Perm will host the regular season game on Friday.
PARMA-PARI (Perm) – Samara (Samara)
Time: 19:00 (17:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Perm, UDS Molot
Broadcast: TV Start, League website
PARMA-PARI: As a month ago, the teams had the same wins/losses balance (5-8) and 7th and 8th places in the standings. November was not the most successful for PARMA-PARI: 4 losses in 5 games. The Perm team urgently need to establish defense, because if in the first month of the season they let opponents score 75.1 points, then in the second – 91.7! In the previous game against Samara, PARMA lost failing in defense after the halftime and allowing the opponents to score 43 points in 20 minutes. This time, PARMA-PARI can avoid this with the help of fans, more than 5000 tickets have already been sold for Friday’s game in Molot!
Samara: Sergey Bazarevich team has 4 losses in a row. But in addition to a long loosing streak, the coaching staff has another problem – injuries. In the Newcomers Derby with MBA, Malcolm Thomas and James Ennis did not play. It will be extremely difficult for the Volga team in Perm, but they still have experienced leaders Marcos Knight and KC Rivers. Now Samara has a fairly strong guard Jordan Theodore, who is ready to play a lot. The secret of success can be ball control, as in the last game against PARMA-PARI, Samara made only 9 turnovers.
