In the match of the stage of the losers of the VTB United League, Samara will host Uralmash from Yekaterinburg on the home court.
Samara
The teams of Drazen Anzulovich and Rostislav Vergun have already secured their place in the play-in stage, and therefore now they can feel a little more relaxed. In their last match, which was the day before yesterday, Samara hosted Nizhny Novgorod on their home court. Anzulovich's players played well in the first half of the match, but then they seriously sagged after a long break, which eventually led to a defeat with the score 70:80 (17:18; 23:21; 13:19; 17:22). In this meeting, American point guard Justin Roberson showed himself well in Samara, he scored 21 points, made three rebounds and completed four assists.
Uralmash
Rostislav Vergun's team, in turn, is now playing more steadily and eventually won two consecutive victories in the VTB United League. In its last match, which was also the day before yesterday, Uralmash hosted Avtodor Saratov on its home ground in Yekaterinburg. Uralmash showed very stable basketball and as a result deservedly won with a score 82:66 (21:17; 27:20; 19:18; 15:11). Three basketball players performed well in this meeting as part of Uralmash. American forward Javonte Douglas scored 19 points, made ten rebounds and completed two assists. U.S. guard Garrett Nevels scored 18 points, had five rebounds and completed four assists. Forward from the USA Octavius Ellis scored 16 points, made eight rebounds and made two steals.
Uralmash and Samara last played against each other on March sixth in the second stage of the regular season of the VTB United League. Then in Yekaterinburg, Uralmash turned out to be stronger with the score 89:83 (23:18; 20:14; 22:26; 24:25).
Forecast
In this match, Samara is considered a slight favorite by bookmakers on the home court. There should be a stubborn struggle in this confrontation again, and therefore we suggest that you put more than 154.5 points on the total.
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