Our team began its preparations for the season in Lithuania. Here CSKA also finishes in 2011-12 VTB United League season. The army men flew to Vilnius for the Final Four of banking competition today.
"In the next two days we have to play two games that will decide the fate of the first title of the season, - CSKA head coach Jonas Kazlauskas said. - The mood of the team becomes more and more serious during latest practices, and that makes me satisfied certainly. In the semifinals, we will meet Lietuvos Rytas, the Euroleague-level team. They will play at home, in front of Vilnius fans, and that will make them even stronger. In addition, we will lack Viktor Khryapa, that’s a serious loss to us, so I asked the guys to play for themselves and for the captain."
Khryapa did not make a trip to Vilnius because of illness. Nikita Kurbanov stayed in Moscow to continue his recovery from an ankle injury. At the same time coach Dmitry Shakulin returned to work with the team after experienced problems with his back.
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