Each match of the current VTB United League championship is very energy-intensive, any team can surprise, the Lokomotiv-Kuban defender said after the victory over Yenisei. Alexander Shcherbenev.
On Thursday, Lokomotiv-Kuban beat Yenisei in overtime (90:83). The Krasnodar team takes fourth place in the standings, Yenisei is one line lower.
— At the beginning of the match, we were looking for our game. A lot of things didn’t work for us on offense, but we played aggressively on defense. Then, already in the second half of the match, things got better: they scored their shots and everything went well. Nevertheless, Yenisei was able to return. That’s why there was overtime. In the end, we were more precise in the little things and made our shots.
—Was it an energy-intensive game?
— Now, every match in the United League is very energy-intensive. Because every opponent can surprise you, you must be very determined and fight every match until the last. And it’s one of those games in which you had to give everything to win.
— Are you convinced that you can fight for the championship title this season?
“The trust never really disappeared.” We still believe in it. It was now a pleasant victory, much needed for the table. But we don’t think too much about the future. We are thinking about the next match with Uralmash. This won’t be easy either. We will do everything to gradually improve the ranking, and then we will see,” Shcherbenev told .
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Source : MatchTV
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