Perm and Samara will host 2 regular season games on Saturday.
BETCITY PARMA (Perm Region) vs UNICS (Kazan)
Time: 17:00 (15:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Perm, UDS Molot
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
BETCITY PARMA: The Perm team ended 3-game losing streak in the last round, skillfully slowing down Avtodor and displaying the trademark team basketball. Evgeny Pashutin praised his players for strong performance against the Volga team, but neutralizing the strengths of league leaders UNICS will be more difficult. PARMA does not recognize authority and has Gleb Firsov improving with every game and will try to avenge its loss in the season opener, when PARMA lost to UNICS by 20 points.
UNICS: The Kazan team has four wins in a row, including over CSKA and Enisey. Even injuries to literally all of the American guards have not stopped the team. – C.J. Bryce recently went out for several months – that’s how good the duo of Jalen Reynolds and Marcus Bingham is right now. UNICS bigmen are sure to set the tone at UDS Molot, where PARMA has suffered only 1 loss in 5 games so far.
Samara (Samara Region) vs. Lokomotiv Kuban (Krasnodar)
Time: 19:30 (18:30 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Samara, SKK Dvorets Sporta
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
Samara: The team remains the only team without a win this season. The good news is that the Volga team is returning home after a 6-game road trip. With the support of their fans, the team has been improving throughout the season, will try to break its losing streak.
Lokomotiv Kuban: The 40-point loss to CSKA on November 1 clearly shook Loko. This was followed 4 wins in a row over opponents from the top of the standings, which allowed Anton Yudin team to stay in Top 3. The Krasnodar team will have a good chance to continue this series in Samara.
