May 20, 2013
Regular Season Game 10 - January 14, 2010 CET: 19:00 Local time: 21:00 - UNIVERSAL SPORTS HALL CSKA
CSKA Moscow 84 - 83 Caja Laboral

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
7-2 Regular Season 7-2
7-2 Overall 7-2

Referees

Crew Chief
LAMONICA, LUIGI, Italy
Referee
MOUZAKIS, COSTAS, Greece
Umpire
JURAS, MARKO, Serbia

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
71.8 Points 77.3
30.7 Rebounds 33.3
7.1 O. Rebounds 7.7
23.6 D. Rebounds 25.7
12.2 Assists 15.6
7.7 Steals 4.1
2.1 Blocks 1.9
14.8 Turnovers 11.4
53.1 % 2PT 51.6 %
38.5 % 3PT 40.8 %
75.1 % FT 71.8 %
76.3 Index 85.8
Team Stats - CSKA Moscow
Team Stats - Caja Laboral

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
14.1 / LANGDON, TRAJAN Points 13.7 / TELETOVIC, MIRZA
6.6 / Khryapa Rebounds 6.1 / SPLITTER, TIAGO
1.8 / Kaun OR 1.6 / SPLITTER, TIAGO
6.0 / Khryapa DR 4.6 / SPLITTER, TIAGO
4.3 / Khryapa Assists 2.7 / Ribas
1.6 / Planinic Steals 1.2 / SINGLETARY, SEAN
0.8 / Kaun Blocks 0.8 / Barac
3.1 / Khryapa Turnovers 2.1 / ENGLISH, CARL
70.0 % / Khryapa 2PT 71.9 % / Eliyahu
55.2 % / SISKAUSKAS, RAMUNAS 3PT 50.0 % / Micov
92.9 % / HOLDEN, J.R. FT 100.0 % / Ribas
15.9 / SISKAUSKAS, RAMUNAS Index 17.4 / SPLITTER, TIAGO
Team Roster - CSKA Moscow
Team Roster - Caja Laboral

THE TAKE

A make-or-break battle to win Group C takes place in the Russian capital where CSKA Moscow hosts Caja Laboral on Thursday night. The two teams are tied atop the standings with a 7-2 record, so the winner will finish first and earn top-seed privileges in the Top 16 draw. Laboral has the tie-break advantage with Maccabi Electra, which is third at 6-3, so it will be second if it loses in Moscow. CSKA, however, will finish third if it loses and Maccabi beats Maroussi. CSKA released center Courtney Sims earlier this week and his replacement, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, was not inscribed in time to face Laboral. With Matjaz Smodis still sidelined, Sasha Kaun will be CSKA's starting center, with Viktor Khryapa playing alongside at power forward due to his versatility and all-around defensive skills. Khryapa notched his first career double-double last week when he grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds. Nikita Kurbanov, Dimitriy Sokolov and Andrei Vorontsevich round out the hosts' frontcourt, offering depth and many options on offense. Vorontsevich can test his shooting range against elite bomber Mirza Teletovic. Kaun and Sokolov have for a key battle against All-Euroleague center Tiago Splitter. Khryapa faces an important matchup against Laboral power forward Lior Eliyahu, who thrives in the transition game. Stanko Barac adds size and good hands off the guests' bench. The point guard battle will be interesting, as CSKA runs its offense through J.R. Holden and former Laboral playmaker Zoran Planinic. With Sean Singletary questionable for this game, Pau Ribas will see most of the minutes against Planinic due to his size and quickness. Marcelo Huertas will use his explosiveness and intensity against a great defender in Holden. Former Euroleague MVP Ramunas Siskauskas could be back for CSKA alongside Trajan Langdon on the wings. Victor Keyru will step in if Siskauskas cannot play, while Anton Ponkrashov offers versatility and explosiveness at both guards. Langdon is ready to test his shooting skills against Carl English, as Brad Oleson is sidelined for one more week. Walter Herrmann is set for a key battle against Khryapa and Siskauskas at forward. Fernando San Emeterio will play a major role for Laboral due to his versatility, quickness and driving skills. Laboral must find Splitter down low and open the court for English and San Emeterio if it wants to win Group C. CSKA must be its usual self in defense and rely on Langdon, Khryapa and Holden. Expect nothing but a major showdown between a pair of serious Final Four contenders this Thursday.

