As part of the second match of the series for the 3rd place of the VTB United League, UNICS and Lokomotiv-Kuban will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? Our sports portal evaluates the opponents' chances of success.
UNICS
The Kazan team in the first match of the series acted very aggressively against the opponent, which clearly surprised the Krasnodar team. From the very first minutes, the team rushed forward, trying to secure a reserve. It eventually turned out and Kazan turned out to be stronger than the opponent – 90:75. As a result, the best sniper in the UNICS turned out to be Hezonya, who managed to distinguish himself with a set of 36 points. The player literally floated on the floor, and, along with him, the entire Kazan team, which brought itself closer to the bronze awards of the VTB United League.
"Locomotive-Kuban"
As for Lokomotiv, the visiting team was expected to lose in the first meeting, having disastrous numbers on shots from an average distance and from behind the arc. The opponent played much more successfully, forcing the Southerners to make mistakes from episode to episode. It is worth noting that Krasnodar lost with a score of 75:90, showing a very weak organization of the game. The leader of the team was Motley, who managed to score 27 points, which was not enough for the final success.
Statistics and figures:
- UNICS is the favorite of the meeting;
- UNICS leads the series – 1:0;
- The Kazan team lost 3 meetings out of 5;
- Loko lost in 4 out of 5 matches;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 90:75 in favor of UNICS.
Forecast
I believe that UNICS will be able to show its best basketball this time, but now the opponent will also catch up in terms of performance. It makes sense to take the breakdown of the base total in this meeting.
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