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The VTB United League champions lost main center forward Nikola Milutinov until the end of the season, Tornike Šengelija also suffered an injury and Artūras Gudaitis made excellent use of the open cracks under the CSKA basket.
The “terminator” of the visiting team in 29 minutes. he scored 10 points (4/5 doubles, 2/3 penalties), grabbed 9 balls, scored 4 blocks and became the most useful basketball player on the team with 21 utility points.
The Moscow club also performed in addition to Mike James, who left for the United States for family reasons. True, the positive news finally reached Dimitri Itoudis’ camp: Will Clyburn returned to the lineup after injury, immediately with a powerful set and in 18 minutes. scored 8 points.
The club’s newcomers will soon be joining the club: tall Michael Eric and Dan Gabriel Lundberg, who is familiar with the Lithuanian basketball team to the point of pain.
Xavi Pascual’s students, who built a double-digit lead in the third quarter, took a record 16-point lead at the start of the deciding quarter (68:62), but the hosts did not withdraw from the fight.
After the triples of Daniel Hackett and Johannes Voigtmann, the team scored a long shot per minute (69:72), but Will Thomas was rejected again (69:74).
CSKA had a successful attack and fought back, but Darruno Hilliard’s 3-pointer, who could have snatched extra time, flew past.
Zenit remain a firm leader in the VTB United League, with third-place CSKA already leading the way with four wins.
Moscow CSKA: Johannes Voigtmann 19 (8th chamber, 29th ed.), Daniel Hackett 14 (5th ed.), Darrun Hilliard 13 (0/6 trit.).
Sankt Peterburg “Zenit”: Kevin Pangos 17 (ed. 6), Will Thomas and Austin Hollins 13 each, Artūras Gudaitis 10.
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