Yekaterinburg will host regular season game on Friday.
Uralmash (Yekaterinburg, Russia) vs CSKA (Moscow, Russia)
Time: 19:15 (17:15 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Ekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg, GAUSO “Dvorets Igrovykh Vidov Sporta”
Broadcast: Match! Igra, Start, League website
Uralmash: Milos Pavicevic team didn’t fall apart after a tough loss to UNICS, but won 2 straight, moving up to fourth place in the standings. The only teams above are CSKA, UNICS and Runa. In the game against Pari Nizhny Novgorod, the Yekaterinburg team set a United League scoring record, crossing 90 points for the first time this season. Octavius Ellis looked great again, scoring 22 points and earning a spot in the Team of the Round. In the game against CSKA, the center will surely be Uralmash key player again, as the Army team continue to have problems in the paint. For example, in the game against Astana, despite a big win, the Moscow team couldn’t figure out how to guard Royce Hamm, who scored 22 points.
CSKA: By beating tough Astana, CSKA extended the winning streak to 7 games and remained the only club in the League with 0 losses. Anton Astapkovic was the highlight of CSKA’s game week: he more than doubled his scoring average with 16.0 points and was added to the Team of the Round after games against MINSK and Astana. This demonstrates the Army team wide roster rotation: in the last 3 games, the bench has consistently scored more points than their starting five. In this sense, CSKA has a clear advantage over Uralmash, where only Tyrell Nelson scores points on a more or less regular basis.
