Russia – in quarterfinals. Despite the loss
19.09.2005
In the last game of the group stage of the European Championship Russians took on slightly pinking, but still very dangerous Nowitzki’s German Machine.
In the last game of the group stage of the European Championship Russians took on slightly pinking, but still very dangerous Nowitzki’s German Machine:
Russia - Germany: 50-51
The first half of the game was rather surprising: our players collected 26 points - after 52 in the battle against Italians. And even more striking was the fact that Germans scraped up only 16! It was a modest number “6”in a scoring column of “Dallas Mavericks” superforward (truth to say, with 12 rebounds as well).
Unfortunately, situation changed a bit then. Our team fixedly stuck in the opponent’s defense zone, we couldn’t find our shots and make a scoring run. The end was sad: Russians didn’t have enough time to find an answer to the Nowitzki’s decisive three–pointer.
Again coaches didn’t trust a lot Alexey Savrasenko – he spent only six minutes on the field this time. CSKA guards John Robert Holden (13 pt) and Zakhar Pashutin (5 pt + 6 reb) tried to do their best, but both of them didn’t have very successful evening.
However our guys don’t have to grieve over that defeat – we have missed nothing on this tournament yet. The first place in a group is claimed – so we won’t need to play an additional game to qualify to the quarter- finals.
Russian’s next rival will be decided in a game between Greece (their team defeated Bosnia today - Theodoros Papaloukas added 4 assists to 9 points) and Israel, which will be played on September, 20.
Russia - Germany: 50-51
The first half of the game was rather surprising: our players collected 26 points - after 52 in the battle against Italians. And even more striking was the fact that Germans scraped up only 16! It was a modest number “6”in a scoring column of “Dallas Mavericks” superforward (truth to say, with 12 rebounds as well).
Unfortunately, situation changed a bit then. Our team fixedly stuck in the opponent’s defense zone, we couldn’t find our shots and make a scoring run. The end was sad: Russians didn’t have enough time to find an answer to the Nowitzki’s decisive three–pointer.
Again coaches didn’t trust a lot Alexey Savrasenko – he spent only six minutes on the field this time. CSKA guards John Robert Holden (13 pt) and Zakhar Pashutin (5 pt + 6 reb) tried to do their best, but both of them didn’t have very successful evening.
However our guys don’t have to grieve over that defeat – we have missed nothing on this tournament yet. The first place in a group is claimed – so we won’t need to play an additional game to qualify to the quarter- finals.
Russian’s next rival will be decided in a game between Greece (their team defeated Bosnia today - Theodoros Papaloukas added 4 assists to 9 points) and Israel, which will be played on September, 20.
