Lokomotiv Kuban — CSKA, 22 April 2023

Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar – PBC CSKA: 73-79 (+6)

Lokomotiv Kuban: Akoon-Purcell (13 + 3 rb + 3 as + 3 to + 4 pf), Horton (12 + 5 rb + 3 as), Uzinskiy (5), White (4 + 5 rb + 3 to), Yemchenko (6 + 3 rb + 3 as + 4 st) – start; Barford (19 + 3 rb + 2 as + 4 pf), Shcherbenev (6), Martyuk (2 + 4 rb + 4 pf), Yelatontsev (1), Kvitkovskikh (0), Paunic (DNP), Vedishchev (5)…

CSKA: Ware (20 + 4 as + 3 to), Komolov (0), Davidovac (3), Jean-Charles (9 + 5 rb + 2 st + 4 to + 5 pf), Shved (18 + 5 rb + 8 as + 3 to) – start; Karpenko (DNP), Ukhov (4 pf), Astapkovich (10), Ruzhentsev (0), Cacok (16 + 10 rb + 3 st + 3 to + 4 pf), Moore (2 as), Kurbanov (3)…

Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:

It was another difficult game with a very high level of intensity. Both teams tried to show their best basketball. This time we demonstrated much better tactical discipline. We understood much better what needed to be done on the court, and therefore we won in the end. Are you asking about the advantage that Lokomotiv has at home? There is a “hot” atmosphere in Krasnodar, and under the pressure of the fans, the referees can make mistakes, give the hosts the opportunity to act tougher in defense than is allowed, and this affects the organization of the offense. So this is where it really matters.