Krasnoyarsk will host the regular season game on Friday.
Enisey (Krasnoyarsk) – CSKA (Moscow)
Time: 17:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Krasnoyarsk, Arena Sever
Broadcast: TV Start, Match! Igra, League website
Enisey: The Krasnoyarsk team at the start of the year had perhaps the most difficult opponent – after all, CSKA has not lost this season yet. Enisey has been preparing for the home game for almost 2 weeks, but this is the only plus. In the October game in Moscow, the Krasnoyarsk team forced the opponent to play equally for the first 5 minutes, then the difference increased and by the halftime it was 19 points. Therefore, one of the most important tasks for Enisey is not to let CSKA quickly get ahead. To do this, Drazen Anzulovich team need to minimize turnovers and play better defense, not allowing opponents to score easy points. On offense, Angelo Warner and James Thompson, who score more than 23 points on average per game, have to help the team.
CSKA: The Army team is having an ideal season so far – 18 wins out of 18 games and already repeated the best start in the history of the League. The win over Enisey will allow CSKA to update this best, so the coaching staff probably won’t have to specially motivate players before the game in Krasnoyarsk – everyone understands the importance of the upcoming game. However, CSKA will be the favorite, because Emil Rajkovic team surpasses Enisey in almost all stats – from performance (97.1 points against 71.9) and rebounds (39.2 – 35.9) to assists (24.9 – 15.4) and three-point percentage (42.2% – 31.4%). But do not forget that in the United League, every team can beat any opponent – therefore, CSKA cannot relax until the end.
