CSKA Now on the move, the team is doing everything possible to regain the VTB United League championship, the Army striker told . Nikita Kurbanov .
On Sunday, CSKA defeated Zenit at home in the sixth match of the VTB United League semifinals (97:91) and reached the final of the tournament, where they will face the winner of the UNICS-Lokomotiv-Kuban match (score of series 3-3).
— The episode proved emotionally difficult. Now I have let go of my emotions a little. There was some nervousness before this match. I’m not saying it was big, but it was there. Because the whole series was a swing: first we beat them, then they beat us. If we look back, then, following the logic of this series, we should have lost today (laughs). It was very important for us to maintain the state of mind that we had during the last match in Saint Petersburg. Yes, maybe a lot of things didn’t work out, but the team got involved in time. And even when we started at -10, we were able to get back into the match. Casper Ware played an incredible game. I am very happy that after his injury he found his game again. And it’s good that the team did not collapse when Zenit rushed at us, gaining 6-8 points in two or three attacks . It was important for us to survive mentally and physically. This brought us victory today.
— Last year, after an unsuccessful season, you said that it was time for CSKA to put on golden horseshoes. Is the Army team ready to do it this season?
“I think we’re on the right track now.” But we are having, to put it mildly, a very difficult season. However, for now, we’ve done everything we can to give ourselves a chance to don those golden horseshoes. And then everything will depend on us.
— Who would you like to see as your opponent in the final? Lokomotiv-Kuban or UNICS?
– I don’t know. Both teams are of a good level. The episode is tense. Well, perhaps just because it is much easier to get to Kazan than to Krasnodar, I would favor UNICS. Probably because of logistics. Although Kazan is the winner of last season. It’s probably more interesting to play against the champions in the final. But I don’t have a clear preference here,” Kurbanov told .
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