REFEREES: Luigi Lamonica, Costas Mouzakis, Marko Juras


GAME NOTES

CSKA Moscow

Zoran Planinic played two seasons with Caja Laboral, helping it reach the Euroleague Final Four twice and win the Spanish League once. Tiago Splitter and Mirza Teletovic are the only players still on the club from Planinic’s time.

Trajan Langdon scored a season-high 20 points last week at Union Olimpija.

Langdon needs 9 more steal to become the sixth Euroleague player to reach the 200-steal plateau.

Viktor Khryapa needs just 4 more blocked shots to reach the career top 10 in that category. He enters this game in 17th place with 76 blocks from 81 games.

Khryapa recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds last week at Union Olimpija. It came in his 81st Euroleague game.

Ramunas Siskauskas scored a season-high 24 points in a Week 5 win at Caja Laboral.

J.R. Holden scored a season-high 17 points last week at Union Olimpija.

Caja Laboral

Tigao Splitter needs 21 more points to catch Tyus Edney for 25th place on the Euroleague’s career scoring charts. Splitter currently has 1,349 points in 130 Euroleague games.

Mirza Teletovic has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last six games. He is shooting 51.2% from downtown over that stretch.

Teletovic has made 11 straight free throws without a miss.

Fernando San Emeterio has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven consecutive Euroleague appearances.

Ten different players have appeared in Caja Laboral’s starting lineup this season. Tiago Splitter is the only player to start all nine games.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

PASHUTIN, EVGENY
CSKA Moscow
"Our opponents will have a full roster and they arrive in Moscow in the middle of great winning streak. On the other hand, we also improved and we want to take first place, which is at stake. Caja Laboral plays very aggressive basketball with lots of contact. They strive in using opponents’ mistakes. So our task will be to control the rhythm of the game, to minimize the number of turnovers, to stop their fast break and to be very active on the glass. It is important that we also do not have injured players so everything depends on us."
IVANOVIC, DUSKO
Caja Laboral
"It’s a game that will decide who will win the group and who will be a top seed for the Top 16. They are a great team, they beat us in Vitoria, so I hope that experience has taught us the things we need to do to win. We were surprised by how hard they played in the first game. Sometimes we look like we are shocked by the opponents when they play hard, so we must to focus on having a good approach to this game. We want to win and we want to take the first place of the group, but looking at the potential teams we could meet in the Top 16 in any of these two options, I think there is no big difference in terms if difficulty."

Players

KAUN, SASHA
CSKA Moscow
"Caja Laboral did not have a couple of guys during our meeting in Vitoria, so I expect them to play stronger. The game means a lot in the fight for the top position in our group and I am sure it will be tough and interesting. Still we will play on our home court, so I hope our fans will provide us with some extra energy and help us win."
SPLITTER, TIAGO
Caja Laboral
"It’s a key game for both teams, as we are going to play for first place in the group. They will play at home and be very motivated, so we need a very good performance to have some chances. They managed to grab the win in Vitoria because they played more physical than we did, they fought really hard and that made the difference. Their roster is deep, they can count on high-level players, so we will need a perfect game to be able to beat them there. It’s always very difficult to win in Moscow. Every player enjoys this stage of the competition, where the key games come up. Everything goes faster and every game is a crucial one."
Trajan Langdon - CSKA MoscowCSKA took the big make-or-break showdown to win regular season Group C by edging Caja Laboral 84-83 in Moscow, Russia on Thursday night. CSKA finished first with an 8-2 record and registered its seventh consecutive win. Meanwhile, Laboral was second with a 7-3 record. Trajan Langdon became the game hero by nailing the game-winning three-pointer with 7.6 seconds left. Langdon and a recovered Ramunas Siskauskas paced the winners with 21 points apiece. Viktor Khryapa posted a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds while J.R. Holden had 11 points for CSKA. Mirza Teletovic led Laboral with 21 points. Sean Singletary and Tiago Splitter each added 16 while Pau Ribas had 14 for the guests, that led 18-24 after 10 minutes and boosted their margin to 30-39 behind an unstoppable Teletovic. Siskauskas led a 15-0 run that allowed CSKA to get the lead. Back-to-back triples by Holden gave the hosts their biggest lead, 74-63, with 8 minutes left. Singletary singlehanddly brought Laboral back to life and a fallaway jumper by Carl English completed the guests' comeback, 81-82, with 46.7 seconds to go. It all came down to the final second, in which Langdon hit the go-ahead triple and Singletary missed from downtown at the buzzer.

