Saint Petersburg will host the regular season game on Thursday.
Zenit (St. Petersburg) – Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod)
Time: 19:00 (Moscow time)
Location: Russia, St. Petersburg, Sibur Arena
Broadcast: TV Start, League website
Zenit: Before the All-Star break, the St. Petersburg team lost Thomas Heurtel due to injury for a few weeks. Despite this, Zenit ended February with the win against UNICS on the road (80:69) and strengthened at the third place in the standings. And the reigning champion will have a serious challenge. As Pari NN beat Xavi Pascual team 2 weeks ago without any chances after the first half. So in that case, the coaching staff do not need to motivate – everyone expects for rematch, even with the fact that the game will be at Sibur Arena. The standings position also is important: in case of win, Zenit will guarantee the third place.
Pari Nizhny Novgorod: The Volga team demonstrates bright basketball at the second stage – Pari NN played equally against UNICS, was much stronger than MBA, beat Zenit and Loko. Due to this, Nizhny is at the fourth place and still has chances to improve the standings place. To achieve this, it is important to win in St. Petersburg. Pari Nizhny Novgorod was able to spot the reigning champion once and wants to to this once again. But do not underestimate Zenit, even with Heurtel injury. Zoran Lukic team need to be prepared for 40-minute concentration. Especially important to guard the opponents shooters – Caleb Homesley, Dmitriy Kulagin and Trent Frazier.
