Vs the Cup winner
At the end of the regular season of the VTB League, our team will play two home games this week. The first is tomorrow against Pari NN...
PRE-GAME BREAKDOWN
During the long break, the red-blues played only a friendly game with Runa, while the Nizhny Novgorod team played the Final Four of the Russian Cup last weekend (a tournament in which CSKA took part only as a second team). And they not just played, but also achieved a sensational victory, having coped with Zenit in St. Petersburg.
Muscovites are preparing for the upcoming game in almost the same roster. Alexey Shved and Semen Antonov are rehabbing after injuries. Vladimir Karpenko has recovered from his illness and is taking part in practices.
WORD TO THE COACH
Emil Rajkovic, CSKA head coach:
Nizhny Novgorod is in good shape, they’ve just won the Russian Cup, and we are very serious about the game. We will try to improve our game before the start of the playoffs.
PAST MATCHUPS
Win-loss record: 39-4
2022-23 season games:
14-Nov-2022. CSKA – Pari NN: 107-63 (+44)
10-Jan-2023. Pari NN – CSKA: 79-109 (+30)
02-Feb-2023. Pari NN – CSKA: 70-89 (+19)
SHORT DOSSIER
BC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Founded: 2000
Colors: white, black
Homecourt: Labor Unions Palace of Sports (5,000)
President: Sergey Panov
Head coach: Zoran Lukic
Website: www.nn-basket.ru
Accomplishments: Russian Cup winner (2023), VTB United League runner-ups (2014), Russian Championship runner-up (2014), Superleague B champion (2010), Russian Cup finalists (2011)
