Khimki Moscow, the Euroleague freak and who until tonight (Tuesday) has achieved two victories in its 25 games this season, can boast a huge sensation. The Russian team stunned Real Madrid 77:78 (11:16) in a dramatic game in Moscow.
The truth is, Himki led throughout most stages of the game, before Real pressed the pedal and made a reversal from a thin Gabriel basket, just over a minute to go. Jordan McKee missed on the other side, also thinly missed and who if not Alexei Shebed overcame the tackle, 17 seconds to the buzzer. While Fabian Kozer remained lost Real’s last ball.
Sheved excelled with a stat line of 22 points, 8 assists and 5 steals in 34 minutes. McCollum added 22, 7 and 3 respectively. McKee scored 19. Dek and Jesse Carroll stood out from the other end with 19 each.
Alba Berlin (18: 9) led nearly three quarters in St. Petersburg against Zenit (10:16), but saw the Russians run 2:14 in the first six minutes of the final quarter, all the way to 71:87. Five players scored in double digits for the winner, with Kevin Pangos standing out above them all with 19 points and 7 assists. Will Thomas added 15. Luke Sikma scored 18 for Alba.
Anadolu is zero (10:16) in record form and she is already with eight wins in nine games, after a comfortable 83:99 over Valencia (13:14). Saratak Sanli (20) and Rodrigo Boboa (19) stood out among the Turks. Boyan Doblevich provided 15 for the Spaniards.