two thousand spectators, Mexican waves and a win of twenty-five. Opava is advancing
/ PHOTO GALLERY / Basketball Opava is on its feet. Coach Petr Czudek’s charges turned first in front of their own fans in the quarterfinal series with USK Prague and they won convincingly 97:72. The match was accompanied by a great atmosphere, in the last quarter there were even Mexican waves circling the hall.
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BK Opava – USK Prague 97:72
| Photo: Deník / Petr Widenka
The even start to the fifth match was marked by loss and inaccuracy on both sides. “Due to the conditions of this series, both teams performed relatively poorly. Our opponent bothered us with offensive rebounds that kept her in the game, “started Petr Czudek’s assistant Kryštof Vlček, who praised the performance of the 28-point Keenan Gumbs. “He helped us a lot today.”
The Silesian matches began to flip in their favor in the middle of the second Thursday. Mattias Markusson had the lion’s share of it, and he was again under both baskets. “We played in a wider rotation than the opponent, we were definitely helped by the atmosphere, which was excellent again. The impulse for us was also the performance of Luďek Jurečka, who had excellent moments. In my opinion, the second half of the second quarter decided the match, we created key aspects that are difficult for such an experienced team to take, “said Vlček on Monday’s match.
After the change, the match gradually turned into an Opava exhibition, the Slezanés had more than a twenty-point title. The Mexican waves also circled the hall. “We woke up to an above-standard performance, and we are very happy that we managed to end the series. Kuba Šiřina dropped out of the rotation after the home matches, so maybe not so fast progress was expected before the match in Prague, “Kryštof Vlčí finished evaluating his match and also the whole series.
BK Opava – USK Prague 97:72 (19:17, 47:31, 71:59)
Body: Gumbs 28, Markusson 19, Kouřil 13, Jurečka 11, Zbránek 10, Gniadek 7, Slavík 4, Švandrlík 3, Kavan 2 – Vlk 18, Švec 16, Farský 13, Štěrba 8, Mangas 8, Západ 5, Šafařík 4. Referee: Hruša, Kučírek, Scholze. TH: 18/24: 8/11. Threes: 27.9.:10.37. Rebounds: 48:37. Fouls: 19:21. Viewers: 1724 Series status: 4: 1.