First ever loss to Kalev

CSKA – Kalev/Cramo Tallinn: 102-107 (-5)

CSKA: Bolomboy (15 + 5 rb + 2 st), Hilliard (38 + 3 rb + 2 as + 3 st), Hackett (5 + 3 as + 4 pf), Antonov (1 + 5 as + 4 pf), Kurbanov (3 + 2 as) – start; Khomenko (0), James (19 + 4 as), Ukhov (6), Strelnieks (4), Voigtmann (11 + 8 rb), Kochergin (0)…

Kalev/Cramo: Thomas (7 + 4 rb + 5 as + 5 pf), Keene (26 + 6 rb + 8 as + 4 to + 4 pf), Kemp (24 + 6 rb + 3 as + 2 st + 3 to), Joesaar (21 + 3 rb + 2 as), Dorbek (5 + 3 rb) – start; Sokk (4 as), Kurbas (2), Djukanovic (2), Hermet (2 as), Kaufmanis (0), Nurger (9 + 3 rb), Lewis (11 + 2 as)…

Congratulations to Kalev. We had our moments, but evidently we are too loaded, things are not going our way. We had brought the game to double-digit lead several times: +14 was the biggest, we had +12, +10, couple of times +11. They shot the ball great with no pressure and managed to win. Evidently, the problem is not only basketball, because we also scored. In the second and third quarters we fall down recently due to the situations we are facing, internally and externally. This all affects our game. Definitely, it is one of the hardest months for us but we need to stay strong and believe on our future, especially when players are coming back and we gather all together.