On Sunday, as part of the regular season, Zielona Gora will host Tsmoki-Minsk.
Sunday, October 31
Zelena Gura (Poland) — Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus)
Time: 15:00 (17:00 Moscow time)
Location: Poland, Zielona Góra, CRS Hala Zielona Góra
Broadcast: TV Start
Rivalry history: 6 games, Zelena Gura — 5 wins, Tsmoki-Minsk – 1 win
Zielona Gora: At the moment, only these two teams in the League remain winless — and after Sunday’s game, the situation will change. Based on the stats of previous games and the factor of the home court, the Polish team can be considered as a favorite. But not everything is so clear. If Tsmoki imposed a serious battle to Lokomotiv-Kuban and were close to win PARMA, then Zielona Gora has not yet found its game in any way — in all four games they lost without much hope of success.
Tsmoki-Minsk: The game against Avtodor in the last round turned out to be the most unsuccessful for the Minsk team in the last three games – Rostislav Vergun even said in a post-game interview that he intended to draw conclusions on some players of the main squad. Despite Robert Upshaw’s powerful game (18 points and 4 offencive rebounds), Tsmoki completely lost the fight for the rebound, making only 24 rebounds against Avtodor’s 39 – despite the fact that Saratov is not even in the top five of the League in this standings. However, the Dragons’ current opponent is in the same position: both of these teams complete the standings of the most pick-up teams, collecting less than 30 rebounds on average per game.
Who to follow: although the Polish team lost the game against Nizhny Novgorod in one gate, Nemanja Nenadic can hardly blame himself, because he gave a truly impressive performance — 20 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. If the Serb comes to the floor again with the same attitude, it will not be easy for the Minsk team defence to stop him.
