PHOTO: Brno resisted, but Nymburk won the improved second half
In the third quarter, Jerrick Harding took over the baton, who scored 13 of his 18 points in this ten-minute period. Above all, however, Nymburk began to defend much better. He put pressure on Brno and went to the last quarter with a difference of 14 points.
However, Brno did not give up and reduced the difference to six points three minutes before the end. But then Petr Benda and Colbey Ross definitely fought.
Nymburk benefited from a lot of points from quick counterattacks and after the loss of the opponent, as well as from a stronger bench, which lost Brno to 31: 4. A total of 10 players in the sum of both teams scored a double-digit number of points. On the Brno side, Hunter Mickelson scored a double double body with 15 and 12 pieces.
“Our defense was not good in the first half. We then improved in the second half and that was the key to victory. But there is no excuse for how we defended in the first half. We were not prepared to physically face their raids and rebounds. We just came to play. In the second half, we tried to stop their raids on the basket, to slow down their rapid transition to attack. And that was the key to success. We have to analyze it and learn from it, because it is not possible to play like this, especially now that we are playing very important matches. Vojta is our biggest weapon and the way he played in defense and attack at the end of the first half helped us a lot. The way he can shoot and also run, he is very dangerous and causes problems for everyone, “praised Captain Hruban, Nymburk coach Aleksander Sekulič.
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“We did not play well in defense or in attack. Our opponent outperformed us in our aggressiveness, which rarely happens to us. Somehow we couldn’t get into it. The coach will definitely do an analysis and we will look at that match again, because it was one of the worse matches from us. There were a few bright moments at the end of the half and in the third and fourth quarters, but that’s not enough, “commented Petr Benda, an experienced Nymburk player. “When we were down, we needed to put our opponents under pressure by aggressive defense. Whenever we didn’t give them anything easy, we were in front of them. If they were aggressive the whole match, we could easily win by thirty points, but instead the concentration always went down and we let the opponent play. And it’s a team from the top of the table, there are no hi we can play. I’m quite sorry that we didn’t show a better performance, because in the week we will have an even better quality opponent in the Champions League, “Benda is clear.
“First of all, I want to congratulate Nymburk. It shows immense quality. When we look at the bench points, the home team always finds a representative or a quality foreign player. We came to Nymburk with concentration and confidence. I especially welcome this from our younger players, who played without undue respect. Our game was elastic, smooth and you can then play an open game with Nymburk. The match was decided by the third quarter and seven offensive rebounds of Nymburk in this part of the match, “said Brno coach Lubomír Růžička. “I am glad that my team showed character and for the state minus fifteen we went to the development of the match and minus six. We have been showing good performance for a long time. We did not train completely before the season and we did not get to full condition until October 20, when we train everyone. If we are healthy, we will continue to perform well, “said Růžička.
“I am happy for the performance we showed here, despite the absence of Roman Marek and Kraky, who is halfway there. I think we definitely have something to build on, because such performance can discourage us. If we stick to this style of play, we can be very successful. It is positive that even the younger players were able to seize the opportunities that their health will show, which he offered, “said Viktor Půlpán, a Brno player, after the match. “In the end we lost five points and we believed that if we had a shot and we watched the landing, it could have been even more balanced and interesting. Unfortunately, the home team showed strength on the offensive rebound, where they punished several bodies and this helped them recover again, “added Půlpán.
Nymburk – Basket Brno 88:76
Most points: Hruban and Harding after 18, Ross 15, Palyza 14, Benda 11, Rivers 5, Váňa, Kovář and Kříž after 2, Tůma 1 – Puršl 16, Madden, Půlpán and Mickelson after 15, Bálint 11. Fouls: 21: 17. TH: 5. 8. – 17. 12. Threes: 11: 4. Rebounds: 45:41. Losses: 7:13. Gains: 8: 3. Assist: 17:14. Quarters: 21:26, 27:20, 25:13, 15:17.