Lokomotiv-Kuban vs Zenit. Are Krasnodar residents done?
Lokomotiv-Kuban will host Zenit on May 30 as part of the dispute for bronze medals in the VTB United League for the 2023/24 season. This is the pair's third meeting in a best-of-three series. The two starting confrontations of the rivalry benefited the St. Petersburg team. The match will take place under the dome of the Basket Hall arena in Krasnodar.
The Railwaymen were finalists in the last VTB United League. This season they planned to perform no worse. In the semifinals, they pulled the defending champion (UNICS) into the seventh match, but it didn’t work out. Next, it was necessary to adjust the plans. Southerners now need bronze. The beginning of the series failed in St. Petersburg (two defeats in two matches). The series, which lasts up to three positive results, moves to Krasnodar, but the “steam locomotives” no longer have the right to make mistakes.
Why is Loko flying in the series with Zenit? A lot of energy was devoted to the rivalry with UNICS; it is possible that almost all the energy was left there. Plus, the current battles with St. Petersburg are intriguing until the final whistle. It is possible that there is even just a lack of luck here. It should be a little easier at home. There is an audience here, targeted rings and the realization that the next defeat will ruin all the team’s plans.
In the second match of the series against St. Petersburg, the following guys are worth noting in the Krasnodar team: Patrick Miller (22 points and seven assists), Dmitry Uzinsky (15 points in attack and six rebounds), Jaylen Burford (15 points in attack and four interceptions), Andrey Martyuk and Kirill Elatontsev (both had 12 points, plus the second added five collected goals on the board), as well as DeVon Akun-Purcell (eight points in the opponent’s basket, six rebounds and three steals).
Zenit
In the last VTB League, St. Petersburg residents were left without medals. This season they wanted to be champions, but CSKA turned out to be better in the semifinals (4:2). Then Zenit began to fight for bronze medals and the series against the “railroad” team started just perfectly. We won two out of two matches at home. Everything was subtle here and sometimes there was a lot of luck involved, but everyone will only remember the results.
The composition of the St. Petersburg team does not raise any questions, although the opponent has a similar story. On the other hand, the “blue-white-sky blues” are one step away from winning the series, perhaps this means they are at least a little better than their opponents, because those who are lucky are lucky.
Based on the last match of the series, the team from the banks of the Neva is worth highlighting: Thomas Ertel (23 points and seven assists), Trent Fraser (20/6), Vince Hunter (18 points in attack and five rebounds), Sergei Karasev (16 points in attack ) and Sergei Toropov (ten points).
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Lokomotiv-Kuban vs Zenit
Lokomotiv-KubanThe Railwaymen were finalists in the last VTB United League. This season they planned to perform no worse. In the semifinals, they pulled the defending champion (UNICS) into the seventh match, but it didn’t work out. Next, it was necessary to adjust the plans. Southerners now need bronze. The beginning of the series failed in St. Petersburg (two defeats in two matches). The series, which lasts up to three positive results, moves to Krasnodar, but the “steam locomotives” no longer have the right to make mistakes.
Why is Loko flying in the series with Zenit? A lot of energy was devoted to the rivalry with UNICS; it is possible that almost all the energy was left there. Plus, the current battles with St. Petersburg are intriguing until the final whistle. It is possible that there is even just a lack of luck here. It should be a little easier at home. There is an audience here, targeted rings and the realization that the next defeat will ruin all the team’s plans.
In the second match of the series against St. Petersburg, the following guys are worth noting in the Krasnodar team: Patrick Miller (22 points and seven assists), Dmitry Uzinsky (15 points in attack and six rebounds), Jaylen Burford (15 points in attack and four interceptions), Andrey Martyuk and Kirill Elatontsev (both had 12 points, plus the second added five collected goals on the board), as well as DeVon Akun-Purcell (eight points in the opponent’s basket, six rebounds and three steals).
Zenit
In the last VTB League, St. Petersburg residents were left without medals. This season they wanted to be champions, but CSKA turned out to be better in the semifinals (4:2). Then Zenit began to fight for bronze medals and the series against the “railroad” team started just perfectly. We won two out of two matches at home. Everything was subtle here and sometimes there was a lot of luck involved, but everyone will only remember the results.
The composition of the St. Petersburg team does not raise any questions, although the opponent has a similar story. On the other hand, the “blue-white-sky blues” are one step away from winning the series, perhaps this means they are at least a little better than their opponents, because those who are lucky are lucky.
Based on the last match of the series, the team from the banks of the Neva is worth highlighting: Thomas Ertel (23 points and seven assists), Trent Fraser (20/6), Vince Hunter (18 points in attack and five rebounds), Sergei Karasev (16 points in attack ) and Sergei Toropov (ten points).
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