now the goal is to win the final – Kommersant

It was a very tough match. We played for more than two and a half hours, and even overtime lasted fifteen minutes. I couldn’t wait for the time to run out! Nerves, nerves, nerves. I thought there were no more emotions left, but no, there are still and do not end.

We are happy. We beat the strongest club. This is very cool. We will celebrate, of course, but in four days the first game of the finals, so first of all, everyone needs to calm down. Now we are waiting for an opponent. With whom to play – Zenit or UNICS – it’s not so important. Opponents are not chosen. We need to think about how we will be ready. All in our hands. Yes, we have not been in the final for a long time, and the current success is a great achievement. But now the goal is to win the final.

It is gratifying that today we were ready, first of all, mentally. What happened in the sixth match of the series did not break the team, it was able to get together and show character. We knew the team had it. I also want to note that the Russian basketball players of the team showed themselves well. Andrey Martyuk, Anton Kvitkovskikh, Vladislav Yemchenko, Alexander Shcherbenev. I am very happy for Sasha, he fired at the right time. Well, where without the fans. We heard them very well today, they are the best for us, they gave us energy to win, and there is not much of it, especially in the seventh match of the series.

Alexander Petrov