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After the coronavirus and injuries healed most of Chimki’s players earlier in the season, the Deaf had to maneuver and play many games not only with the rotating basketball players, but also giving expression to the youth.
Although the team of two basketball players, Stefanas Jovičius and Devinas Booker, was missing on Friday night, R. Kurtinaitis was finally able to enjoy solid strength.
Errik McCollum raced on the Euroleague parquet for the first time this season, Sergei Karasiov returned after a break, Alexei Swede, Jordan Mickey and Greg Monroe looked better on the field and Chimki proved his advantage in the fourth quarter.
Crvena zvezda recovered and was just 57:58 behind after three quarters, but even McCollum, who scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, laid the groundwork for Chimki’s victory: with 2.5 minutes to go, the hosts broke 77:66 .
The Belgrade guests were still trying to hold out with precise triples, but the time to recreate the intrigue was no longer enough for them.
R. Kurtinaitis’ winning team was led by none other than Chimki’s newcomer, E. McCollum. NBA star CJ McCollum’s older brother made all five shots a few days ago when he debuted in the VTB United League, but this time he punished the Serbs with accurate shots.
The American scored 23 points (3/5 doubles, 4/5 trit, 5/6 penalty) and scored 25 utility points.
After winning the Chimki, there was only one team left in the Euroleague that had yet to taste victory: Vilerban’s USEL. The French team that fell to Kaunas “Žalgiris” on Thursday lost all three matches.
“Chimki”: Errick McCollum 23 (4/5 trit.), Alexei Švedas 15 (1/7 trit., 8/8 penalty, 12 res.), Jordan Mickey 11 (11 reps, 5 pp.), Janis Timma (3 / 8 trit.) And Greg Monroe after 9.
“Red Star”: Jordan Loyd 18 (4/14 pitches, 9/9 penalties, 7 rebounds), Johnny O’Bryant 14, Torrian Walden 11 (3/4 trit.), Ognjen Kuzmičius 8.
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