CSKA vs. Khimki Moscow region: 65-57 (+8)
Jonas Kazlauskas, CSKA head coach:
It was difficult to play after yesterday’s loss which kicked us mentally. But we managed to motivate the players, to wake their desire to fight. We understood that beautiful game is not expected, that we have to fight on defense first, because it is not allowed to let the opponent score 43 points in the first half. The defense helped us win. I can’t say that I am fully satisfied, and my worries are not only about our play against zone. But you cannot fix everything at once. When we went up by 10, I asked the team to keep the difference, that’s why I used my last time-out with 5.30 to play.
