Khimki Moscow Region vs. CSKA: 74-85
Dmitry Shakulin, CSKA interim coach:
All the events before the game weren’t easy for the club. We changed the system of preparations, we started preseason in fact on November 25, it was not good from the start but now we see the results. The players are reading the game, they don’t want to leave the floor even with minor injuries, and that tell about champions’ character. Look at our so-called veterans, Holden and Langdon, their playing time and the quality of this time. I was glad to see not so much turnovers, especially taking into account Khimki defensive pressure. When the team is not ready, it can be broken easily by the pressure by denying the first pass. We did not step down, continued to execute our plan, to drive and to find open shots.