Former CSKA defender Victor Keyru believes that Lokomotiv-Kuban is capable of becoming the winner of the VTB United League this season.
On Monday, Lokomotiv Kuban beat CSKA in extra time in Game 7 of the VTB United League semi-final series with a score of 103:100 (25:22, 14:25, 21:21, 25: 17, 6:15 p.m.) and became the tournament’s first runner-up.
– Frankly, Lokomotiv’s final success in the semi-final series with CSKA was surprising. But it was a decisive match. Game 7, we all understand, can develop either way: one way, the other way. The two teams traded unsuccessful home games in the fifth and sixth encounters. CSKA lost the fifth game at home and Loko lost the sixth. Therefore, the conclusion suggested itself that in the last game, it might turn out differently.
In this confrontation, everything was decided by the dedication of each player and the teams as a whole. In principle, today both opponents acted normally, there were no serious setbacks in the match. At the same time, at some point, CSKA made a push, and then it turned out to be a push in the opposite direction. And already at the end and in extra time, I repeat, everything could have gone one way or the other. At the moment, Lokomotiv has turned out to be more successful,” Keyru told a correspondent.
– Is Lokomotiv capable of becoming the champion of the United League this season?
Yes, they are capable of becoming champions. 100%. They look confident now. They have good Russian basketball players who now play a very important role in the team. Of course, this moment makes everyone happy. Many of them are young, but in general they act confidently. The way players at their professional level should act. It is important that they are not afraid to take the lead. The end of today’s match confirmed the image that many have developed throughout the playoff series: the players, who may not be the first fiddlers, show a sporting character and professionalism . Today they confirmed it.
In addition, Lokomotiv has good foreign basketball players. Now the team already has good teamwork, during the season everyone got used to it. Of course, if they can become champions in the end, no one knows. It’s just that one opponent may be easier for the team, and the other more difficult. It’s in the spirit of modern sport.
The second runner-up will be determined in a UNICS – Zenit pair, where the series score is always equal – 3-3. The decisive match of the series will take place on May 2 in Kazan.
Watch live broadcasts of VTB United League matches on and other holding channels, as well as on sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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