In the match of the VTB United League championship “Parma” at home lost to one of the leaders of the tournament, “Khimki” – 83:87.
After the first half “Parma” was 11 points behind of the team from Moscow region, but in the third quarter managed to overtake a formidable opponent. Then the activity of the MVP League on the results of February Alexei Shved allowed “Khimki” to create again a small reserve. 69:61 in favor of the guests before the fourth quarter.
In the final 10 minutes debutant at the expense of collective efforts made another attempt to level the situation – and again successfully. For 3 minutes and 17 seconds before the end the score again was equaled (74:74), and a minute and a half later Parma came forward for the third time (77:76).
At a critical moment, a good word was again said by Shved, who earned the right to stand on the line and returned leadership to “Khimki”. “Parma” failed to hold crucial episodes after a good game not for the first time in a season. The return attack of Perm was unsuccessful, and in the subsequent attack “Khimki” increased the gap – 81:77 and competently dried the game, increasing the gap to 6 points, so that even a few blunders from the yellow and blues from the line and desperate three points shots of Maxim Dybovsky and Chernov with an interval of 3 seconds did not save the hosts.
Nevertheless, it had to be noted that Maxim Dybovsky scored 19 points at the game.
