St. Petersburg and Saratov will host 2 regular season games on Saturday.
Zenit (St. Petersburg) vs UNICS (Kazan)
Time: 14:00 (Moscow tim)
Place: Russia, St. Petersburg, CSC Arena
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
Zenit: The first top-level game of the season will be in St. Petersburg. Zenit defeated Avtodor, but the result should not be misleading – the St. Petersburg team did not immediately find the rhythm. Nevertheless, after a long break, Zenit turned on defense, started moving the ball and scoring. All this should inspire optimism among fans.
UNICS: In their opening game of the regular season, the Kazan team defeated BETCITY PARMA. Marcus Bingham made a powerful debut in the League with 27 points and 5 rebounds. Paris Lee and Dyshawn Pierre also looked excellent. As Velimir Perasovic said, the team played confidently in offense and dominated in the paint. Like its opponent, UNICS is approaching the WINLINE Game of the Week in good mood.
Avtodor (Saratov) vs. Samara (Samara Region)
Time: 17:00 (16:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Saratov, DS Kristall
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
Avtodor: The Saratov team is approaching the Volga derby after the huge loss to Zenit, but remains in positive mood. Milenko Bogicevic said after the game that he was satisfied with the team’s performance for three and a half quarters. According to the coach, with the same effort, the results will surely come. These words may well come true on Saturday. Terrence Edwards, who scored 19 points in his debut game, will try to help to get first win of the new season.
Samara: The team also lost by 19 to CSKA, but has reasons to be optimistic. Vladislav Konovalov team performed well, as the coach said at the press conference. The situation is complicated by the absence of several injured players. On Saturday, Nikita Mikhailovskii and Mikhail Kulagin will try to help the team to get first win.
