On a pause without a pause
Our team bid farewell to its fans until February 18th, but not to its winning streak. Avtodor became the red-blues' latest victim…
CSKA – Avtodor BC Saratov: 95-60 (+35)
CSKA: Ruzhentsev (7 + 7 rb + 3 as + 2 st), Trimble (13 + 3 rb), Ukhov (9), Astapkovich (6 + 3 rb + 4 as + 2 st), Jean-Charles (4 + 6 rb + 3 as + 3 to) – start; Cleveland (12 + 3 st), Ware (8 + 3 to), Gankevich (6), Karpenko (7), Antonov (8), Kurbanov (6 + 3 as), Mitrovic (9 + 7 rb + 3 as)…
Avtodor: Pranauskis (8 + 4 as + 3 st + 4 to), Yevseyev (9 + 3 rb + 2 st + 5 pf), Zemskiy (8 + 10 rb + 2 st), Kosko (14 + 5 rb + 2 st + 2 bs + 5 pf), Newman (11 + 3 rb + 3 as) – start; Sushchik (6 + 6 rb), Nikulin (1), Fyodorov (3 rb), Motovilov (3 + 5 as + 7 to), Yakovlev (0)…
Andreas Pistiolis, CSKA head coach:
Let me start by thanking the fans who came to the game today. I hope they enjoyed it. As AC said, we played seriously for most of the game today, and we showed good focus on defense. And that's not easy when your opponent is missing key players. Motivation often depends on the obstacles and challenges you face, and we certainly lacked that today.
Antonius Cleveland, CSKA guard:
I think it was a solid win for us today. We came out and defended very well. I think the fact that we only allowed 60 points is a good sign. We took the game seriously and won.
