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04.06.2011
Andrey Vorontsevich (photo S. Mukhtarulin, Red-Army.ru)
Trailing by 19 in the third quarter of the decisive game of the Russian League semifinal series our team shocked Lokomotiv-Kuban by 24-0 run organized by the reserves. CSKA won with a big margin earning the berth in the finals.

Lokomotiv Kuban vs. CSKA: 63-79 (+16)

Jonas Kazlauskas, CSKA head coach:
The game was very difficult for us. It was a last chance for Lokomotiv to stay alive in the series, and we were aware that the opponent will try hard to win. We knew what to do, but it did not work out. It was hard to find something, and it was our last chance to change the lineup completely and to try to press. And it worked out. Offense was coming off the defense. I am very glad for our guys who fought off the bench. Bykov, Sokolov, others made their maximum to break the game down.

Photos
Andrey Vorontsevich (photo S. Mukhtarulin, Red-Army.ru)
Jon Robert Holden (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Jamont Gordon (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Dmitry Sokolov and Jonas Kazlauskas (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Aleksey Shved (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Viktor Khryapa (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Aleksandr Kaun (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Sani Becirovic (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Sergey Bykov (photo S. Mukhtarulin, Red-Army.ru)
Matjaz Smodis (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Jonas Kazlauskas and Dmitriy Shakulin (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
CSKA fan (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
CSKA (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Jon Robert Holden and Viktor Khryapa (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Aleksey Shved (photo S. Mukhtarulin, Red-Army.ru)
Andrey Vorontsevich (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)
Sergey Bykov (photo S. Mukhtarulin, Red-Army.ru)
Jon Robert Holden (photo M. Serbin, cskabasket.com)