Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod will host 2 regular season games on Saturday.
MBA-MAI (Moscow) vs PARMA (Perm Region)
Time: 14:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Moscow, Basket Hall
Broadcast: TV Start, VTB League website
MBA-MAI: The Moscow team continues to fight for a place in the Top 10. The team currently has the same win-loss record as Samara (7 wins in 25 games). Vasily Karasev team will have a great chance to move up to 10th place on Saturday. A win over PARMA and a possible Samara loss in Kazan could put MBA-MAI in the play-in zone.
PARMA: Last round, Royce Hamm performance (30 points and a game-winning shot) brought PARMA win against Enisey. This allowed the Per team to move into 6th place in the standings. Evgeny Pashutin team is going to Moscow in a great mood. The guests’ head coach will have his own motivation for the upcoming clash. If the Perm team beat MBA-MAI, Evgeny Pashutin will become the best winning coach in VTB League history.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod) vs Uralmash (Yekaterinburg)
Time: 16:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, KRK Nagorny
Broadcast: Match! Igra, TV Start, League website
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: Pari NN play has been on the decline. The 5-game losing streak moved the team from 5th to 7th place in the standings. This temporary crisis was largely caused by road games. Nizhny don’t look too bright on the road (4 wins in 14 games). But on the home court the team’s game is transformed (7 wins in 11 games). In the upcoming rivalry with Uralmash, the hosts will try to confirm this and end the long losing streak.
Uralmash: The Yekaterinburg team is still waiting for Octavius Ellis to make his season debut. The center traveled with the team, but did not participate in the first 2 games against UNICS and Avtodor. But even without Ellis, Uralmash knows how to win. Jeremiah Martin 31-point brought his team the win in Saratov. The team will probably try to use him again in Nizhny Novgorod.
