Euroleague is back to Moscow

The Euroleague basketball returns to Moscow after uncharacteristically long absence. CSKA will examine German champions, fast-starter Brose Baskets on our home court tomorrow.

Chris Fleming’s team has become an author of most impressionable defeat in Game 1 after beating Croatian champs Zagreb by 31 point. If anyone doubted their strength, they have only respect after that. Besides, Bamberg has 9 players and head coach left from the previous season.

“I would say that Bamberg team kind of reminded me of Nymburk which we met a week ago, but they are a team of higher, Euroleague level”, - CSKA head coach Jonas Kazlauskas said. “They like to run, they use the zone pressure, they rely on individually strong players who are able to beat the opponents one-on-one. Their leaders – proven NBA-caliber shooter Jacobsen, Tucker who can play 3 and 4 positions – are very dangerous. So I think the game will be very difficult for us. At the same time it will be our first Euroleague home game and that adds to our responsibility – we have to please our fans that were waiting for this night for too long.”