Semifinal: CSKA-JBL - Spartak St. Petersburg: 79-75
Final: Triumph Lyubertsy - CSKA-JBL: 72-73 ОТ
Leonid Spirin, CSKA-JBL head coach:
“We felt down only once – in the beginning of the second quarter. First of all because we lost concentration on defense. We discussed everything during the break, and played strict and reliable basketball in the second half. I can say it probably for the first time this season: our players executed our plan distinctly. They played very emotional defense, stopped the opponent shooters Karasev and Varnakov, showed disciplined offense. We were trailing in the end of fourth quarter but used our secret weapon – zone pressure, which allowed us to won a number of key possessions. When the game went to overtime we were sure that we will not let the win to slip away from us. I’d like to mention Loginov specifically – he scored a number of key baskets in the end.”
