Monthly Archives: May 2017

Khimki Answers Zenit
Khimki defeated Zenit at home in Game 3 of the playoff semifinals, 97-73 (30-21, 26-25, 24-12, 17-15). The first half had a lot of similarities to Games 1 and 2. Khimki take the lead. Zenit struggled to get going (4-15 from beyond the arc, 10 turnovers), but only trailed by...
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Russians won the tournament in Italy
The Russian women’s team won the international tournament in the Italian city Latina. Today, the team had the third victory in three matches – over the host team with a score of 65:50. The final meeting of the tournament promised to become the most difficult for the Russian team. First,...
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“Zenit” seizes 2-0 Lead
“Zenit” defeated “Khimki” at home in Game 2 of the playoff semifinals, 92-89. Leading by as much as 16 midway through the 2nd quarter, visiting “Khimki” had an excellent chance to steal home-court advantage in Game 2 of the semifinals. Alexey Shved’s 3-pointer with less than three minutes remaining put...
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The Russian national team defeated Hungary
In the second round of the international tournament in Italy, Russian women’s national team confidently beat Hungary – 79:53. From the first minutes Russians seem to have decided to prove that all the shortcomings revealed in the match with Belgium were just annoying misunderstandings. So the team captain Evgeniya Belyakova...
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CSKA Wins Shootout vs. Loko
CSKA defeated Lokomotiv-Kuban at home in Game 1 of the playoff semifinals, 101-95. CSKA and Loko surprised everyone in the first half by engaging in a full-fledged shootout, combining for 110 points in the opening 20 minutes! Matt Janning answered Vitaly Fridzon’s sharp shooting as both teams lit up the...
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