We snatch the victory and return the advantage of the home court!

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11.05.2023

11.05.2023

Marcos KNIGHT's accurate throw brought UNICS an away victory over Lokomotiv Kuban with a score of 82:81 and put Kazan ahead in the final series of the VTB United League to 4 wins - 2-1.


VTB United League. The final. Match No. 3.
Lokomotiv-Kuban (Krasnodar) – UNICS (Kazan) – 81:82 (18:25, 30:19, 22:22, 11:16).
Lokomotiv-Kuban: Barford (20 + 6 rebounds), Horton (17 + 6 rebounds), Shcherbenev (10 + 5 assists), Emchenko (10).
UNICS: Macon (14), Dimitrijevic (13 + 6 assists), Zaitcev (12), Reynolds (11 + 6 rebounds), Labeyrie (10 + 7 rebounds).
The score in the series up to 4 wins: 2-1 in favor of UNICS






POSTGAME COMMENTS:


Velimir PERASOVIC, BC UNICS head coach:

«Congratulations to my players, they gave a great match today. Loko is very strong in the playoffs, they have a great coach, so I had no doubt that they would fight hard for every ball. I am very happy with the result.

Loko plays very aggressively. They managed to eliminate our gap created in the first quarter very quickly. It was very difficult for us to restrain their dash, but by winning some very important rebounds and thereby stopping their fast breaks we were able to do it.

Of course, I would like to win matches less nervously, but I will note the character of our guys, especially Vince Hunter. We are very happy to regain the home-court advantage».


Vyacheslav ZAITCEV, BC UNICS guard:

«I have great impressions. We are glad to regain the advantage of our court. Lokomotiv has interchangeable players in each position. I don't think White's absence in the end affected it. The guys shared the ball with me. When I opened, I managed to score a lot of points, which I am very happy about».

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