The variability of the game allowed Lokomotiv-Kuban to achieve a voluntary victory over CSKA, thanks to this the Krasnodar team imposed its basketball on the opponent, the former defender of the capital club told . Victor Keyru .
Lokomotiv-Kuban defeated CSKA at home on Saturday in a VTB United League match with a score of 89:85, losing by 14 points during the match. This is the fourth consecutive victory of the “red-greens” in matches against the army team.
— Lokomotiv’s fourth consecutive victory against CSKA is no longer surprising. They play well. The recent match between Loko and Zenit also clearly demonstrated that, like last year, this team can claim the highest places in the championship. Another thing is that today’s match was very different in all components from the one against Zenit. And first of all on the defensive actions of the two teams.
Looking at the way Lokomotiv played in the first quarter, it was impossible to say that they were claiming victory. But we must pay tribute, despite the fact that in the first half they had a terrible three-point shooting percentage, they did not allow CSKA to escape by 20 points. They managed to make a competitive difference of 9 points, then the Krasnodar team started the third quarter very well: they began to score from three points, Martyuk made a very important shot, Akun-Purcell played very aggressively after the break. This player’s three-point shots made the difference for the team on offense. And his two consecutive long-range shots actually became decisive.
Overall, both teams played good basketball and showed dedicated fight. But if we look at the nuances of Lokomotiv’s game, the team played matches with Zenit and CSKA according to completely different scenarios. With St. Petersburg, they shot few three-pointers, they had good pick-and-rolls. And now it was a completely different picture, but they managed to impose their game on the leader. This suggests that Lokomotiv has variability and different playing patterns. This is of great importance and helps the Krasnodar team achieve results,” Keiro told the correspondent.
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Source : MatchTV
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