Kazan will host regular season game on Saturday
Time: 18:00 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Kazan, Basket Hall
Broadcast: Match! Igra, TV Start, League website
UNICS: Despite the loss to Lokomotiv Kuban, the Kazan team holds the top spot, but CSKA is still near. A win over PARMA would help the team get away from the pursuers and at the same time rehabilitate for their recent loss in Perm. However, UNICS can’t be considered as clear favorites right away. Velimir Perasovic team continues to suffer from injuries. Dmitry Kulagin is still out return was expected at the end of March and Marcos Knight was injured against Loko. The American guard was unable to finish the game, and it’s still unknown whether he’ll be able to play against PARMA.
PARMA: Before this season, UNICS was one of the most uncomfortable teams for PARMA – as the Perm team lost 14 of 16 games. However, in this regular season PARMA managed to end the curse and has already won 2 of 3 games and has a chance to take the season series lead. However, Evgeny Pashutin team is in a bit of a decrease right now. PARMA won its last game of the season over UNICS, but then lost to CSKA and Loko. Moreover, the League most rebounding team (37.5 rebounds per game), lost both of those games with rebounding problems. If UNICS will use bigmen in the paint correctly, it will make it much more difficult for PARMA to play. However, the Kazan team also won the rebounding in the last game, but lost.
