Remembering about the first game

PRE-GAME BREAKDOWN

The red-and-blues are practicing in bigger numbers now. And the team actually became taller. Vladimir Ivlev recovered and got back on the court. Besides the second team’s center Kirill Popov is called to help the veterans. Though both young big men, Popov and Khalturin, did not travel to Krasnoyarsk.

WORD TO COACH

Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:

Enisey’s game based a lot on the athleticism and open-court actions. At home they play more aggressive. Obviously, Ware is a point of emphasis but not only him. Everybody can support ideas of the coach and his system to run the floor and hustle more. Definitely we have an opponent that competes on the highest level, we had difficulties against them in the first game.

PAST MATCHUPS

Wins-losses: 31-2
Game of the 2021-22 VTB League season:

26-Dec-2021. CSKA – Enisey: 97-88 (+9)

SHORT DOSSIER

Enisey Krasnoyarsk
Founded: 1981
Colors: blue, white
Home court: Arena-Sever (3,000)
Director: Vladimir Petrokovskiy
Head coach: Drazen Anzulovic
Website: www.basket-enisey.ru
Trophy case: Superleague B champion (2006-07), Russian Cup bronze winner (2011)