Timofey Mozgov

After the uncertainty of the outcome of the NBA lockout, Denver Nugget’s backup center and Russian native Timofey Mozgov returned to the club that he called home in 2006 to 2010. Mozgov signed a contract with Russian Team Khimky Moscow that would allow him to go back to the NBA once the lockout ends. Khimky plays in two Leagues, The Russian National League and the VTB United League where his team is in the same group as Ty Lawson’s Lithuanian club Zalgiris. This could be a great chance for Timofey to play more minutes than he would playing under coach George Karl and a one of a kind opportunity for Mozgov to further develop his skills while the NBA lockout persists. 

VTB United League:

Game 1:

On October 11 2011 Mozgov’s team Khimky Moscow visited the Latvian team VEF Riga to play their first game of the VTB league. Going into the fourth quarter the Russians where only leading by two but managed to hold on and stretch their lead to 10 ending the game with a 85-75 win over their Latvian opponents. Mozgov played a very effective role in the limited minutes that he played scoring 12 points and collecting 9 rebounds. Below are his stats for the game.

		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
Name	MIN	2PM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEFF	TOT	AST	STEALS	TO	PTS
Mozgov	16	4--4	0--0	4--4	0	9	9	1	1	1	12

Game 2:

On October 13 2011, Khimki Moscow visited Estonian Kalev/cramo to play their second game of the VTB League. Khimki dominated the game and went on to win with a 32 point differential, final score (100-68 for the visiting team). Mozgov had a great night scoring a game high 15 points while collecting 8 rebounds in only 19 minutes of play.  

		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
Name	MIN	2PM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEFF	TOT	AST	STEALS	TO	PTS
Mozgov	19	7--10	0-0	1--4	2	6	8	1	0	0	15

Game 3:

 On October 16 2011, Khimki played host to its top opponent in the VTB league Unics Kazan . The game went down to the wire where Khimki almost lost its 8 point lead it had at the beginning of the 4^th quarter. Khimki managed to win the game by 2 points, final score (76-74) and continued dominating Group A standings with a perfect record of (3-0). Timofey Mozgov was 3 points shy of a double double scoring 7 and gathering 14 rebounds.

		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
Name	MIN	2PM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEFF	TOT	AST	STEALS	TO	PTS
Mozgov	31	3--5	0--0	1--4	3	11	14	4	0	1	7

Game 4:

On October 29 2011 and in their fourth game of the VTB league, Khimki Moscow continued to impress by defeating their opponents Budivelnyk 92-75. It started off as a close game with Khimky being up only one point after the first quarter but the Russian team broke off in the second quarter and maintained their lead until the last whistle. This marks Khimki’s fourth straight victory in the VTB league to maintain its position as the leader of group A with a flawless (4-0) record. Mozgov’s Stats.

		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
Name	MIN	2PM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEFF	TOT	AST	STEALS	TO	PTS
Mozgov	17	2--3	0--	9--12	2	2	4	0	0	3	13

 

Game 5: Nov 20 2011
Khimky 85 - BC Astana 66
Current VTB record (5-0)
Mozgov Stats

	FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
Name	MIN	2PM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEFF	TOT	AST	Blocks	TO	PTS
Mozgov	18	3-3	0-0	3-4	1	7	8	2	2	1	9

Russian League:

Game 1:

On October 7 2011, Denver Nugget backup center Timofey Mozgov stared in his debut game with his old Russian team Khimki Moscow in their Russian League opener. Khimki hosted Krasnie Krilia and managed to end the game with a 6 points lead, Final score (85-79). Khimki get the start of the season they were hoping for marking a record of (1-0). Timofey had a relatively ineffective night scoring only 4 points in 12 minutes.

		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
Name	MIN	2PM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEFF	TOT	AST	STEALS	TO	PTS
Mozgov	12	2--3	0--0	0--2	1	1	2	3	0	4	4

Game 2:

On October 23 2011 Khimki Moscow hosted Novgorod in their second game of the Russian League season. Khimki dominated in the first quarter outscoring their opponents by 14 points. Khimki managed to end the game to their advantage finishing it with a final score of (86-78). Khimki is now (2-0) in the Russian League and hopes to stay undefeated when they host Spartak SP on November 7^th 2011. Timofey had a good night scoring 14 points from 7-9 shooting from two point range.

		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
Name	MIN	2PM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEFF	TOT	AST	STEALS	TO	PTS
Mozgov	27	7--9	0--	0--1	5	1	6	3	1	1	14

Couldn't find proper highlights but this is better than nothing :)

Game 3:

On November 7, 2011 Khimky hosted Spartak in hopes of wining their third straight game of the Russian League. The hosts did just that in a game that went to overtime where khimki dominated the extra minutes winning 87-81. Mozgov's squad continues in leading the Russian League standings with a flawless (3-0) record. Mozgov's had a game high 23 points. The rest of his stats are below.

FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
Name	MIN	2PM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEFF	TOT	AST	STEALS	TO	PTS
Mozgov	35	8—11	0—0	7—11	5	3	8	2	0	1	23

Game 4:

On November 13 2011, Khimky visited Triumph to play their 4^th game of the Russian National league. Khimky dominated throughout the game and managed to end the game with a 19 point lead (72-93). Khimky continue to shine in the Russian League winning their fourth game in a row and improving to a perfect (4-0) record while continuing to lead the Russian League standings. Timofey Mozgov continues to show his tremendous impact on the court. He scored a game high 20 points and was one rebound shy of securing a double double. His stats

		FIELD GOALS			REBOUNDS
Name	MIN	2PM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEFF	TOT	AST	STEALS	TO	PTS
Mozgov	27	8—12	0—0	4—5	7	2	9	1	0	4	20

Mozgov in Russian :

 On October 19th 2011, Nugget Star center Timofey Mozgov received an MVP of the week award for helping his team reach a perfect (3-0) record. This emphasizes the role the Russian big man is playing with his, VTB league leading, team.