Apr 10, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have this season s 34th winner in the EuroLeague FabFive Challenge!
Audrius Kamienas of Lithuania and his team Azzz beat everyone else in Round 34. Audrius had a FabFive score of 95.0 with the following players from ranges 1 to 5: Tarik Black of Zenit St Petersburg (13.2), Micheal Eric of CSKA Moscow (25.2), Darrun Hilliard also of CSKA (9.6), Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus (24.0) and Nando De Colo of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (23.0).
As his prize for finishing first in Round 34, Audrius wins a free subscription to Euroleague TV!
Audrius guessed two of the players featuring in the top team possible in Round 34. They were Egor Vialtsev of Khimki Moscow Region (14.0) in Range 1; Eric (25.2) in Range 2; Iffe Lundberg of CSKA (27.6) in Range 3; Vezenkov (24.0) in Range 4; and Jalen Reynolds of FC Bayern Munich (31.2) in Range 5. Their total would have been 12
The Take
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv hosts Khimki Moscow Region on Tuesday in a makeup game from Round 24. Maccabi (13-19) takes the floor after losing another makeup game to LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne less than 48 hours earlier. The Israeli champs have won only three of their last 11 games and are 8-8 at home this season. Khimki (4-28) has not won a game outside of Russia all season.
Last time they met
Maccabi edged Khimki 87-89 after overtime when they met in Round 5 in October. Tyler Dorsey drilled 8 three-pointers on the way to 26 points for the winners and Elijah Bryant hit back-to-back triples in overtime to give the visitors the final edge. Angelo Caloiaro had a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Alexey Shved posted 32 points and 11 assists and Devin Booker had 14 points and 12 rebounds in defeat.
Barcelona dominates glass and Khimki
FC Barcelona won its seventh straight game against Khimki Moscow Region 75-87 on Tuesday night at Arena Mytishchi in the Russian capital. The visitors led by as many as 20 before Khimki closed the gap late. Barcelona dominated the glass 22-44, including 16 offensive rebounds in improving its record to 13-6. Cory Higgins and Kyle Kuric scored 18 points apiece to lead Barcelona, Rolands Smits added 12 points, Alex Abrines had 11, Pierre Oriola tallied 9 points and 10 rebounds and Nick Calathes scored 8 points and set a club record with 15 assists. Alexey Shved paced Khimki with 23 points and 6 assists, Devin Booker scored 13, Jordan Mickey 11 and Errick McCollum 10 as Khimki lost its 11th straight game to fall to 2-17.