(Columbus, Ohio's Ron Lewis soars into a run out dunk in the first quarter, if there is not video of this we are sending goons to the Czech Republic lol)
From following CEZ Nymburk through Eurocup play it is clear that this team might be most dangerous when they have their backs against the wall. They have already delivered in two absolute must win contests, a January road game against Ventspils (Latvia) that allowed them to advance to the last 16, and a key overtime victory over Turk Telekom in Turkey.This club is also proving to be extremely battle tested as the weeks go by. Some of the close games against Biella, Bamberg, & Red Star have given this Nymburk club a feeling of familiarity in those late game pressure packed moments. The Czech based club needed someone to step up offensively in their last Eurocup victory over Turk Telekom, that man was American post player Phillip Ricci. This week in a rematch against Spanish Club Gran Canaria 2014, another American from Cali, Arthur Lee (pictured to the left) took that role as Nymburk would ride his scoring & leadership to much needed home victory over Canaria.
Gran Canaria 2014 of the Spanish ACB defeated Nymburk in the first matchup in a home game at the Canary Islands. A viewing of both games was not available, but it was easy to tell from the play by play that Canaria does a lot of their damage with their big frontcourt which includes Americans Will McDonald & James Augustine. Outside the long range shooting of Jaycee Carroll is a terror along with Marcus Norris. Canaria jumped on Nymburk pretty good at home & did not look back on Feb. 9th, 2010.
Yet, the rematch in CEZ Arena on Feb. 24, 2010 gave fans a much different look. Nymburk's coach Muli Katzurin said his team was able to contol & dictate pace much easier against Canaria at home. Buckeye Ron Lewis sparked Nymburk early in the 1st half when he went 3-3 for 6 points, including a fast break dunk. The 2nd half saw Nymburk's Eurocup veterans like Arthur Lee, Michael Lenzly, & Ladislav Soky hit big shot after a big shot in a game that grew closer & closer. After a 69-69 regulation tie, Nymburk sent a message by out scoring Canaria 10 to 2 in overtime to grab a 79-71 win.
Arthur Lee - 19 pts
Ladislav Sokolosky - 17 pts
Mike Lenzly -13 pts
Petr Benda - 13 pts
Ron Lewis - 10 pts
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