Vera won the first quarterfinal series against Cactus

Today, the Super League playoff series started in Tbilisi as well. The first of 2 matches scheduled at the Olympic Palace is over. Cactus and Vera faced each other. We would like to remind you that the quarterfinal series is until 2 wins, which means that Vera coached by Davit Gasitashvili is missing just 1 victory before reaching the semifinals.

Yes, the first match of the series was won by Vera. The final score of the match is 88:83 (Statistics), which well expresses the ratio of teams in the match. Vera was winning most of the game and with a difference of about 4-8 points. The Vera players held the lead steadily, while Cactus sought to equalize. At the beginning of the third period, Cactus, coached by Archil Zhghenti, managed to make a slight advance, but this did not last long.

Cactus lacked the strength and depth of the bench to maintain the lead and reach victory. Cactus is missing two legionnaires – Darius Williams and Darius Roy, with which the Zhgenti team lost the spark that brought them to the playoffs.

Luka Maziashvili led the winners with 24 points. Aaron Parks  scored 16 points. Vakhtang Qadaria had 15. Givi Baqradze collected 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Samajae Haynes-Jones was the most effective in Cactus with 26 points. AJ Sumbry scored 18 points and 13 rebounds. 

The second match of the quarterfinal series in this pair will be held on May 8, at the Olympic Palace, at 13:00.