Nizhny Novgorod will host regular season game on Thursday.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod) vs Runa (Moscow)
Time: 19:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, FOK Mecsherskiy
Broadcast: Match! Igra, TV Start, League website
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: After a sensitive loss to MBA, Nizhny Novgorod began to show coming out of the crisis. Zoran Lukic team was very close to a orad win over Group B leader Uralmash, but lost in the end. But in the next game, Nizhny defeated Astana. Nizhny Novgorod coach also noted positive changes in his interview. In the game against Astana, Andrey Vorontsevich was once again the offensive leader. Newcomer Kendall Smith also performed well, scoring 10 points and 5 assists in 18 minutes. The guard will probably play a bigger role in Nizhny Novgorod offense in the coming games. Another positive news from the team – Nizhny extended the contract with its captain Evgenii Baburin for 2 more years.
Runa: The Vikings in recent games are also not stable. A confident win over Samara was followed by a loss against Uralmash. A perfect representation of this instability is Jeremiah Hill, who scored 32 points against Samara, but literally disappeared against Uralmash, finishing with 2 points (1 of 5 from the game). Of course, Runa is 4 wins ahead and generally feels more confident, unlike Nizhny, who has nowhere to retreat to – every game could be their last. Nizhny has no moral problems, but Runa coach Erturul Erdogan complained about the Moscow team lack of desire and concentration. In addition, Runa lost twice to the Volga team at the first stage of the regular season.
