The head coach of BC Paris NN spoke about reaching the final of the Russian Cup

Paris Nizhny Novgorod basketball players continue to perform in the regular season and the Russian Cup. In the regular season, BC Paris Nizhny Novgorod performs poorly during the current season, settling in the second half of the standings. The Black and Whites most likely will not be able to reach the playoffs and will end the season in the regular season. In the Russian Cup, Paris NN has the opposite situation; the Nizhny Novgorod team is confidently moving along the tournament distance and can lift the trophy over their heads for the second time in a row.

In the semi-final match, BC “Paris Nizhny Novgorod” played with opponents representing the MBA from Moscow. The match turned out to be difficult and very energy-consuming. The black and whites led the score for most of it, creating a comfortable reserve for themselves. Only in the last quarter did Paris Nizhny Novgorod allow itself to relax and lose, but managed to maintain the winning result. The final siren recorded the victory of BC Paris NN with a score of 78:71.

Head coach of BC Paris Nizhny Novgorod Zoran Lukic spoke about the match against MBA.

“First of all, I am very glad that we won and broke this bad streak for ourselves in this most important game for us – the semi-finals of the Winline Russian Cup. We were well prepared, and our opponent was less ready for the game. Almost all moments of the meeting we We were in control, but sometimes there were nervous moments, we missed 4 open shots under the hoop,” Zoran said.