CSKA defeated Parma on the road, 116-55 (28-13, 27-16, 26-16, 35-10).
Top Scorers
Parma: Ivan Nelyubov (13), Maksim Dybovskii (10)
CSKA: Vitaly Fridzon (23), Andrey Vorontsevich (16), Aaron Jackson (14+5 ast)
Turning Point
Perm packed the Molot Sports Palace on Wednesday night for a chance to see the reigning VTB United League and EuroLeague champs. CSKA did not disappoint, storming to a 28-13 lead in the 1st quarter.
Moscow scored at will in the paint, finishing with a flurry of layups and dunks on the way to shooting an astounding 71% from the field.
Parma had no answers, giving up at least 26 points in each period.
Leading 81-45 to start the 4th quarter, CSKA saved the best for last, putting up 35 points on 85.7% shooting (12-14) in the final 10 minutes.
Parma’s fans got a show, even if it wasn’t exactly what they had hoped for, while CSKA finishes the regular season with a 22-2 record and turns its attention to the EuroLeague quarterfinals.
Stat
7,316 – the number of fans at the game in Perm as the club set another attendance record. Give them credit. Despite the lopsided score, the fans supported their team throughout the entire game.
Quotes
VTB United League president Sergey Kushchenko:
– It’s always nice to return to Perm, especially when you have such a good excuse: CSKA back in the Molot. The fans were really excited to see CSKA. People have always valued good basketball here and respected opponents. Of course, Parma hasn’t had an easy season, but I don’t think it’s right to judge the team only based on results. Parma has the top attendance in the VTB United League and that’s already a win, in my opinion.
Parma head coach Viacheslav Shushakov:
– First of all, a big thank you to the fans who packed out the Molot. Second, on behalf of the entire team, I want to apologize for this type of outcome and game. It was obvious from the start that CSKA was focused. We needed to learn how to defend and score against a machine like CSKA. They were stronger, quicker and better in every facet today. They showed us the level of play, which every player should strive to emulate, if he wants to grow and have success. I think today was a great test for us. We’ll learn from it.
CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis:
– Congratulations to the team on the win. The key thing for me was that we were serious today. We respect the game, we respect the fans and that’s why we dominated from the opening minutes. This was a good game and I want to congratulate my team again on finishing in 1st place in the VTB United League regular season.
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— VTB United League (@VTBUL) April 13, 2017
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Up Next
Parma: April 19 vs. Lokomotiv-Kuban
CSKA: Playoff quarterfinals, TBD
