By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Janis Timma paced Khimki with 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists in their 101-84 victory on the road against Avtodor.
After a pretty balanced game in the first half, Khimki took charge with Timma and Alexey Shved (18 points, 8 assists) and finished off undefeated in Saratov.
Earlier this weekend, Kalev beat Unics by 22 points, Mike James led CSKA over Tsmoki-Minsk and Nizhny Novgorod edged Zenit.
After this week’s action, Khimki leads the standings so far with a 4-0 record, while Nizhny, Kalev, Zenit and Enisey follow with 2-1.
VTB League results:
Avtodor – Khimki 84 – 101 (Johnson 21 p. – Timma 27 p.)
PARMA – Enisey 88 – 90 (Zukauskas 18 p. – Zubcic 15 p.)
Zenit – Nizhny Novgorod 69 – 76 (Ayon 14 p. – Willis 14 p.)
CSKA – Tsmoki-Minsk 114 – 81 (James 22 p. – Burnett 18 p.)
Kalev – UNICS 85 – 63 (Skele 15 p. – Likhodey 10 p.)
Astana – Lokomotiv-Kuban 90 – 88 (Clarke 26 p. – Cummings 16 p.)