“Zenith” Center Vince Hunter spoke about the mood in the team after nine consecutive victories in the regular season of the VTB United League, and also shared his expectations for the match against CSKA.
On Friday, Zenit defeated Paris Nizhny Novgorod with a score of 85:68, winning their ninth consecutive victory in the United League.
— First of all, Vince, congratulations on your victory, the ninth in a row. What are your thoughts on the team’s performance and your own?
“It was a good match, hard-fought, to allow us to get back into rhythm.” Nizhny Novgorod is not an easy team to beat, especially at home, so it was a useful match for us after a long break. I think we have a lot of work to do, especially early in the game. But I think we finished the game well, showed great defense and played well on both ends of the floor. We came here and got what we wanted: a landslide victory. I don’t remember exactly how we won, but it was an important victory to boost our confidence before the match against CSKA next week.
— Nine victories in a row. Tell us about the atmosphere in the locker room.
— Yes, nine victories in a row. We’re just trying to get better every game. I hope we will approach the match against CSKA with good confidence in ourselves and in each other. Our goal is to beat them and continue to improve in the next few games before the playoffs because that’s when it will really count.
— What do you think of CSKA? You have a week to recover and prepare. We remember that disappointing defeat in Moscow, and some say that CSKA is an almost perfect team. What thoughts come to mind when you think of this team?
“Well, they’re definitely not perfect, and this loss was really tough.” I think we shouldn’t have lost the two games we lost. It’s especially offensive when you know your opponent is not stronger than you. I don’t think CSKA are stronger than us and I don’t think we should have lost. We have to use this as motivation before the next match. Of course, they are considered favorites every year, it is CSKA. Therefore, there will be a lot of attention and coverage in the press. But I don’t consider them invincible and I don’t think they are better than us. In fact, we could have gone undefeated this season, but we learned something from these defeats. Now we have to show how well we can play together against CSKA next week,” Hunter told Zenit’s official website.
On Saturday December 7, Zenit will host CSKA in its arena. Watch the match live from 1:20 p.m. (Moscow time) on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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