We are taking away two victories from Krasnodar!

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13.05.2023

13.05.2023

Lokomotiv-Kuban won back «-21» thanks to a 25:5 spurt in the 3rd quarter and moved the game into overtime with an incredible «three» (82:82). However, in an additional five minutes, UNICS pulled out a victory with a score of 90:88 on class and character and led 3-1 in the final series.

Now UNICS has one more important step to take. Let's try to make it together with our fans in the walls of our Basket Hall on May 16 at 19:30.

Lokomotiv-Kuban (Krasnodar) – UNICS (Kazan) – 88:90 OT (12:19, 20:29, 27:14, 22:19, 7:9).
Lokomotiv-Kuban: Horton (23 + 6 rebounds), Barford (22 + 5 rebounds + 4 assists), Akun-Purcell (16 + 7 rebounds, Shcherbenev (10).
UNICS: Reynolds (18 + 8 rebounds), Macon (18 + 4 rebounds+4 assists), Labeyrie (17 + 7 rebounds), Hunter (16 + 6 rebounds), White (13 + 5 rebounds + 4 assists).


POSTGAME COMMENTS:


Velimir PERASOVIC, BC UNICS head coach:

«Congratulations to my team – we won an incredibly difficult match. During the half time we realized that Loko is a comeback team. Many times this season they have returned to the game after a bad start. They have someone to drive the ball and run in fast breaks.

Basketball is not chess, it's not enough to calculate everything here. Every team has ups and downs. We had a great first half, the opponent – the second. As a result, we came to the end with an equal score. Barford and Akun-Purcell scored some incredible goals today. I am very glad that it didn't break us.

At the end, I released all of our big guys, because we had to somehow stop Lokomotiv on rebounds. As a result, none of the teams managed to score points easily in overtime – and we succeeded more in this game».


Daryl MACON, BC UNICS guard:

«We have to pay tribute to Loko, they never give up. The fact that we created a big gap in the beginning turned into a very difficult match for us in the end. But we remained a united team – this was the key to victory. I am incredibly proud of my teammates, our coaches, the staff – we all deserved this victory.

Did I feel tired in overtime after we had two point guards eliminated due to too many fouls? Basketball is a team game. The match is not won by one or two people. Besides, I was ready to take responsibility at any moment».

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