CSKA — Astana, 11 April 2021

CSKA – Astana Nur-Sultan: 100-77 (+23)

CSKA: Lundberg (15 + 3 rb + 5 as), Hilliard (13 + 4 as), Antonov (10 + 4 rb + 2 st), Kurbanov (7 + 2 as + 2 st), Eric (10 + 8 rb) – start; Khomenko (0), Ukhov (8 + 3 rb + 5 as + 2 st), Voigtmann (13 + 12 rb), Kochergin (4), Clyburn (15 + 4 as), Lopatin (5 + 5 rb + 2 st + 2 bs), Umrikhin (0)…

Astana: Hill (14 + 5 rb + 7 as + 5 to), Pan (3 + 3 to), Thompson (18 + 8 rb + 6 as + 6 to), Buckner (8 + 8 rb + 2 bs), Aitkali (9) – start; Silins (10 + 2 as), Bazhin (10 + 3 rb), Ponomarev (3 + 2 as), Litvinenko (0), Maidekin (2)…

I gotta say thank you to the players and I do mean it. But during the game when I see a bit more of lapses and de-concentration, that may lead to dangerous part of not respecting the opponent and the game, and then bad things happen. We had such lapses today. It is not about the names. We have huge respect to Astana and every opponent, but we wanted to play our game and rest some players, as we have some injuries. We are in the process of targeting something different, that’s why my expectations and demands are higher than some of the players used to have. But the constant growth and developing is our target. Talent is not a gift, but continuous process of developing, this is what I ask from Lopatin and other young kids.