Kazan will host regular season game on Tuesday.
UNICS (Kazan) vs Samara (Samara Region)
Time: 19:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Kazan, Basket Hall
Broadcast: Match! Igra, VK Video, VTB League website
UNICS: The teams approach this game at opposite ends of the standings. UNICS is accustomed to occupying one of the leading places, while Samara is in last place. However, the upcoming Volga derby could be a tough test for Kazan team. One of the main intrigues of the game will be the confrontation between UNICS’ defense and Nikita Mikhailovskii and Dmitry Cheburkin. The guests leaders are in excellent shape, averaging 47 points combined in their last 6 games.
Samara: The team remains the only without win this season. However, there has been clear progress in Samara’s basketball recently. In games against MBA-MAI, Uralmash and Enisey, Vladislav Konovalov team kept the intrigue alive for a long time and only lost at the end of the final quarters. It is encouraging that other players are gradually catching up with the usual leaders Mikhailovskii and Cheburkin. Artem Chevarenkov is improving, Evgeny Minchenko is settling into the role of starting center, and Andrey Savrasov is getting back into shape after an injury. The guests still lack roster depth, but even with a such rotation, they will try to put up a fight against UNICS.
