Perm will host Game 3 of Play-In between PARMA and MBA-MAI for last Playoffs spot.
Play-in schedule
Game #1: Pari Nizhny Novgorod vs PARMA (80:69)
Pari Nizhny Novgorod took 7th place in the regular season standings and will face CSKA in the Playoffs.
Game #2: MBA-MAI vs Enisey (106:102 OT)
Enisey finished the season.
Game #3: PARMA vs MBA-MAI
The team that wins Game 3 will finish 8th in the regular season and will face Zenit in the Playoffs.
Gameday preview
Game #3: PARMA vs MBA-MAI
Time: 17:00 (15:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Perm, UDS Molot
Broadcast: Match! Strana, TV Stat, League website
PARMA: The Perm team is returning to Molot, where it is expected to receive crazy support as PARMA won 50% of its games at home in the regular season. In the first game of the Play-In, the team faced extremely uncomfortable opponent – the loss to Pari NN was the 5th of the season (0-5). The rivalry with MBA-MAI is more pleasant for PARMA. The regular season series ended 3-1, including 2 wins at home. Evgeny Pashutin praised the team’s fourth-quarter performance after game in Nizhny Novgorod, noting that with that kind of desire, dedication and level of defense, his team will have a great chance to make the Playoffs.
MBA-MAI: The Moscow team came to the decisive Play-In game in high spirits – with back-to-back wins over Enisey. PARMA lost twice in a row to Pari NN. Andrey Zubkov and Vladislav Trushkin are in top shape, combining for 52 points against the Siberian team. A year ago, MBA-MAI entered the Play-In at 10th place, won the first game, and then lost to Samara in the deciding game. Now Vasily Karasev team, made up of Russian players, will try to use that experience and return to the VTB League Playoffs in third season.
