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The current VTB United League season is unique. For the first time in history, CSKA Moscow failed to reach the final series and for the third time in history will not become champions. The first time it happened in 2011, then there was no series, everything was decided by one game and Khimki won it 66:64. Last season, CSKA led the final against Zenit 3-1, but the St. Petersburg team not only unexpectedly equalized, but also won the 7th game. And that year, for the first time, CSKA lost more than one game in the final series, but now the army team was stopped in the semifinals.
Lokomotiv Kuban made history by stopping CSKA in the 4-3 series and reaching the tournament final for the second time in history. Three times in a row, the railwaymen scored 84 points each and twice that was enough to win. “Locomotive” leads 2:1. Then he lost to CSKA by 6 points, then defeated the opponent, winning 85 against 68 from the army team. It was the most confident victory. In the sixth home game, Lokomotiv ran out and for the first time in the series they themselves lost big, the series returned to Moscow. The seventh game exceeded all expectations, a draw and extra time, where Lokomotiv Kuban turned out to be more accurate, gaining 3 more points – 103:100.
No less interesting and intense stood out and the second set of semi-finals between the defending champion “Zenith” and UNICS. There was no clear favourite, the teams also took it to Game 7. At first, UNICS led 2-0 after home games, then “Zenith” equalized after games in St. Petersburg. Then there was another exchange of home wins and the series was closed in Kazan, as UNICS were higher in the regular season. The trend continued, but the game turned out to be the most even, the hosts won by only 1 goal (80:79) and reached the final for the fifth time in history.
Basketball. VTB United League. The final. UNICS – Lokomotiv-Kuban. Direct
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