Langford's late heroics lift Unics past Zvezda

In a thriller that came down to the final seconds, Unics Kazan grabbed its second win in the 2016-17 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague by edging Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 65-62 at home on Thursday. Both teams now have 2-4 regular season records. Keith Langford led the winners with 23 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 17 seconds left that capped his team’s comeback from a 9-point deficit in the final four minutes. Latavious Williams and Marko Banic each had 10 points for Unics. Nate Wolters led Zvezda with 11 points while Ognjen Kuzmic had 10. Zvezda dished 9 assists before halftime and forced Unics into poor shooting percentages – 7 of 22 (31.8%) two-point shots and 1 of 7 from three-point range (14.3%). Unics improved in the second half and ended up outrebounding its opponent 35-28, limiting turnovers to just 8 and hitting 22 of 25 free throws. That allowed Unics to get back in the game - Langford had 9 points in a final 13-2 run, which helped Unics add its first home win of the season.