Krasnodar will host the Finals Game 3 on Thursday.
Lokomotiv Kuban (Krasnodar) – UNICS (Kazan)
Time: 19:30 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Krasnodar, Basket-Hall
Broadcast: TV Start, Match TV, League website
Series Score: 1-1
UNICS wins in clutch and ties the score in the Final Series!
UNICS vs Lokomotiv Kuban. Highlights
Comments after Game 2:
Velimir Perasovic, UNICS head coach:
– First of all, I congratulate my players on the victory. Today we fought throughout the match. At the same time, I think that we did not play in the best way. For most of the match, the opponent controlled the game, but we did not give up. We made a lot of mistakes and were nervous, but in the end we began to defend harder. We made 17 steals and 17 rebounds under on offensive board, which became a key success factor. Today we won a very important victory and equalized the score in the series. Our opponents prove their high level and demonstrate why they managed to beat such a strong team as CSKA in the semifinals.
Aleksander Sekulic, Lokomotiv Kuban head coach:
– Congratulations to UNICS on the victory. We knew that we were playing against a great team led by a great coach. We controlled the match and confidently led the score four minutes before the end. I don’t know what happened to us in these last minutes. In any case, we made too many turnovers today: 22 is a terrible indicator. The opponents showed themselves well on the board, especially in the key moments of the match. The rebound that Vince Hunter took under our board was decisive.
Louis Labeyrie, UNICS forward:
– It was a very interesting and intense match. We really appreciate such incredible support from our fans, which helped us win today. In the last quarter, we rebuilt our defensive actions, began to defend aggressively and managed to turn the game around due to this.
Vladislav Emchenko, Lokomotiv Kuban guard:
– First of all I would like to congratulate UNICS with the win. It was a hard game that was worthy of a Final. There are more emotions than words. We lost, we didn’t execute the coach’s plan, in some moments it was difficult. We should have held on, in defence someone didn’t work hard – he didn’t make a move, didn’t rebound, didn’t make a cut. Those were the nuances that decided the game result. Had we taken a rebound a minute before the end, the game would have been different. We will analyse our mistakes and prepare for the next game.
