CSKA won against UNICS the first match of the VTB United League final thanks to the composure of the players, as well as skill Melo Trimble declared the Rouge et Bleu defender to Ivan Ukhov .
On Sunday, the Army team defeated UNICS Kazan on the road in the first match of the VTB United League final (96:95) and took a 1-0 lead in the series. The next match will take place in Kazan on May 28.
— The first match of the final turned out to be very intriguing. How do you assess the quality of basketball?
— The quality was at the highest level. The game deserves an end. There were a lot of hard hits today. And the score on the scoreboard shows that both teams played with a high percentage. Thanks to the excellent defense, we still managed to score goals. All this only enhances the finale. There was a serious fight from the first minutes. I think the fans liked it.
— Of course, both teams focused on the opposing leaders, CSKA and UNICS know how to defend, but at the same time the score was less than a hundred. Is it the great attacking quality of the two opponents?
– Maybe yes. The offense was superior to the defense. After all, even the hardest shots hit, even if the defense worked perfectly.
— In this match, we can distinguish two key moments: the one where CSKA led +10 in the third quarter and the one where UNICS caught up. What happened here?
— Yes, we took the initiative and took the lead. But then UNICS called a timeout, after which they seemed to shoot, but could not hit, and the Kazan team took the opportunity to shoot after this timeout and converted two important shots. And after that, the “swing” began. And so on until the end of the game.
UNICS ended up leading +5 in the last minute. It is clear that in other matches the team would have already lost. But we had confidence in ourselves and our game plan. We knew that matches like this would turn around and we succeeded. We didn’t expect a mad rush. But we managed to score our goal, and finally Dimitrievich made a mistake. Maybe he wanted to play a number, a ball. But I watched that moment on video – there was no ballplay there. It is therefore an unsportsmanlike foul. Well, then we calmly managed to lead the match to victory from free kicks.
At the same time, I would like to mention Melo Trimble, who scored 28 points. He’s a great guy. He takes and creates a lot of points for the team. And he led the match to victory,” Ukhov told .
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