VTB United League Finals. Zenit at CSKA. Game 5. Preview

The blue-white had a practice in St. Petersburg and immediately hit the road to the capital. Game 5 of the final series against the “army team” will take place on May 30. The game will be held at Megasport Palace. It starts at 20:00.

The best game of the season or even in the history of the VTB United League is in the past. CSKA leads the series with a score of 3:1, but it’s no secret that Zenit is going only for victory.

Opposition

CSKA’s forces in the VTB United League

Points
15.7 – Alexey Shved (Russia, Guard, 198cm)

Rebounds
10.4 – Nikola Milutinov (Serbia, Center, 213 cm)

Assists
5.6 – Alexey Shved (Russia, Guard, 198 cm)

Steals
1.5 – Alexey Shved (Russia, Guard, 198 cm)

Zenit’s forces in the VTB United League

Points
14.1 – Billy Baron (USA, Guard, 187 cm)

Rebounds
5.5 – Alex Poythress (USA, forward, 205 cm)

Assists
4.9 – Jordan Loyd (USA, Guard, 197 cm)

Steals
1.2 – Jordan Loyd (USA, Guard, 197 cm)

Quote

Denis Zakharov, Zenit BC Forward:

We tune in to a specific matchup and don’t think about any other things. We have disassembled the video, we are training to fight in the fifth game of the series. In general, the third and fourth matches of the series were good for us despite the fact that we lost in the previous meeting in the end. We ran well, defended well, fulfilled our game plans, played as a team. If we manage to repeat all this and implement it, then we will succeed. We did everything in our power to prevent Ware from scoring the last ball. Both Alex and Sergey did their best, it was basketball. I am glad that the bus with the fans is going to support us. It always helps, charges and supports.