Pre-game breakdown
The Army Men got a day off after the win against Real Madrid. The team had two training days before Khimki game.
Khimki center Thomas Robinson is out with a broken wrist.
Pre-game quotes
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
We met already twice this season but every game is different. It is a real derby so we expect a difficult game.
Past matchups
Wins-losses: 80-17
CSKA biggest win: 104-64 (+40) (2002-03 Superleague Regular Season)
CSKA biggest loss: 85-67 (-18) (2007-08 Russian Cup Final)
Games of 2017-18 season:
VTB United League
06-Nov-2017. Khimki – CSKA: 81-96 (+15)
EuroLeague
22-Dec-2017. Khimki – CSKA: 79-68 (+11)
Short dossier
Khimki Moscow Region
Founded: 1997
Colors: blue, yellow
Home court: Moscow Region Basketball Center (3,500)
President: Dmitry Golubkov
CEO: Pavel Astakhov
Head coach: Giorgios Bartzokas
Website: www.bckhimki.ru
Trophy Case: 2-time Eurocup winners (2012, 15), Russian Cup winner (2008), VTB United League champion (2011), 7-time Russian League runner-up (2006, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13), Russian League bronze winner (2007), Russian Cup finalist (2006), FIBA-Europe Cup finalist (2006), Eurocup finalist (2009)
