Saratov, Perm and Kazan will host 3 regular season games on Saturday.
Avtodor (Saratov) vs Lokomotiv Kuban (Krasnodar)
Time: 16:00 (15:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Saratov, DS Kristall
Broadcast: Match! Igra, Start Triumph, League website
Avtodor: At the end of the regular season, the battle for 6th place and a direct entry to the Playoffs is getting more and more intense. On Saturday, all 3 teams in contention for that place will play their games. Avtodor will be the first. The opponent will be fourth-place Loko. But despite the status, the level of players and the quality allow the Saratov team to seriously expect to win this game.
Lokomotiv Kuban: The Krasnodar team has solved all of problems at this point. Loko guaranteed the Top 4, but has lost any chance of moving UNICS out of third place. In the remaining games of the regular season, Andrei Vedischev team needs to get in shape, get on winning streak and integrate Tahjere McCall and John Jenkins into the system more.
PARMA (Perm Region) vs Samara (Samara Oblast)
Time: 18:00 (16:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Perm, UDS Molot
Broadcast: TV Start, League website
PARMA: Losses in Krasnoyarsk and Moscow worsened PARMA placement in the standings. The game with Samara will be a great opportunity to regain confidence. The last game against CSKA showed that the Perm team is in pretty good shape and capable of playing well for the rest of the regular season.
Samara: The Volga team could not end the losing streak against Astana. But this season, Samara has already punished PARMA for underestimation. That was the last win for the guests in the League so far, but in this clash Samara will try to repeat that.
UNICS (Kazan) vs. Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod)
Time: 18:00 (Moscow time)
Pace: Russia, Kazan, Basket Hall
Broadcast: Match! Igra, TV Start, League website
UNICS: The Kazan team still has a chance to climb up in the standings. UNICS needs to win and wait for the competitors upset. Both of those conditions could come together this weekend. On Saturday, Velimir Perasovic team will try to beat Pari NN. And on Sunday, Zenit and CSKA will face off and one of them will lose.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: The team is also on the way of solving problems. 3 losses in 4 games have not let Pari NN to retain 6th place. But pursuers are close. The density of the fight for a direct entry into the Playoffs is extremely high. At the end of the regular season, loss or win can be decisive. In such a situation, every game is important for Nizhny Novgorod. And in this game, the guests will make every effort to achieve the desired result.
