Army men jump into battle of the VTB League final series without taking the breather after the tough semifinals. No surprise that even Ettore Messina is asking the fans to bring some energy into the team.
“We start very difficult series against Eurocup winners, who have everything – depth, toughness, shooters, big men,” CSKA head coach says. “Lokomotiv is well-coached by Evgeny Pashutin. We are handicapped because we will play without to our leaders and almost without rest after the series against Khimki. At the same time we understand that this is a championship series so we will need all our energy and aggressiveness to try to win. The last but not least: it would be fantastic if we get the same support from our fans as we had in the game 5 of the semifinals.”
Sasha Kaun and Milo's Teodosic will miss the finals due to injuries. They continue they conservative therapy with the team. Kaun's knee will be tested in the US after the season.
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