It's no coincidence

CSKA – Betcity Parma Perm region: 93-55 (+38)

CSKA: Ruzhentsev (11 + 3 rb + 3 to), Trimble (17 + 4 as + 3 st + 3 to), Ukhov (5 + 3 rb + 3 as), Astapkovich (4 + 3 rb + 4 as + 2 st), Jean-Charles (8 + 6 rb + 4 as) – start; Cleveland (13 + 3 as + 2 st + 4 to), Ware (7 + 2 as), Gankevich (4 + 4 rb + 2 st), Karpenko (6), Antonov (11 + 3 rb), Kurbanov (6 rb + 2 as + 3 bs), Mitrovic (7 + 9 rb)…

Betcity Parma: Adams (12 + 4 rb + 3 as + 2 st + 3 to), Svinin (3), Sanders (6 + 3 rb), Carter (10 + 11 rb + 4 as + 2 st + 3 bs + 5 to + 4 pf), Shashkov (5 + 2 as) – start; Adams (9 + 3 as + 3 st + 3 to), Hopkins (DNP), Il’nitskiy (5 + 3 to + 5 pf), Stafeyev (0), Yakushin (0), Yegorov (3 + 2 st), Zakharov (2)…

Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who came to the arena today. It's incredibly important that the fans are with us, even though I understand today isn't the best day or time for the game, but we felt their presence. I'd like to express my concern and support for Hopkins, who was injured today. I'm always very emotional when a young player gets injured. I hope it's nothing serious and he'll be back soon. Regarding the game, we were serious and focused, and the difference in the final score is especially valuable because it was achieved against a very good team playing excellent basketball. We need to build on this going forward.