Splitter got Laboral going with an uncontested dunk but Sasha Kaun answered in the same way for a 2-2 tie. Laboral tried to use Pau Ribas on Langdon, with Fernando San Emeterio guarding CSKA playmaker Zoran Planinic. Teletovic downed a six-meter shot and Ribas buried a mid-range jumper, as CSKA could not run its offense through Langdon. Khryapa and Ribas struck from downtown and Teletovic joined the three-point shootout to boost his team's margin to 5-12. Planinic nailed a three-pointer and Khryapa dunked it but a driving basket by San Emeterio kept Laboral ahead, 10-14. Ribas sank his second triple off a Laboral timeout but Khryapa quickly answered from downtown and Planinic added a driving basket for a 15-17 CSKA deficit. Splitter took over with a jump hook that Khryapa matched with a fast break layup. San Emeterio hit one from beyond the arc and a dominant Splitter soon gave Laboral a 18-24 edge at the end of an exciting first quarter.

Teletovic and Khryapa traded three-pointers early in the second quarter. A red hot Teletovic insisted from downtown to make it a nine-point game, 21-30. Laboral dominated the game with its fully adjusted man-to-man defense and Marcelo Huertas downed a running jumper for a 21-32 score. Holden nailed a corner jumper and soon added his trademark catch-and-shoot triple to bring CSKA back to life, 26-32. Splitter scored in transition but a reverse layup by Siskauskas got the crowd fully involved. Teletovic - who else? - fired in his fourth three-pointer but San Emeterio had to head back to the bench with 3 fouls. Huertas fed Splitter for an alleyoop dunk but Siskauskas and Kaun kept CSKA within 34-39. Laboral called timeout but kept committing turnovers. Meanwhile, Siskauskas and Langdon hit free throws for a 38-39 score. The guests tried a tall lineup with Lior Eliyahu guarding Siskauskas and Stanko Barac at center. Siskauskas buried a three-pointer to give CSKA its first lead, 41-39, at halftime.

Mirza Teletovic - Caja LaboralPlaninic and Langdon shined with consecutive layups immediately after the break for a 45-39 CSKA lead, after a 15-0 run. Splitter took over with a big basket in the low post but Langdon sank a jumper coming off a screen soon struck from downtown. Ribas and once again Teletovic answered from beyond the arc to bring Laboral back to life, 51-47. Kaun banked in a close jumper but Ribas did better with a three-pointer. Langdon kept pacing CSKA with another big triple and Khryapa soon added a jump hook to make Laboral call timeout at 57-50. Coach Dusko Ivanovic tried to change the game rhythm with Singletary at point guard. He scored off a steal but free throws by Langdon boosted his team's lead to 60-52. Barac stepped up with a jump hook and Singletary scored again but Langdon nailed a big triple for a 63-56 CSKA edge. Barac kept pacing Laboral with a jumper that Siskauskas matched with a fast break layup. Siskauskas struck from downtown but free throws by Singletary and an unbelievable buzzer-beating triple by Teletovic got Laboral within 68-63 after 30 minutes.

