CSKA — Astana, 25 December 2017

CSKA vs. Astana: 79-63 (+16)

CSKA: De Colo (5 + 6 as), Fridzon (9 + 3 rb + 4 pf), Antonov (2 + 3 rb), Vorontsevich (3), Clyburn (9 + 3 rb + 4 pf), Higgins (14), Kulagin (12), Khryapa (6 + 4 rb), Kurbanov (2 + 8 rb), Hines (4), Hunter (13 + 7 rb)…

Astana: Udanoh (7 + 6 rb + 2 bs + 3 to), Grant (11 + 3 to), Clemmons (8 + 4 rb + 3 to), Carter (14 + 5 rb + 3 st), Ponomarev (5 + 6 rb), Yergali (2), Kaselakis (12 + 7 rb), Gordon (4 + 6 rb + 3 to)…

Merry Christmas to everyone who is celebrating today. We focused on our professional responsibilities today and defeated a competitive team. We tried to share the playing time and get some rest for the guys who played a lot in recent games, especially Sergio and Kyle. We took care of business – we played the right way and earned a win, for which I congratulate the team. Astana looks good right now. They added a new foreigner and are demonstrating good basketball. I wish them luck in the future.