Antrop almost “triple-double”, “Salaspils” equalizes the series – Basketball – Sportacentrs.com

Already at the beginning of the game, the team coached by Valdas Razumovskis showed their determination to extend the game of the series and not settle for participation in the fight for bronze. As Kristians Armanovs made a shot from under the basket, the people of Salaspils settled in the driver’s position with the score 12:4. In the course of the first quarter, the debut team of the tournament continued to shovel the way to victory, finishing ten minutes with 31:16. At the beginning of the second quarter, Dāvis Klegeris made a one-man 6-0 breakthrough, making the “Salaspils” team +19. Bucks Jānis Enger’s unyielding game woke him up from his sleep, the Naukšeni player scored nine points in a row for his team. In the last minute of the first half, Edgars Stelmacher’s three-pointer gave “Salaspilij” a safety cushion with 50:38.

During the third quarter, I hinted at a potential comeback bucks two consecutive three-point shots by Sanda Beth opened the game, while Jānis Enger’s shot from under the basket before the last ten minutes brought the guests closer to 58:65. At the beginning of the last quarter, Rihards Teirumnieks hit the ball into the basket from above – the gap was only five points. The threatening fire for “Salaspili” was extinguished by Antrops, who won the National League bronze last year for “Gulbene Buka”, who hit three daggers from a long distance, leading “Salaspili” to victory with 84:72, which means that the teams will meet again on Sunday in Gulbene.

Jānis Antrops, who hit five of nine long-range shots, added nine rebounds and nine assists to his 24 scored points. Dāvis Klēgeris scored 17 points, while veteran Jānis Pozņaks scored 12 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Kristians Armanovs made the biggest contribution from the home team’s bench with ten points.

Jānis Engers scored 22 points and grabbed ten rebounds for “Gulbenes Buku”. Sandis Bēts scored 16 points, while Rihards Teirumnieks scored 12.

The winners of this series are already waiting for “Jelgava” in the finals, which beat RSU in a two-game series.

“Salaspils” – “Gulbenes Buki” 84:72 (31:16, 19:22, 15:20, 19:14)
Salaspils: Antrops 24 (9 rebounds, 9 assists) Klegeris 17, Pozniaks 12 (16 rebounds), Armanovs 9, Oastors 6, Lasmanis 5, Ottersons 5, Štelmachers 3, Līcītis 2, Pļaviņš, Miķelsons, Fundorco.
Swan: Engers 22 (10 rebounds), Beets 16, Teirumnieks 12, Schultz 7, Suharenko 6, Aizpurs 4, Ěikusts 3, Sofijanović 2, Zujevs, Prokofievs.

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