Moscow will host regular season game on Saturday.
Time: 16:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Moscow, DS Dynamo
Broadcast: Start, VTB United League website
Runa: Erturul Erdogan team has 3 straight losses. The Vikings failed to defeat Samara, PARMA and Pari Nizhny Novgorod on the road. NN has only 5 wins on the season – and 2 of them were against Runa. The team scored only 59 points in the last game, the least scoring performance of the season for the League newcomer. Despite the losing streak, Runa (8-10) remains in the Top 8. Nearest rivals Uralmash (8-10) and Astana (8-10) are also struggling. Erdogan has noted shooting problems, and a game with MBA will be crucial for both teams.
MBA: The Moscow team has 7 losses in a row. The cruching loss to Zenit was followed by a game versus Samara, where the teams set a season-high for turnovers in a game (46). Although Samara had more (25 of 46), Vasily Karsev tea, lost and are still searching for the game. Shooting affects the performance: in the last 3 games, the team have never scored 70 points. MBA still has a chance to safe the season. The team with a 5 wins and 13 losses is at the bottom of the League, but the gap from the 8th place is only 3 wins. The game with Runa will be the last one for the team before the New Year break, and each team is determined to end the losing streak.
