“It is going to be a third fight,” Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach, said. “Lokomotiv has quality so we can expect intense battle. We have to play extremely focus to get the third win.”
All available players boarded Aeroflot plane.
Past matchups
Wins/losses: 50-9,
In Moscow: 29-2, in Rostov: 9-1, in Krasnodar: 11-5, on neutral arena (in Berlin): 1-0.
Games of 2016-17 season:
04-Dec-2016. VTB United League. Regular Season. Lokomotiv Kuban – CSKA: 83-74 (-9)
19-Feb-2017. VTB United League. Regular Season. CSKA – Lokomotiv Kuban: 83-77 (+6)
26-May-2017. VTB United League. Quarterfinals: CSKA – Lokomotiv Kuban: 101-95 (+6)
28-May-2017. VTB United League. Quarterfinals: CSKA – Lokomotiv Kuban: 84-71 (+13)
Short dossier
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, Russia
Founded: 2003 (as Lokomotiv Rostov)
Colors: red, green, white
Home court: Basket Hall (7,500)
President: Andrey Vedishchev
Head coach: Sasa Obradovic
Website: www.lokobasket.com
Trophy case: Euroleague bronze winner (2016), EuroCup winner (2013), VTB United League runner-up (2013), BEKO PBL bronze winner (2011/12), Eurochallenge runner-up (2011), FIBA Europe Cup runner-up (2005)
