Second quarter
21.12.2017
EuroLeague home game against Khimki at USH CSKA will be the second part of 4-game derby of the season…
EuroLeague home game against Khimki at USH CSKA will be the second part of 4-game derby of the season.
Leo Westermann continues his post-surgery rehab. Andrey Vorontsevich (ankle) and Othello Hunter (hip) missed four previous EuroLeague games.
Khimki center Thomas Robinson is out with a broken wrist.
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
Vitaly Fridzon, CSKA guard:
Coach Dimitris Itoudis has used 11 different players in the CSKA starting lineup so far this season. No player has started every game.
Nando De Colo has scored in double figures and posted a performance index rating of at least 10 in each of his last 10 EuroLeague games.
De Colo has recorded at least 1 steal in 11 straight EuroLeague games.
Nando De Colo is ranked second among qualified EuroLeague players this season in average performance index rating with 21.8 per game and third in scoring with 17.5 points per contest this season.
De Colo and Cory Higgins are tied third in the league in three-point shooting at 50% this season.
De Colo leads all qualified EuroLeague players in free-throw accuracy by making 94.1% of his attempts. He is the EuroLeague career leader in free throw accuracy at 93.35%.
De Colo and Kyle Hines are tied for fourth in the EuroLeague this season with 1.5 steals per game.
Kyle Hines has not missed a EuroLeague game since January 2014 and has appeared in 124 consecutive games for CSKA in that span.
Kyle Hines has blocked at least 1 shot in eight of his last nine EuroLeague games.
Kyle Hines is ranked fifth on the all-time EuroLeague charts with 413 offensive rebounds for his career. He needs 8 more to catch Kerem Gonlum (421) for fourth place.
Cory Higgins has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight EuroLeague games.
Sergio Rodriguez has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last seven EuroLeague games. He is second in the EuroLeague this season with 2.9 three-pointers per game.
Sergio Rodriguez is eighth on the all-time EuroLeague assists charts with 824. Brose Bamberg’s Nikos Zisis is seventh with 847 and counting.
Othello Hunter is ranked fifth in the EuroLeague in rebounding with 6.4 per game this season. He is second in the league in offensive rebounds with 3.5 per game.
Vitaly Fridzon needs 2 more three-pointers to reach 200 for his EuroLeague career.
Victor Khryapa ranks 10th on the all-time EuroLeague charts with 1,062 career rebounds. Mike Batiste is in ninth place with 1,117.
Khryapa is ranked eighth on the all-time charts with 240 career steals. Real Madrid’s Jonas Maciulis and Juan Carlos Navarro of Barcelona Lassa are tied for sixth with 244 and counting.
Khryapa is tied for fifth with Maccabi’s Alex Tyus on the all-time charts with 161 blocks for his career. He needs 1 more to catch Mirza Begic (162) for fourth place.
Wins-losses: 79-17
CSKA biggest win: 104-64 (+40) (2002-03 Superleague Regular Season)
CSKA biggest loss: 85-67 (-18) (2007-08 Russian Cup Final)
Game of 2017-18 season:
06-Nov-2017. Khimki – CSKA: 81-96 (+15)
Khimki Moscow Region
Founded: 1997
Colors: blue, yellow
Home court: Moscow Region Basketball Center (3,500)
President: Dmitry Golubkov
CEO: Pavel Astakhov
Head coach: Giorgios Bartzokas
Website: www.bckhimki.ru
Trophy Case: 2-time Eurocup winners (2012, 15), Russian Cup winner (2008), VTB United League champion (2011), 7-time Russian League runner-up (2006, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13), Russian League bronze winner (2007), Russian Cup finalist (2006), FIBA-Europe Cup finalist (2006), Eurocup finalist (2009)
Pre-game breakdown
Leo Westermann continues his post-surgery rehab. Andrey Vorontsevich (ankle) and Othello Hunter (hip) missed four previous EuroLeague games.
Khimki center Thomas Robinson is out with a broken wrist.
Pre-game quotes
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
We expect another difficult game against Khimki. We have to be ready for a fight. We need to bounce back after our loss to Olympiacos.
Vitaly Fridzon, CSKA guard:
Khimki is an opponent which is the most familiar for us. We already played against them twice this year, we lost preseason Gomelsky Cup game and took very difficult away victory in VTB League. They definitely improved this year and deservedly stay among EuroLeague leaders. We have to regain our energy after tough visit to Piraeus and stay onto our game plan.
important numbers
Coach Dimitris Itoudis has used 11 different players in the CSKA starting lineup so far this season. No player has started every game.
Nando De Colo has scored in double figures and posted a performance index rating of at least 10 in each of his last 10 EuroLeague games.
De Colo has recorded at least 1 steal in 11 straight EuroLeague games.
Nando De Colo is ranked second among qualified EuroLeague players this season in average performance index rating with 21.8 per game and third in scoring with 17.5 points per contest this season.
De Colo and Cory Higgins are tied third in the league in three-point shooting at 50% this season.
De Colo leads all qualified EuroLeague players in free-throw accuracy by making 94.1% of his attempts. He is the EuroLeague career leader in free throw accuracy at 93.35%.
De Colo and Kyle Hines are tied for fourth in the EuroLeague this season with 1.5 steals per game.
Kyle Hines has not missed a EuroLeague game since January 2014 and has appeared in 124 consecutive games for CSKA in that span.
Kyle Hines has blocked at least 1 shot in eight of his last nine EuroLeague games.
Kyle Hines is ranked fifth on the all-time EuroLeague charts with 413 offensive rebounds for his career. He needs 8 more to catch Kerem Gonlum (421) for fourth place.
Cory Higgins has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight EuroLeague games.
Sergio Rodriguez has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last seven EuroLeague games. He is second in the EuroLeague this season with 2.9 three-pointers per game.
Sergio Rodriguez is eighth on the all-time EuroLeague assists charts with 824. Brose Bamberg’s Nikos Zisis is seventh with 847 and counting.
Othello Hunter is ranked fifth in the EuroLeague in rebounding with 6.4 per game this season. He is second in the league in offensive rebounds with 3.5 per game.
Vitaly Fridzon needs 2 more three-pointers to reach 200 for his EuroLeague career.
Victor Khryapa ranks 10th on the all-time EuroLeague charts with 1,062 career rebounds. Mike Batiste is in ninth place with 1,117.
Khryapa is ranked eighth on the all-time charts with 240 career steals. Real Madrid’s Jonas Maciulis and Juan Carlos Navarro of Barcelona Lassa are tied for sixth with 244 and counting.
Khryapa is tied for fifth with Maccabi’s Alex Tyus on the all-time charts with 161 blocks for his career. He needs 1 more to catch Mirza Begic (162) for fourth place.
Past matchups
Wins-losses: 79-17
CSKA biggest win: 104-64 (+40) (2002-03 Superleague Regular Season)
CSKA biggest loss: 85-67 (-18) (2007-08 Russian Cup Final)
Game of 2017-18 season:
06-Nov-2017. Khimki – CSKA: 81-96 (+15)
Short dossier
Khimki Moscow Region
Founded: 1997
Colors: blue, yellow
Home court: Moscow Region Basketball Center (3,500)
President: Dmitry Golubkov
CEO: Pavel Astakhov
Head coach: Giorgios Bartzokas
Website: www.bckhimki.ru
Trophy Case: 2-time Eurocup winners (2012, 15), Russian Cup winner (2008), VTB United League champion (2011), 7-time Russian League runner-up (2006, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13), Russian League bronze winner (2007), Russian Cup finalist (2006), FIBA-Europe Cup finalist (2006), Eurocup finalist (2009)
