Nizhny Novgorod will host the regular season game on Saturday.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod) vs CSKA (Moscow)
Time: 15:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Nizhny Novgorod,KRK Nagorny
Broadcast: Match! Igra, TV Start, League website
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: On Wednesday, Nizhny Novgorod winning streak was stopped by Uralmash (75:89). After the tough Yekaterinburg team, Sergey Kozin team will be tested by games against CSKA and Zenit, who are undefeated so far this season. The Volga team has the asme shooting percentage (48.8% for both teams), and surpass the reigning champion in assists and steals. Nizhny Novgorod will also have the home court advantage, where just under a year ago the team lost to CSKA by only 2 points (72:74).
CSKA: Nizhny Novgorod will be the last stop in the Moscow team road series. After confidently beating Enisey (82:71) and Astana (91:48), CSKA moved up to 1st place in the standings and also topped the League’s in average rebounds. Tonye Jekiri and Livio Jean-Charles duo will again have an advantage over smaller opponents in the paint in the upcoming game. CSKA is averaging only 10 turnovers per game (best at the start of the season), while Nizhny Novgorod makes the most (17.8 turnovers). But extending the winning streak won’t be easy – last season the average score difference against Nizhny was only 5 points, and one of the games ended in overtime.
