What a start!

29.09.2012
Alexandr Kaun (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Both Alexander Gomelsky Cup semifinals were full of serious fights. Tomorrow's final game will feature CSKA (which won by 2 points) and Loko (won by 3 points).

CSKA vs. Zalgiris: 89-87 (+2)


Ettore Messina, CSKA head coach:
We played like two different games tonight. One was in first and third quarters, the other one in second and fourth. There were moments when we had very good offense, and there were moments when we had very bad offense. The same with defense. We tried a number of combinations of players, and one of our tasks is to find those combination which can show consistent game. Our problem is not connected with physical conditions and number of turnovers. We have to learn how to play defense of the same highest level as soon as it possible.

Photos
Sonny Weems (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Aaron Lee Jackson (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Milos Teodosic (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Viktor Khryapa (photo Y. Kuzmin, cskabasket.com)
Drew Nicholas (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Vladimir Micov (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Nenad Krstic (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Anton Ponkrashov (photo Y. Kuzmin, cskabasket.com)
Andrey Vorontsevich (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Zoran Erceg (photo Y. Kuzmin, cskabasket.com)
CSKA fans (photo Y. Kuzmin, cskabasket.com)
Ettore Messina (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Andrey Vatutin and Darjus Lavrinovic (photo T. Makeeva, cskabasket.com)
Andrey Vatutin and Sergey Bykov (photo T. Makeeva, cskabasket.com)
CSKA dance team (photo Y. Kuzmin, cskabasket.com)
Alexandr Kaun (photo Y. Kuzmin, cskabasket.com)
Aaron Lee Jackson (photo T. Makeeva, cskabasket.com)
Sonny Weems (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Yuriy Yurkov (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Nenad Krstic (photo T. Makeeva, cskabasket.com)
Vladimir Micov (photo T. Makeeva, cskabasket.com)
Pre-game show (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)