Stopped, sped up, pressed brakes
18.02.2016
Our team found an antidote for Astana speed and took home another victory in VTB League…
Our team found an antidote for Astana speed and took home another victory in VTB League.
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Astana vs. CSKA: 60-92 (+32)
Astana: Johnson (18 + 3 rb + 10 as + 8 to), Natyazhko (5 + 4 rb + 4 to), Calathes (17 + 11 rb), Yargaliev (4 pf), Zhigulin (3 to), Caner-Medley (18 + 7 rb), Marchuk (2)…
CSKA: De Colo (14 + 5 rb + 6 as), D.Kulagin (2 + 4 as), Fridzon (11), Nichols (3 + 3 rb + 4 pf), Jackson (8 + 6 as + 4 st + 3 to), Korobkov (2), Freeland (9), Vorontsevich (3 + 6 rb), Higgins (8 + 3 rb), Khryapa (8 + 4 rb), Kurbanov (14 + 3 rb + 3 st), Hines (10)…
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congratulations to the team with the victory. As I said, Astana plays better at home, so we were preparing to the game seriously. We had a kind of sloppy start when we could not stop the opponents’ transition offense, but we made adjustments and played good defense most of the game. Our offensive productivity was never a question. Astana played zone defense quite often, it was their choice, but we found ways to score.
