Overcoming difficulties

Zenit St.Petersburg vs. CSKA: 70-87 (+17)

Zenit: Hollins (13 + 4 as + 3 to), Thomas (14), Renfroe (4 as + 2 st), Ponitka (7 + 4 rb + 3 to), Ayon (20 + 8 rb + 2 as + 5 pf) – start; Iverson (0), Albicy (2 + 2 as), Ponkrashov (0), Khvostov (5 + 3 as), Pushkov (0), Trushkin (0), Abromaitis (9)…
CSKA: James (16 + 4 as), Strelnieks (6 + 5 as), Vorontsevich (4 rb + 3 as), Kurbanov (13 + 3 rb), Hines (8 + 2 as + 2 st + 4 pf) – start; Bolomboy (3 + 5 rb), Ukhov (7 + 3 rb + 2 st), Antonov (5), Voigtmann (14 + 7 rb + 3 as + 2 st + 2 bs), Lopatin (0), Hilliard (13 + 3 as + 3 to), Baker (2 + 2 st + 3 to)…

I would like to congratulate my team. In the third quarter, Zenit had their momentum and came back to tie the game, but it actually showed we have a character. Even though they tied the game, we came up with big shots, some good ball movement, some good defenses – and won by a big margin. Winning the rebounds over here is very important, and we had that as a target. I think we did a pretty good job today. It is what is all about in back-to-back [games] and showed some character on a tough road trip against a team that just won on the road against Zalgiris. Today we kept our composure, and this composure it is something that can lead us in a correct and good direction. Besides the shots we made and the ball movement we had, and transition game, our defense was at a very good level, which is another plus.