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| December 19 | Finished Games | | Men National Basketball League|Regular season | | Start: 18.00 | Hall: Balkan,Botevgrad | Round: 10 | | Balkan | .jpg) |
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| | Отбор | 1 | 2 | HT | 3 | 4 | 2H | | Balkan | 25 | 25 | 50 | 26 | 23 | 49 | | Levski | 30 | 20 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 59 | |
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Levski continue with the wins
December 19, 2009
A leader in the NBL record ninth consecutive win in this year championship. Today Levski won in one of the toughest arenas in the country. In "Balkan" hall in Botevgrad Levski defeat Balkan 109-99 after an amazing match of Aaron Harper. American scored 38 points and added 11 assists and showed that at the moment is in great shape. The match was very interesting and highly effective, but the guests have shown greater peace, joy and won for their disappointed the audience in the hall.
The "blues" started strongly and went ahead with the 10-4. Balkan took the lead for the first time with a basket by Atanas Radev for 19-17 three minutes before the end of the first quarter. However, guests have returned the leadership and closed the first ten minutes at the 25-30 result.
With a tripple by Pavel Ivanov the guests had 8 points advantage in the beginning of the second part, but a series of consecutive baskets by Balkan allowed them to come back. Another three pointer by Harper again brought Levski ahead while later visitors were up for the first time in the match with a two-digit difference, 38-48 three minutes before the end of the first half. By the end, however, a series of 12-2 for the hosts put the score 50-50 at the half time break.
Second half started with a triple by Jordan Bozov and the host team went ahead for the first time by 3 points in the game. They continued to keep in the first three minutes after the break, but once again it was Harper to bring back the visiting team in the game. Balkan even took the lead by 4 points two minutes before the end of the third quarter. Levski was able to reverse the score and amazing three pointer by Harper at the end of the third quarter made result 76-80 in visitor’s favor.
The last quarter began with a series of 7-0 for the “blues” in the first three minutes. Bozov managed to score a field goal for the hosts, but in the following minutes they weren’t able to fall below the 8 points margin. Two minutes and a half before the end it was Bobby Frasor to put the game out of reach with a three pointer from the corner.
Donald Cole was the second most effective player for winners with 21 points, Bobby Frasor and Stefan Georgiev scored 12 apiece.
For the hosts Bozov scored 26 points and added 7 assists while Ivan Lilov added 21. Atanas Radev added 15 points, 5 boards and 5 assists while Martin Marinov managed four 3-pointers and ended with 14 points.
The following matches will be played next year, when Levski will be a guest of Rilski Sportist on 9 January while Balkan will travel for a match with Spartak in Pleven.
FULL STATS OF THE BALKAN - LEVSKI GAME
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| 1 | Lukoil Academic | 25-3 | | 2 | Levski | 22-6 | | 3 | Balkan | 14-14 | | 4 | Yambol | 14-14 | | 5 | Rilski Sportist | 12-16 | | 6 | Euroins Cherno More | 11-17 | | 7 | Spartak Pleven | 8-20 | | 8 | Chernomorets | 6-22 |
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Universiada |
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