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Mindaugas Kuzminskas was the most productive player of the match, but Krasnodar’s Lokomotiv (0-1) failed to start the stage among the top 16 in the European Cup.
Man of the match
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Russian club playing at home 79:83 (19:20, 18:16, 22:18, 20:29) landed in the Paris Metropolitans 92 team (1-0).
The hosts still had a 5-point lead at the start of the last quarter (61:56), but the French club won the stage 11: 2 (67:63) and it was all decided in the final minutes.
A minute and a half left, Mantas Kalnietis scored a triple (71:73) and Kuzminskas responded to the opponent’s two points at the same time: 73:75.
However, the bad tactics used by Lokomotiv did not work and the guests celebrated their first victory in the second stage.
Kuzminskas played the most productive match of the season in the European Cup, scoring 21 points (8/11 dvit., 1/4 trit., 2/3 penalty). The forward bounced 6 more balls in 30 minutes, made 2 mistakes, caused 4 fouls and scored 18 utility points.
The Lithuanian repeated the performance record in the European Cup, which he recorded playing in Šiauliai in 2009.
Mountaineer scored 6 points (0/5 dvit., 2/6 trit.) For the hosts in 24 minutes, he bounced 4 balls, made 4 assists and scored 3 utility points.
Trento Dolomiti Energia and Partizan from Belgrade also compete in the Lokomotiv group.
Lokomotiv: Mindaugas Kuzminskas 21 (8/11 dvit.), Kevin Hervey 15 (10th rev.), Jordan Crawford 13, Reggie Lynch 10 (9th year).
Metropolitans 92: David Michineau 19 (6th ed., 23 helpful votes), Anthony Brown 17 (8th ed., 22 helpful votes), Archie Goodwin 15, Bastien Pinault 12, Vitalis Chikoko 10.
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