Perm and Krasnodar will host 2 regular season games on Sunday.
BETCITY PARMA (Perm Region) vs MBA-MAI (Moscow)
Time: 17:00 (15:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Perm, UDS Molot
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
BETCITY PARMA: The Perm team has a busy schedule. The game against MBA-MAI will be the 3rd in 8 days. That doesn’t prevent from achieving results. The future rivals had an even season start, but only PARMA managed to maintain this pace, beating the Moscow team on January 11
MBA-MAI: The Moscow team has a difficult schedule – games against Loko, UNICS and Zenit, as well as two against BETCITY PARMA. As a result, the team has 0-4, with a negative balance (10-12) and the risk of falling to 6th place behind Enisey (9-13). Vasily Karasev drew attention to the mental component: “Until we ourselves believe that we are capable of beating such teams, good quarters will not matter.” We will find out about possible changes in the mood of the MBA-MAI on Sunday.
Lokomotiv Kuban (Krasnodar) vs. Samara (Samara Region)
Time: 15:30 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Krasnodar, Basket Hall
Broadcast: VK Video, VTB League website
Lokomotiv Kuban: On Thursday, the Krasnodar team lost chance to advance from the group stage of the Basket Cup and is now fully focused on the regular season. The clash against Samara will be an opportunity to test out new coach Tomislav Tomovic’s ideas in a competitive environment while avoiding losing points.
Samara: After their biggest loss of the League season against Uralmash (-63), the Volga team rallied and put up a fight against UNICS. The main problem is the declining rotation due to numerous injuries. Despite the losses (after the game in Kazan, Vladislav Konovalov mentioned injuries to 2 more players), Samara is traveling to Krasnodar to face another top team.
