Bodiroga was right

Barcelona forward Dejan Bodiroga said in his pregame interview that in his opinion CSKA was the favorite of the game. The result 91-70 proves that he was right.
David Andersen made double double: 27 points and 11 rebounds. Both records are the game high. Marcus Brown scored 12 points and added 9 assists that worth a lot for CSKA. Theodoras Papaloukas and Martin Muursepp recorded 11 points each.

Barcelona vs CSKA: 70-91

Although the game was played in Barcelona, the best achievement of the Catalan club was just 133 seconds of the equal score in the end of the 2nd period. All other 2267 seconds CSKA was ahead. The team was focused on the game and controlled the opponent in the defense. Both Barcelona leaders Dejan Bodiroga and Gregor Fucka could not stand the Army club pressure. The shooting percentage of the both players is awful – 11,1 and 27,2 respectively.
CSKA winning series reached the mark of 37 games in a row.


CSKA head coach Dusan Ivkovic:

- We played a great game and we deserved to win. Winning is always important, but we must carry on taking games one at the time. We lost control of the game in the second quarter, but we recovered in the third once we played as a team. I know that Barcelona has problems this season. I wish them all the best, starting next game. Andersen is in great shape, but I want to highlight Holden's defensive work on Navarro, a very dangerous player. Meanwhile, Brown did not shoot well, but he worked well for the team, finishing the game with 9 assists.

Barcelona head coach Joan Montes:

- It looks like I am guilty for everything happening, but we all belong to a team and people must come to Palau Blaugrana to support us. This situation is not good for me or for anyone else. We have to be aware that we are not the best team in Europe but our fans are used to winning. We could think about ways to change this situation, but I am worried because they got an easy win. CSKA is a very good team, maybe the best in the Euroleague.