Krasnoyarsk and Saratov will host 2 regular season games on Saturday.
Enisey (Krasnoyarsk Region) vs Samara (Samara Region)
Time: 16:00 (12:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Krasnoyarsk, Arena Sever
Broadcast: Match! Igra, VK Video, VTB League website
Enisey: After starting the season with 6 consecutive losses, Enisey defeated Pari NN and Zenit and immediately jumped into the Playoffs zone. Now the Krasnoyarsk team will have the opportunity to extend its winning streak – Samara remains the only team in the league without wins. In the last round against St. Petersburg, Matt Coleman played his best game for Enisey so far, setting career-high 23 points, while Dmitry Sonko had the second-best scoring performance of his career (19). Enisey’s bench scored 41 of the team’s 83 points. The Krasnoyarsk club is approaching the game in good mood and in fighting shape.
Samara: In the game against MBA-MAI (-8) and ambitious Uralmash (-7), Samara was close to its first win of the season, but still lost. The club’s upcoming opponents are UNICS, Lokomotiv Kuban, Zenit and CSKA. The best scoring duo in all of Europe’s top leagues Nikita Mikhalovskii and Dmitry Cheburkin will try to lead Samara to first win of the season in Krasnoyarsk.
Avtodor (Saratov) vs CSKA (Moscow)
Time: 15:00 (14:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Saratov, DS Kristall
Broadcast: Match! Igra, VK Video, VTB League website
Avtodor: With the return of Malik Newman and Alen Hadzibegovic, Saratov team finally appeared in full force in the last round, but Milenko Bogicevic is essentially building the team on the fly. As the coach noted, the renewed Avtodor is progressing and on the right path. But for now, Avtodor is on a 5-game losing streak and face the reigning champion, who is gaining momentum.
CSKA: Slow start of the season is now in the past. The Moscow team is in good shape and has the longest winning streak in the League. Andreas Pistolis’s team is traveling to Saratov with the clear intention of extending it.
