“Rune” imposed CSKA a serious fight in the VTB League match, the “red-blues” won thanks to a stronger back line, the former army defender told Victor Keyru .
CSKA defeated Runa on Saturday in the VTB United League regular season match with a score of 80:74.
— Despite the fact that Runa is a beginner in the league, she shows a fairly serious level of basketball. Last week, they beat last season’s champion UNICS, but then lost to Yenisei. So, on the one hand, they had confidence in their abilities, on the other hand, there was great motivation to rehabilitate after the defeat in the last match.
In general, “Runa” now showed good basketball and imposed a fight. But their main driving force was Ivanovich. He disperses the team. In fact, at one point in the third quarter he forced CSKA to play fast. Because it was probably the only option to beat the opponent. He imposed this basketball, that’s why “Runa” had a good ending.
—What wasn’t enough for Runa to win?
— My opinion is that CSKA’s backline is much stronger. It is at the end that the level of pressure on the ball decides a lot. And there, I repeat, the army team benefits from better individual protection for its players. It turned out that they put pressure on the defenders, who decided to attack Ivanovich. And ultimately, the CSKA backline played more successfully. Of particular note is Melo Trimble, who looked very confident at the end. In general, again, it all came down to the fact that the opponents found out which back line was stronger, ”Keiroux told the correspondent.
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Source : MatchTV
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