Perm, Nizhny Novgorod and Yekaterinburg will host 3 regular season games on Wednesday.
PARMA (Perm Region) vs MBA-MAI (Moscow)
Time: 19:30 (17:30 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Perm, UDS Molot
Broadcast: Match! Igra, TV Start, League website
PARMA: The team continues to fight for Top 6 and Playoffs. Win over Astana let the Perm team to improve the situation in standings. Now the Perm team is a step away from Pari NN. But Evgeny Parshtin team can get closer to rival with tonight’s win and Nizhny Novgorod loss versus Zenit.
MBA-MAI: The Moscow team has chance to get to the Top 6. To do so, MBA needs to get a good stretch at the end of regular season. The guests has this potential as playing well against direct competitors. Vasily Karasev team is aimed to win the upcoming game,
Uralmmash (Yekaterinburg) vs UNICS (Kazan)
Time: 20:00 (18:00 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Yekaterinburg, DIVS GAUSO
Broadcast: Start Triumph, League website
Uralmash: The Yekaterinburg team won the Russian Cup on Sunday, but there is no time to celebrate. The team will have a challenge on Wednesday – the clash against the League top team. The hosts need to gain confidence before Playoffs. This season, Uralmash has been in trouble against Top 4. The team has 1 win in 12 such games.
UNICS: The Kazan team continues to purchase CSKA and Zenit for the lead in the standings. UNICS is waiting for the opponents misfire, but has to safe the same winning path. The team will play versus tough team, which has very decent players and got motivational boost. So the Volga team needs to work hard to beat the rival.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod) vs Zenit (St. Petersburg)
Time: 19:30 (Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, KRK Nagorny
Broadcast: Match! Igra, TV Start, League website
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: The loss in Yekaterinburg didn’t let the Volga team to move out of 6th place. But the rivals are very close. In such situation, any loss can cause serious problems in the end of the regular season. And the tight schedule did not let the hosts any time for break and reboot. Pari NN participated in the Russian Cup Final Four, and will have to play against strong Zenit 3 days later.
Zenit: The St. Petersburg team is in great shape. The last loss was on January 11 and has 12-game winning streak. For updating the team record, the team needs 1 win, which can be achieved in tonight’s game. Dwayne Bacon can become the key factor with his current shape. The American forward is the best scoring game in March, averaging 21.5 points per game on average.
