04.10.2020
Our team got back on the winning path by stopping Lokomotiv-Kuban…
What a defense!
Our team got back on the winning path by stopping Lokomotiv-Kuban.

CSKA vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar: 94-80 (+14)


CSKA: James (18 + 6 as), Ukhov (7 + 3 rb), Voigtmann (2 + 2 as), Shengelia (11 + 5 rb + 4 to), Kurbanov (5 + 3 rb + 2 st + 4 pf) – start; Bolomboy (7 + 9 rb + 6 bs), Khomenko (DNP), Hilliard (14 + 4 rb), Hackett (8 + 4 rb + 3 as), Clyburn (22 + 2 as + 2 st), Lopatin (DNP)…

Lokomotiv Kuban: Cummings (9 + 5 rb + 2 as + 5 pf), Williams (18 + 14 rb + 2 bs + 3 to + 4 pf), Kuzminskas (12 + 2 as), Martyuk (5 pf), Crawford (22 + 5 rb + 4 as) – start; Motovilov (4 + 2 as + 3 to), Il’nitskiy (7 + 4 pf), Kalinov (DNP), Lynch (7 + 6 rb), Sychkov (0), Yemchenko (1)…




Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Congratulations to the team on the victory, we need such games. We were missing three significant players, this game was preceded by a long flight, evening practices, uncertainty with the test results – all this did not play in our favor. At the same time, the team has a deep understanding of where they are, what needs to be done for the club and the fans. We talked a lot during the game, and we won the second and third quarters with a combined score of 57-33. It’s not even about the 24-point difference, but the effort shown. I see how we react, I’m happy with how the players perceive criticism from me. Now we live in a state of uncertainty, I shudder from a message or a call coming to my phone, it seems to me that the doctor is calling with bad news. We still need time to build a team game, to work out different combinations of basketball players. We certainly missed high-level games in the preseason. Joel has tied the VTB League’s blocked shots record today, and I’m happy for him. He has a lot of basketball inside. I can be tough with him, but at the same time I tell him that I am coaching not the players, but their potential. Once again, I congratulate the team on a good victory, on a game without serious failures. Thank you to the fans who supported us today.

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