“We won both games in Moscow but Red Star proved to be very tough opponent,” CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. “They will definitely play even better at home, pushed by their enthusiastic crowd. Still we have good experience of playing in noisy gyms this season, we are ready for that. Our goal is to be determined and decisive, to stay on our game plan. We know it is going to be tough, but nothing is easy in our life. We have to be focused, to play aggressive to take one more victory in this series.”
Important numbers
CSKA is the Euroleague’s top-scoring team with an average of 91.2 points per game. CSKA leads the league in performance index rating (107.0) and in both three-point shots made (260) and accuracy (42.4%).
Nando De Colo leads the Euroleague in performance index rating this season with an average of 24.2 per game and in scoring with 18.8 points per game.
De Colo has scored in double figures in 28 of his last 29 Euroleague games.
De Colo has made 92.4% of his career free throws and is the most accurate free throw shooter in Euroleague history.
Milos Teodosic has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last 17 Euroleague games. Teodosic has made at least 1 three-pointer in 48 of his last 49 Euroleague games.
Teodosic has scored in double figures in 15 of his last 16 Euroleague games.
Cory Higgins is the league leader in three-point accuracy this season at 52.7%. He has made 29 of 55 threes.
Kyle Hines established a new career high in scoring with 21 points in Game 1.
Hines has recorded a performance index rating of at least 10 in five straight games.
Hines has 140 career blocked shots and with his next rejection will break a tie with Denis Marconato and take over sole possession of seventh place on the Euroleague career list.
Hines needs 3 more steals to reach 100 for his Euroleague career.
Andrey Vorontsevich needs 6 more points to reach 1,000 for his Euroleague career.
Past matchups
Wins-losses: 8-0
1969-70 – European Champions Cup. Group stage. Crvena Zvezda – CSKA: 82-85 (+3)
1969-70 – European Champions Cup. Group stage. CSKA – Crvena Zvezda: 105-92 (+7)
1972-73 – European Champions Cup. Semifinals. Crvena Zvezda – CSKA: 90-98 (+8)
1972-73 – European Champions Cup. Semifinals. CSKA – Crvena Zvezda: 100-83 (+17)
1999-00 – Euroleague. Preliminary Round. CSKA – Crvena Zvezda: 86-62 (+24)
1999-00 – Euroleague. Preliminary Round. Crvena Zvezda – CSKA: 65-80 (+15)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Crvena Zvezda: 84-74 (+10)
2015-16 – Euroleague. Quarterfinals. CSKA – Crvena Zvezda: 77-76 (+1)
Short dossier
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, Serbia
Founded: 1945
Colors: white, red
Homecourt: Kombank Arena (25.000), Pionir Hall (8.150)
President: Nebojsa Covic
Head coach: Dejan Radonjic
Website: www.kkcrvenazvezda.rs
Trophy case:
- Cup Winners Cup (1974);
- ABA Champion (2015);
- 15-time Yugoslavian champion (1946, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 69, 72, 93, 94, 98);
- 3-time Yugoslavian Cup winner (1971, 73, 75);
- Serbian champion (2015);
- 5-time Serbian Cup winner (2004, 06, 13, 14, 15)
