Chasing all game long
Parma Perm region – PBC CSKA: 82-78 (-4)
Parma: Johnson (21 + 5 rb + 3 st + 2 bs), Solomon (11 + 9 rb + 3 as + 5 pf), Reese (22 + 7 as + 2 st + 5 to + 4 pf), Abdulbasirov (18 + 10 rb), Platunov (6 + 3 rb + 9 as + 2 st + 4 to) – start; Svinin (DNP), Perevalov (0), Khalturin (2 + 3 rb), Morozov (DNP), Tuchkov (DNP), Cheburkin (2), Yegorov (DNP)…
CSKA: Ware (19 + 2 as + 2 st), Ukhov (6 + 5 as + 3 st + 4 pf), Astapkovich (21 + 6 rb + 2 as + 3 to), Jean-Charles (2 + 5 rb + 2 as), M'Baye (13 + 4 rb + 5 as + 4 to) – start; Mikhailovskii (3), Jekiri (4 + 6 rb + 2 as + 2 st), Trimble (8 + 3 rb + 2 as), Antonov (2 + 2 bs), Zaytsev (DNP), Kardanakhishvili (DNP), Klyuev (DNP)…
Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:
I would like to congratulate Parma on their victory. Today they played a great game and delighted their wonderful fans! We did not play accordingly to plan, we were too soft, did not control the rhythm of the game, were not aggressive enough both in offense and defense, and did not find logical solutions in offense. This is only our second defeat this season, we remain in first place and want to finish first in the regular season. Even the greatest teams lose. It is important to draw conclusions and move towards new victories.
