Saratov will host regular season game on Tuesday.
Avtodor (Saratov) vs Lokomotiv Kuban (Krasnodar)
Time: 19:00 (18:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Saratov, DS Kristall
Broadcast: Match! Igra, TV Start, League website
Avtodor: The Saratov team is ending a 3-game home series, Astana and Pari Nizhny Novgorod were defeated already. Milenko Bogicevic team is having their best stretch of the season with 3 straight wins. Malik Newman, who returned to the team, showed last game that he is ready to be the leader again, scoring 20 points. In the game with Loko, the key will be play in the paint against the guests’ bigmen, led by Andrey Martiuk. But the last 3 games have shown that Rayshawn Hammonds is also in good shape, averaging 18.5 points and 9 rebounds. Therefore, Avtodor is capable to stop Loko and continuing the fight to get into the Playoffs zone.
Lokomotiv Kuban: The winning streak already reaches 5 games. Andrey Martiuk is averaging 16.6 points, becoming offensive leader. Another reason for Loko successful stretch is their dominance in the paint – the team ranks first in rebounds made (37.8 per game). If Lokomotiv continues to use size advantage and find a way to stop Malik Newman, the team can take the win away from the Saratov team and continue the battle for third place in the standings with Zenit.
