The head coach CSKA Emile Raikovitch believes that in the semi-final series of VTB United League basketball players “Lokomotiv‑Kuban “surpassed the army team in physical preparation.
On Monday, CSKA lost to Krasnodar Lokomotiv-Kuban in extra time with the score 100:103 and for the first time in history did not reach the final of the tournament.
– A heavy defeat. Congratulations Loco. The problems came to us at a key moment in the season. Due to the injuries of two top players, Milutinov and Shved, we came to this series not in the best shape. And seven matches required good physical preparation. Loko has surpassed us in this area.
Of course, this encounter added pressure. As professionals, we should have taken care of it, but we couldn’t. At least look at the number of greased free throws… As it is, it is like that. It’s a shame that the team showed excellent collective basketball throughout the season, and that a bad streak ruined everything, ”said the Red-Blues press service quoting the coach.
The Swede got injured during the season, Milutinov missed several games in the series against Krasnodar.
CSKA are 10-time winners of the VTB United League, the capital club failed to win the title for the second time in a row – last season the team lost in the final to Zenit (3-4 ).
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Source : MatchTV
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