Holden nailed a running three-pointer early in the fourth quarter, as Laboral struggled to get Teletovic involved. Holden struck again from downtown to make an 11-point game, 74-63, with 8 minutes left. Singletary downed a triple off a Laboral timeout and Splitter added a layup in transition to bring the guests back to life, 74-68. Khryapa scored in penetration but Splitter answered in the same way and San Emeterio got Laboral within 76-71. Siskauskas sank a corner triple but a high-flying tip-in by Singletary and a big basket by San Emeterio got Laboral even closer, 79-75, with under 4 minutes left. Singletary banked in a close jumper and nailed a six-meter shot to tie the game, 79-79, with 2:15 to go. CSKA kept struggling to score right when it mattered but Siskauskas stepped up with free throws. Teletovic went 1-of-3 from the foul line and English beat the shot clock with a fallaway jumper to complete the guests' comeback, 81-82, with 46.7 seconds left. Planinic missed from downtown and Singletary made 1-of-2 free throws for a 81-83 score with 19.9 seconds to go. Langdon set the crowd on fire with a three-pointer and Singletary missed from beyond the arc at the buzzer, allowing all CSKA fans to celebrate that their team won Group C.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Euroleague.net
Referees: LAMONICA, LUIGI (ITA), MOUZAKIS, COSTAS (GRE), JURAS, MARKO (SRB)
Attendance: 4000
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Caja Laboral24152420
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Caja Laboral24396383
Head coach: PASHUTIN, EVGENY
CSKA Moscow
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 KURBANOV, NIKITA 0:29                              
7 KEYRU, VICTOR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 SISKAUSKAS, RAMUNAS 37:39 21 4/5 3/4 4/6 3 4 7 4 4 3     2 6 33
10 HOLDEN, J.R. 25:52 11 1/1 3/6     1 1 2   2     2 1 8
18 PONKRASHOV, ANTON DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 VORONTSEVICH, ANDREY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 LANGDON, TRAJAN 37:47 21 2/7 4/8 5/5   1 1 2   1 1 1 1 3 16
24 KAUN, SASHA 37:37 6 3/3     1 3 4   2 4     3 3 8
30 SOKOLOV, DMITRY 2:13 1 0/3   1/2 2   2           1 1 -1
31 KHRYAPA, VICTOR 38:47 17 4/6 3/4 0/2   11 11 5 3 3     5 2 25
34 PLANINIC, ZORAN 19:36 7 2/3 1/3     2 2 1 1 1       4 11
Team                                
Totals 200:00 84 16/28 14/25 10/15 6 22 28 14 10 14 1 1 14 20 100
57.1% 56% 66.7%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: IVANOVIC, DUSKO
Caja Laboral
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 RIBAS, PAU 21:49 14 1/2 4/5   1 2 3 1 1 1     3   13
6 URIARTE, JON IRKUS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 SINGLETARY, SEAN 15:26 16 5/6 1/2 3/4   2 2   5 2     1 3 20
9 HUERTAS, MARCELINHO 14:00 2 1/3 0/1     1 1 3   2     1    
11 ELIYAHU, LIOR 16:58   0/3     3 1 4     3       1 -1
12 TELETOVIC, MIRZA 32:29 21 1/2 6/9 1/3   1 1 4         2 1 19
19 SAN EMETERIO, FERNANDO 20:45 8 2/3 1/2 1/2       2 3       5 2 7
21 SPLITTER, TIAGO 31:26 16 7/11   2/2   7 7 2   2     3 2 18
23 ENGLISH, CARL 20:31 2 1/2 0/3     1 1 2       1 2 4 2
35 HERRMANN, WALTER 14:37   0/1 0/1     3 3 1         1   1
42 BARAC, STANKO 11:59 4 2/2 0/1     1 1     1 1   2 1 3
Team           3   3               3
Totals 200:00 83 20/35 12/24 7/11 7 19 26 15 9 11 1 1 20 14 85
57.1% 50% 63.6%
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Head Coaches

PASHUTIN, EVGENY
CSKA Moscow
"It is very difficult to speak after this kind of game. In my opinion, our team played a fair game and showed real character winning in the end when it looked like it was impossible to win. Caja Laboral shot very well in the first half, but nobody is able to shot that good through all 40 minutes. We dominated almost all game, but in the end we were tired, we made a number of unforced errors and lost Victor Khryapa to 5 fouls. The value of the game, the game of half-year period was too great to let the young players decide the result. So we had to use only six players. This win was landmark for us. After all the critics we heard in the fall, CSKA still finished in the first place in the Euroleague Group C. But this is only half of the battle. The main games are ahead for us"
IVANOVIC, DUSKO
Caja Laboral
"We started the game good, stretched CSKA’s defense and got some open shots. We were able to get a good lead, but in the second half our opponents returned to the game playing better defense and using Langdon’s shots. We were a bit asleep after the break and were surprised by CSKA’s percentages from the perimeter. The hosts were ahead and we weren’t even expecting that we will be able to get the chance to win. In the end I was sure that Singletary would make both free throws and after that all the players thought that CSKA would try to go to overtime. But Langdon scored and this close game was lost for us."
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