Reinforcement didn’t help: Kurtinaitis students fell dramatically for guests from Kazakhstan



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The team led by the Lithuanian coaches’ headquarters in front of their fans 88:89 (22:18, 23:31, 15:24, 28:16) landed at club Astana (1-2), which was the first win of the season.

The Russian team, which beat the runners-up in the second half, had a deficit of 17 points (56:73) in the third quarter, but did not give up without a fight.

In the middle of the last quarter, “Chimki” started the ray 12: 0, which A. Švedas, who had cured the injury, crowned him with a three-point lead and put his team ahead 88:84.

Astana managed to recover in the last minute. Ojaras Šilinis launched three free throws at the start (87:88) and, after an unprecedented triple by A. Švedas, the guests were overtaken by Adonis Thomas’s colon.

R. Kurtinaitis’ army had 15 seconds to make a decisive attack, and although there were 8 seconds to play, A. Švedas lost a colon, A. Thomas, who bounced the ball, missed two free throws.

The Chimki team, who had another chance to survive, did not take it: the last second of the match was attacked by Jonas Jerebko from a distance.

The game was marked by the phenomenal performance of Chimki striker Devin Booker. The American scored 30 points (14/17 doubles, 0/1 trit., 2/2 penalties), 15 rebounds and 42 utility points in 32 minutes.

A. Švedas scored 19 points (5/8 dvit., 2/11 trit., 3/7 penalties) in 31 minutes in the second leg, provided 12 assists, scored 3 balls and scored 17 utility points.

The Kazakhstan club was led by Jeremiah Hill, who scored 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. O. Šilinis count – 17 points, A. Thomas – 16.

This match was watched by 518 fans. From October 21 to November 7, Chimki match behind closed doors.

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