UNICS showed in the fourth game of the final series of the VTB United League playoffs with CSKA very smart basketball, and the team’s players who were not used to the fullest in the previous match brought great benefits, league president Sergei Kushchenko told .
The meeting in Moscow ended with the victory of the guests with a score of 96:80 (24:15, 27:32, 24:13, 21:20). The score in the series up to four victories is 3-1 in favor of CSKA.
— UNICS showed a phenomenal performance in the fourth game of the series. How surprised was that?
— Although UNICS lost 0-3, we must remember that they are last season’s champion. Kazan retained many players from last season and extended their contracts in order to repeat this history. And today the players who did not help in the first match in Moscow brought a very big benefit. I would like to highlight Zaitsev’s captain’s three-pointers, as well as his important steals and blocked shots. Dmitry Kulagin also played and assisted at the level. UNICS’ rotation was clearly larger today than in the previous match. And of course, they played very smart basketball. CSKA was moved. Apparently, that’s why they didn’t get off to a good start. The proximity of victory played a cruel joke on them. And CSKA could not cope with Dimitrievich.
But everything is in advance. The level of basketball is obviously very high.
— Have you mentally prepared yourself for the fact that you will reward the military team with a cup?
— It’s an absolutely technical story. When a team achieves three victories, all medals, cups and awards are linked to it. There will be medals and cups wherever the match takes place. Of course we were ready today. Nevertheless, the series continues, Kushchenko told .
The fifth match will take place on June 5 in Kazan. Watch the live broadcast of the match from 7:00 p.m. on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru
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Source : MatchTV
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