UNICS vs CSKA. The beginning of the main basketball confrontation in the VTB League.
UNICS will host the capital's CSKA in Kazan on May 26. This is the first meeting of the main series of the VTB United League of the 2023/24 season. The battle will take place on the floor of the Basket Hall sports and entertainment center.
The team won gold medals in the last VTB League. Now he wants to repeat his triumph. This season, the team entered the playoffs from first place for the first time in its history. We must admit that UNICS has a chance for the title.
The confrontation with CSKA promises to be very exciting. The opponent is skilled and experienced. “Army Men” are the most titled club in Russia. Cool sign, but you need to understand that the project that made noise in the Euroleague and the current “red-blues” are two completely different teams. At the same time, UNICS, which became the champion of the VTB United League in the 2022/23 season, has not changed much in terms of its composition.
Let's remember the seventh match of the semi-final against Loko. In it, the victory for Kazan was brought by: Nenad Dimitrievich (31 points, six rebounds and six assists), Eric Green (17 points in the opponent’s basket) and Marcos Knight (12 points in attack and seven collected goals on the board).
Later, Nenad Dimitrijevic entered the symbolic five semi-finals of the tournament. In the series against Loko, he averaged almost 19 points, more than four rebounds, about seven and a half assists and showed about 23 efficiency points on the floor. Jalen Reynolds kept him company here (15 points in attack, more than six and a half collected balls on the board, almost one and a half passes and 18.5 action utility points).
CSKA
In the VTB League of the previous convocation, capital basketball players hung bronze medals around their necks. It seems normal, but the team’s ambitions are such that it’s almost a failure. In the summer, the army team drew conclusions. Now they are already in the finals, that is, they will definitely work to improve their performance this season.
Be that as it may, Muscovites are the elite of Russian basketball. This moment both inspires the team and puts pressure on it morally. Now everyone understands that the current CSKA is not the team that can fight for great goals in the Euroleague. Today's “army men” have creakingly reached the final of the VTB United League and here they are, objectively, not favorites.
In the decisive seventh semi-final match against St. Petersburg Zenit, CSKA stood out: Casper Ware (31 points in the opponent’s ring), Amat M’Bye (16 points in attack), Anton Astapkovich (12, plus six passes). Following the series with the Blue-White-Blues, Melo Trimble was awarded a place on the team of the round. Here he averaged 12 points per game, collected almost four rebounds, distributed three assists and showed about 15 points for efficiency on the court.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on UNICS vs CSKA
UNICSThe team won gold medals in the last VTB League. Now he wants to repeat his triumph. This season, the team entered the playoffs from first place for the first time in its history. We must admit that UNICS has a chance for the title.
The confrontation with CSKA promises to be very exciting. The opponent is skilled and experienced. “Army Men” are the most titled club in Russia. Cool sign, but you need to understand that the project that made noise in the Euroleague and the current “red-blues” are two completely different teams. At the same time, UNICS, which became the champion of the VTB United League in the 2022/23 season, has not changed much in terms of its composition.
Let's remember the seventh match of the semi-final against Loko. In it, the victory for Kazan was brought by: Nenad Dimitrievich (31 points, six rebounds and six assists), Eric Green (17 points in the opponent’s basket) and Marcos Knight (12 points in attack and seven collected goals on the board).
Later, Nenad Dimitrijevic entered the symbolic five semi-finals of the tournament. In the series against Loko, he averaged almost 19 points, more than four rebounds, about seven and a half assists and showed about 23 efficiency points on the floor. Jalen Reynolds kept him company here (15 points in attack, more than six and a half collected balls on the board, almost one and a half passes and 18.5 action utility points).
CSKA
In the VTB League of the previous convocation, capital basketball players hung bronze medals around their necks. It seems normal, but the team’s ambitions are such that it’s almost a failure. In the summer, the army team drew conclusions. Now they are already in the finals, that is, they will definitely work to improve their performance this season.
Be that as it may, Muscovites are the elite of Russian basketball. This moment both inspires the team and puts pressure on it morally. Now everyone understands that the current CSKA is not the team that can fight for great goals in the Euroleague. Today's “army men” have creakingly reached the final of the VTB United League and here they are, objectively, not favorites.
In the decisive seventh semi-final match against St. Petersburg Zenit, CSKA stood out: Casper Ware (31 points in the opponent’s ring), Amat M’Bye (16 points in attack), Anton Astapkovich (12, plus six passes). Following the series with the Blue-White-Blues, Melo Trimble was awarded a place on the team of the round. Here he averaged 12 points per game, collected almost four rebounds, distributed three assists and showed about 15 points for efficiency on the court.
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