Pasecniks gets limited minutes against Euroleague side, Bertans makes season debut in Adriatic League
Latvian basketball player Anzejs Pasecniks played just over ten minutes in a Turkish league game against champions Fenerbahce of Istanbul. Davis Bertans played in the Adriatic League for the first time this season as Dubai beat Zadar.
Two Latvian basketball players have recently featured in games at their respective levels: center Anzejs Pasecniks in the Turkish championship and Davis Bertans in the ABA Adriatic League, a club competition for the Balkan region.
Pasecniks in Turkey
Two weeks ago, in a Turkish league game, reigning champions Fenerbahce of Istanbul, who also play in the Euroleague, beat Petkim Spor 82:77. Pasecniks, who is just short of turning 31, spent ten and a half minutes on court. He missed his only two-point attempt, grabbed two rebounds and committed two turnovers. The center was called for three fouls, had one block and drew one foul, and his plus/minus was -2. Petkim Spor could not be saved even by 16 points and ten rebounds from American forward Chris Horton.
Bertans in the Adriatic League
Dubai picked up its fifth win in five rounds of the Adriatic League. At home, the team trailed 35:38 at halftime but eventually beat Croatia's Zadar 89:75; Zadar's record is 2-3. Mfiondu Kabengele led the winners with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Bertans was playing in this competition for the first time this season. In seven and a half minutes he made one of two three-point attempts, committed one foul, drew one foul, and secured one rebound near the basket. His plus/minus was -2.
Dubai's overall record this season is 11-3. On Friday the team plays in the Euroleague, Europe's top club competition, away to Virtus in Bologna.
