rada Boga will do something more constructive with the ball.
Nice blind pass is received by Leben and Taylor is having arms all over him. Shot attempt fails but two free throw attempts to follow.
Leben makes both free throws with ease. 73 - 60.
Basketball sure can be rough. Taylor would love to shoot, but this is not likely to happen since Hauptman is holding him. Taylor will finally have some peace, he's just moving towards the free throw line to shoot two.
Some luck was involved, but fans of YouthExpre$$ can be happy. Both shots were good and the score is 73 - 62.
Lomp 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 some steady offensive flow, Kulikov suddenly curls around for huge jump shot. But he's denied by Hauptman!! Lucky for YouthExpre$$ the ball ends off the court.
Aggressiveness turns into violence and Hauptman is called for intentional foul. Medical staff of YouthExpre$$ look worried, but Taylor confirms that he's OK.
Misses the first one. Misses the 2nd one. This is wretched shooting by Taylor and the score remains the same.
Taylor in fast move, but he blows the layup. Taylor grabs the high ball and it's another chance for YouthExpre$$ to score.
Not the best shot from Taylor, yet the timing of Taylor is just perfect and he wins the offensive rebound.
Nice tip-in by Taylor! 73 - 64.

After 40 minutes of game play the score is 73 - 64


Rada Boga
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Allsaar 16 6/6 (100%) 1/3 (33%) 1/1 (100%) 1+0 0 5 1 3 0 13
Leben 25 5/13 (38%) 4/5 (80%) 3/4 (75%) 4+3 1 1 2 1 0 24
Paju 9 1/3 (33%) 0/3 (0%) 7/10 (70%) 4+1 2 1 0 4 0 4
Võrno 11 2/5 (40%) 2/4 (50%) 1/3 (33%) 1+2 2 0 0 2 1 8
Taplsep 2 1/3 (33%) 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 0+1 2 5 0 0 0 3
Lomp 4 2/3 (67%) 0/2 (0%) 0/0 ( - ) 0+0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Hauptman 6 1/4 (25%) 0/0 ( - ) 4/4 (100%) 4+2 1 3 2 3 1 10

YouthExpre$$
Player PS 2P 3P FT REB AS FO ST TO BL RT
Taylor 19 7/11 (64%) 1/4 (25%) 2/4 (50%) 1+4 4 2 2 0 0 21
Akulovas 22 6/12 (50%) 0/5 (0%) 10/10 (100%) 3+3 0 3 0 6 0 11
Kulikov 8 3/7 (43%) 0/1 (0%) 2/5 (40%) 4+1 1 1 1 7 1 1
Matuška 6 3/4 (75%) 0/0 ( - ) 0/1 (0%) 5+0 6 3 1 3 0 13
Matoušek 7 3/4 (75%) 0/0 ( - ) 1/8 (13%) 6+1 1 5 0 3 0 4
Taylor 2 0/0 ( - ) 0/0 ( - ) 2/2 (100%) 0+0 0 0 0 0 0 2