UNICS striker and captain Andrei Vorontsevich in an interview with , he said that the fans helped the Kazan team reach the final of the VTB United League qualifiers, and also noted that the tournament’s decisive series against the Krasnodar club Lokomotiv-Kuban could become one of the most brilliant in the history of the championship.
UNICS in the semi-finals he beat Zenit St. Petersburg, Lokomotiv-Kuban beat CSKA Moscow. The United League final playoff series begins on May 6 in Kazan.
– Lokomotiv have talented players, they generally have a very balanced squad. There are a lot of young people. They’re a very popular team: if you don’t stop their counter-attack, they’re sure to run away (laughs). They can play fast basketball if you let them scatter they can make it 3 points. They also have a lot of high, active and battling players. It seems to me that it will not be easy for us here, and this final will be one of the most interesting in the history of the United League.
– How should UNICS play in this series to be successful?
– First of all, you have to understand that we are in the final, and here the price of any mistake is very high. We have to play together, for each other, defend front to front, always be at the forefront of the attack, and also not worry, not overwork ourselves because the result weighs on us. You need to be both calm and relaxed. We need to put emotions aside and increase focus. You have to fight for every ball, not give up a single centimeter of the field, and be focused every 40 minutes of the game.
– The Lokomotiv guys say they already like to start the away streak.
It may be easier for them to play on someone else’s court. They probably don’t feel any pressure there, unlike their arena, where there’s a tremendous sense of responsibility to the public.
Maybe Loko plays well on the road, but I will say this: we play better at home. I hope a full house will come together and cheer us on in the same way as in the games with Zenit. I will never tire of repeating and let this be my statement for centuries: “Our fans are our wings.” Without them, we could not have reached the final, Vorontsevich told “”.
Watch live broadcasts of the United League final series on the channel and other holding channels, as well as on the sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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