Saratov will host the regular season game on Saturday.
Avtodor (Saratov) – Enisey (Krasnoyarsk)
Time: 17:00 (16:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Saratov, DS Kristall
Broadcast: TV Start, League website
Avtodor: Last week the head coach was replaced – Darko Russo took the place of Milos Pavichevic. The result was not long in coming: Avtodor completed a 5 games losses series with the win over Samara. At the same time, the Saratov team won in a defensive style, let the opponent score 69 points. Darko Russo also noted this fact, saying that “to win, you need to defend well every second of the game.” However, the game with Samara is already in the past, and Avtodor needs to achieve new successes. The win over Enisey will help the Saratov team to get close to the Perm team and Nizhny Novgorod sharing the 7th place.
Enisey: The Siberian team also urgently need to improve – in the last 5 games, only 1 win. Enisey has a lot of positive moments in the game. For example, center James Thompson is in the Top-5 in rebounds in the season, and in general, the Krasnoyarsk team is doing an excellent job in the paint. But Enisey lacks in offense and stability, which is why the team scores only 71.5 points per game – the 3rd in the League. Drazen Anzulovic team simply needs to reduce the number of turnovers and not make bad shots – in this case, win in Saratov is possible.
Fact: In the 2014/15 season, Aleksandr Gudumak played for Avtodor and Evgeniy Kolesnikov was a player of the Krasnoyarsk team.
