Athletistic will broadcast a live online text broadcast: Basketball. VTB United League. Semi final. Fourth game. Lokomotiv Kuban – CSKA. Direct
If the quarter-final stage consisted entirely of three games, revealing all the problems of Russian basketball, where there is a chasm between several teams and everyone, then in the semi-finals, although there are favorites clear, some semblance of intrigue is attached.
There is only one team in the VTB United League, as if to show that there is no point in resisting year after year. There is CSKA and those who will take second and third place. And there are those who shouldn’t even dream of a semi-final. After the collapse of Khimki, only Zenit, UNICS and Lokomotiv-Kuban remained in Russia, it is a ready-made furnace for many years to come. Moreover, CSKA dominated even when Zalgiris, Lietuvos Rytas, Azovmash played in the VTB League. And the final series always remained for CSKA, needless to say, today the army team is the clear favorite. In a match, CSKA lost gold only once to Khimki in 2011, the opponent came together and won by 2 points. Similarly, gathered for the third game, “Locomotive-Kuban”. The railway played at home, took the courage, Motley scored almost everything and played well in defense. But will Lokomotiv be enough for a second such game, and when did it happen that in the VTB United League they played 5 games in a series? The last time was in 2017. CSKA played 5 games in 2014, 8 years ago. And just with Lokomotiv-Kuban. Krasnodar won the first 2 games, but CSKA won the remaining 3 and qualified for the semi-finals. Then there were dry victories over UNICS and “Nizhny Novgorod” already without resistance.
Basketball. VTB United League. Semi final. Fourth game. Lokomotiv Kuban – CSKA. Direct
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