The 19th round of the Euroleague continued tonight (Wednesday) with three games. CSKA Moscow came back to win with 73:83 over Zalgiris Kaunas and kept its place at the top.
CSKA Moscow (4:15) – Zalgiris (8:11) 73:83
The dramatic loss to Basconia really did not break the spirit of the Russians who marked another V on the way to the end of the regular season at the top. Mike James led with 21 points and handed out five assists while Nicola Milutinov enjoyed a handsome double-double of ten points and 14 rebounds, including five on offense.
In fact, CSKA did not fall behind even once in the game and escaped to double digits at the start of the second quarter, when at its peak it stood at 18 points.
Panathinaikos – Wheelerban 71:88
Just before the arrival of Oded Katash, the Greeks achieved their first Euroleague victory after three losses. In doing so, they improved their balance to 12: 6, and remained in 15th place. On the other hand, Wheelerban counts four straight losses and is still in the penultimate place in the table.
The Greens dominated the game from the beginning and opened a significant gap in the second half, which ended at 29:43. The winner of the winner was Nemanja Nedovic who sniped 33 points with 50% off the arc. On the other hand, 15 points from ex-Maccabi Tel Aviv Norris Cole did not help the visitors.
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Bayern Munich – Zenit St. Petersburg 80:82
The Germans came back to win, raising their balance to 7:12 and retaining fourth place in the table. Zenit, on the other hand, stopped after three straight wins despite 22 points from Arthurs Gooditis.
Half a minute to go, a crucial basket by Wade Baldwin gave Bayern a three-point lead and Zenit could not come back from that. Baldwin also finished as his team’s outstanding scorer with 17 points.
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