Yekaterinburg will host regular season game in Monday.
Uralmash (Yekaterinburg) vs UNICS (Kazan)
Time: 19:15 (17:15 Moscow time)
Place: Russia, Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg, GAUSO “Dvorets Igrovykh Vidov Sporta”
Broadcast: Match! Igra, Start Triumph, League website
Uralmash: The club parted ways with head coach Milos Pavicevic this week. However, the team has a decent result at the start of their debut season: 8 wins, 8 losses and currently 8th place in the standings. If taking the confident road win over Avtodor, Uralmash had 4 close games: -4 against Runa, -2 against Zenit, +3 against Enisey and MBA. Teamwork will play a big role against UNICS – the Yekaterinburg team is second in assists per game (18.9), while the Kazan team is first in steals (6.5) and last in fouls (9.9). Uralmash also has games versus Lokomotiv Kuban and PARMA ahead, so every win before the New Year will be worth a lot.
UNICS: The Kazan team is flying to Yekaterinburg from Astana, where the team picked up 11th win of the season. The highest-scoring team of the season (88.2) scored 97 points in Kazakhstan and repeated the season-high. UNICS and Uralmash end possessions with a two-point shot more often than anyone else in the League, and the bigmen duel could be the deciding factor. The teams has already played on October 19 – Velimir Perasovic team won at home by 27 points. The Yekaterinburg team made only 4 free throws (17.8 on average). UNICS is in second place in the standings with 1 game to play later, and a schedule (MINSK, Samara and Nizhny) gives the Kazan team a reason to finish 2023 successfully.
