Samara and Moscow will host 2 regular season games on Wednesday.
Samara (Samara) vs Zenit (Saint Petersburg)
Time: 19:30 (18:30 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Samara, SKK Dvorets Sporta
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
Samara: The Volga team looked respectable in the first games of the season, despite losses. However, the third game against BETCITY PARMA is one Samara will want to forget as soon as possible. Weakened by injuries,, the team lost by 50 points. Samara will try to rehabilitate against one of the League’s top teams, which is no easy task.
Zenit: The St. Petersburg team travels to Samara after the battle with CSKA that will go down in the history of the regular seasons. Zenit now has 2 losses in a row and a negative win/loss balance. Nenad Dimitrijevic, Trent Frazier and Sergey Karasev did not play in the last round, but no difficulties will affect the St. Petersburg team intention to get back on the winning track as soon as possible.
CSKA (Moscow) vs Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod)
Time: 19:30 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Moscow, Basket Hall Moscow
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
CSKA: The Moscow team made a very strong impression in the preseason, which culminated in the SuperCup in Belgrade. The start of the regular season has been more difficult, resulting in the loss in Perm and a very tense ending in St. Petersburg. Andreas Pistolis also speaks of the need to improve. The return to Moscow and first official game since last season should contribute to progress and a positive result.
Pari NN: Nizhny Novgorod started the season with the win over PARMA, but then suffered two losses, including a home loss to MBA-MAI by 23 points. Evgenii Baburin and Isaiah Washington missed the last game. The Volga team is known for its ability to upset the top teams, which had happening against CSKA. Sergei Kozin team will really need famous and character.
