CSKA, Loko, UNICS, MBA, Paris NN. Announcement of the start of the VTB United League
Andrey Antson September 29, 2023, 10:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
First games of the new season!
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The program in summary:
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🏀 September 29, 14:00: UNICS – Lokomotiv-Kuban
Intrigue: which of the finalists faced the season best?
Symbolically, the first match of the new season was the confrontation between the finalists of the past. Then the Kazan club turned out to be stronger. However, judging by the Super Cup, Lokomotiv seems to be in better shape. The basketball that Krasnodar showed in the second half against Fenerbahçe can easily be considered high level by European standards. In turn, UNICS needs to show that it should still be considered one of the favorites of the season.
Vladislav Emchenko
Photo: Press service of the VTB United League
🏀 September 29, 15:00: CSKA – MBA
Intrigue: Can MBA take revenge for the disappointing defeat in the Super Cup?
MBA and CSKA played one of the best games of the entire Super Cup, where the former showed character and fought with the giants until the end of regulation time, but the team did not have enough time for extra time. The Army team seems extremely reliant on their star point guard Casper Ware, who set all kinds of Super Bowl scoring records. How many points will Ware score in this game?
Casper Ware (right) and Makar Konovalov
Photo: Press service of the VTB United League
🏀 September 29, 17:00: “Samara” – “Yenisey”
Intrigue: How will American newcomers perform in Samara?
Newly appointed Samara coach Drazen Anzulovich will play his first official match in charge of the new team against his former club Yenisei. Three American newcomers arrived in Samara with the coach: James Thompson, Javonta Hawkins and Justin Roberson. Last season, three out of four games went to the Siberian team. Who will take the victory at the start of the season?
Drazen Anzulovic
Photo: BC Samara official website.
🏀 September 30, 19:00: “Minsk” – “Paris Nizhny Novgorod”
Intrigue: will the Belarusian team be able to compete with the Nizhny Novgorod team?
Last season, Minsk was by far the worst team in the entire league. In the first stage, the Belarusians only achieved one victory. In head-to-head matches, Paris NN won with a difference of “+17” and “+11”. The Nizhny Novgorod team performed well in the Super Cup, but in the end only lost to Fenerbahçe in the third place match. Do we have a chance of seeing an even match between the clubs?
Mikhail Belenitsky
Photo: Press service of the VTB United League
🏀 September 30, 19:00: “Runa” – “Avtodor”
Intrigue: how will the newcomer in the VTB United League perform?
In the same match we will see the first newcomer to the United League: Moscow Runa. The team has already shown worthy results in the 2021/2022 Russian Cup, when it managed to take third place. Last season of Super League-1, the Muscovites took second place, losing only to Uralmash. Can the league’s new club become the same sensation as last year’s MBA?
Alex Tyus
Photo: Press service of the VTB United League
