Defender Lokomotiv Kuban Alexander Chcherbenev Commenting on the victory over MBA in the United League home game against , he pointed out that the key to Krasnodar’s success was team play, and also said that the minimum task for Loko in the regular season is a place in the top four.
On Friday, Lokomotiv-Kuban defeated MBA in the United League home game with a score of 73:65. On February 14, Kuban was stronger than Muscovites in the away game (89:60).
According to the results of past matches, Loko takes fourth place in the standings of group A, MBA – on the 6th line.
– Two very important victories over MBA in the last two games. After the defeats of this opponent in the first stage of the championship, we have drawn conclusions. From now on, we no longer have the right to make mistakes. It’s very good that we won. Of course, there are a lot of mistakes to work on, but in general, again, the result is nice – we are moving on in order to take as high a place as possible before the playoffs,” said Shcherbenev at . corresponding.
– Because of what you were stronger in this match?
– Probably due to team play, defense. We ran well, defended… The only moment was that we had a lead of more than ten points, but we missed it. With such an opponent, this cannot be allowed. But let’s draw conclusions. All in all, I’m glad we won. Good game. But now we are going to Zenit: a difficult match with a champion, who must be taken at home.
– What place can Loko take in the regular season?
– If you look objectively, you need to take at least 4th place to start the quarter-finals at home. Once again we have an important game ahead of us against Zenit. If we think we can take third place, we have to beat our opponent. We will try to win every game. But the minimum bar in the regular season is 4th place.
In the next round, Lokomotiv-Kuban will host Zenit at home. The meeting will take place on March 7. On the same day, the MBA will play with championship leader CSKA at its venue.
VTB United League matches are broadcast live on and other holding channels, as well as on sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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