Perm will host the regular season game on Saturday.
PARMA-PARI (Perm) – Astana (Astana)
Time: 17:00 (15:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Perm, UDS Molot
Broadcast: TV Start, League website
PARMA-PARI: On Tuesday, the Perm team finally ended their 4-game losing streak by beating MINSK at home. More importantly, all the key players have recovered and now the coaching staff can use a wider rotation. On Saturday, PARMA-PARI can win the second game of the week, because PARMA is noticeably stronger than Astana. The Perm team will also have no lack of motivation and problems: in October the team unexpectedly lost in the capital of Kazakhstan with losing in rebounds. Therefore, Michael Myers rebounds and defense will be the main tasks that PARMA-PARI will have to cope with.
Astana: Like PARMA, the Kazakh team ended the losing streak in the previous round beating Avtodor at home. This win was the second for Astana this season and now Oleg Kiselev team will try to develop their success in Perm. In October, the Kazakh team won due to good rebounding, but a lot has changed since then. In particular, 2 newcomers appeared in Astana – Kwame Vaughn and Markell Johnson. So far, the guards are only joining the team, but this is still a serious adding for the team. What Astana needs to cope with defense, in the previous game, the Kazakh team made 18 turnovers. If this did not affect in Kazakhstan, then in Molot in Perm, every little thing can become key. Valery Likhodey return to Perm will also be interesting: the 36-year-old Russian forward was the leader of the Perm team in the previous season and signed a contract with Astana in the summer.
