Honored Coach of Russia Sergei Elevitch told that KrasnodarLokomotiv Kuban » after defeating CSKA in the semi-finals of the VTB United League playoffs has a good chance of winning the championship.
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.
– Lokomotiv showed a very mature and competent game. Two wins over CSKA in Moscow are almost impossible to achieve, but they did. Milutinov’s injury did not allow him to fully develop in this series, he did not find the form that was expected of him. CSKA lacked the enthusiasm of Milutinov, present throughout the championship. It played a certain role, but does not allow to say that Lokomotiv did not deserve the victory.
I’m very happy that we saw our youth in the game, when everyone says we don’t have a national team. Krasnodar proved that we can play with our good quality basketball players. The main thing is that they have a trustworthy credit, which pleases the most.
– The passage of Lokomotiv in the final suggests that the rest of the clubs have risen to the level of CSKA or has the army team passed?
– Yes, indeed, the clubs have recovered, we have come to the situation where there is no longer a single leader in the championship, as was the case before. CSKA, Lokomotiv, Zenit and UNICS are now on the same level, and that makes me very happy.
– What chance does Lokomotiv have of winning the title?
“I think Lokomotiv after beating CSKA has a very good chance of winning the championship,” Yelevich told .
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.
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