MOSCOW, April 19 – R-Sport, Simon Galkevich. Basketball CSKA Moscow defeated the Serbian “Red Star” in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague playoffs and won the right to participate in the “Final Four”.
The Moscow club won the series 3-0 ( 84:74, 77:76, 78:71). CSKA reached the “Final Four” for the 13th time in the last 14 years, the team has won all 11 of his series of the playoffs since the introduction of this phase in 2005.
Teodosic did not spare fellow
Basketball “Red Star”, received the strong support of their fans in Moscow, the shock started the first game, sending a basket CSKA three long-range shots, and in the third minute of the meeting forcing the head coach of CSKA Dimitrios Itoudis take time -out. The decision benefited: after a pause CSKA managed to turn the score 2: 9, 12: 9. The first quarter of CSKA finished with an advantage of five points -. 25:20
Defender CSKA Vitaly Fridzon (right) forward of BC “Crvena Zvezda” Terence Kinsey
The Serbs, of which very few people expecting serious resistance, continued to surprise in the second ten-minute, when particularly notable was the lack of CSKA of three “big”: Joel Freeland, Victor Khryapa and Pavel Korobkov. By the middle of the second quarter, “Crvena Zvezda” took eight balls on another board, but CSKA asset at this point was only just seven rebounds. Hold the lead as helping a high percentage of hits from the middle distance: 12 out of 15 for the first half
“Of course, traumatized children noticeably lacking – CSKA forward Nikita Kurbanov said – I can imagine how hard it is Kyle.. Hines, who drops a big load. it all season is two right now. Let’s hope that the injured will be back soon, but Hines is not spent all the force to the “Final four”.
The head coach of CSKA Dimitris Itoudis (left) and defender CSKA Milos Teodosic
The main” killer “offers throughout the game was . Serbian defender Milos Teodosic CSKA, not schadivshy compatriots By the end of the third quarter, when the Serb missed the first time, to his credit already 23 points (personal record in the Euroleague – 27 points). Before the fourth desyatiminutkoy CSKA led “7″ – 63:56 .
“special feeling due to the fact that playing against the Serbian team, I do not. I try to remove the emotions and think only about how to show their best basketball, “- admitted Teodosich
Forward CSKA Kyle Hines (right)
Hines, scored 21 points, broke a personal record. Previous record centering (20 points) was established in October 2010, when he played for the German “Bamberg”. “I do not know what broke his record of performance, I’m more happy that we won and made an important step toward our goal,” – said Haynes
The Serbian club lost to “10″, but the team. I fought and clung to the game until the last seconds, showing all the skeptics that the easy life in the Moscow club in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague will be.
Let us dwell on 23 Teodosich glasses due six assists and six rebounds earned index usefulness of “28″ and was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the first matches of the Euroleague playoffs.
Heavy second step
second Moscow match began with a precise shot forward, “Red Star “Terence Kinsey serving his time in Russia” Nizhny Novgorod. ” In the course of the first ten-minute CSKA long time could not reduce the deficit, but in the end after being hit by Demetris Nichols from behind the arc, they still have eliminated the backlog – 17:17
The fans at the match 1/4 finals of Euroleague between CSKA (Moscow, Russia) and BC” Crvena Zvezda “(Serbia, Belgrade)
in the second quarter in the stands started a real fans’ war: The fans of the Moscow “Spartak”, who supported in the game, “Red Star”, tried by all means to shout sector CSKA. At this time, the guests continued to lead in the long run, keeping the army at a distance of 5-6 points. At the long break the team went with the score 44:48.
The third quarter the hosts started strongly enough and 26 minutes, finally came forward. The last quarter was a real thriller -. The game was like on a swing and slowly flowed into the nervous ending
Forward CSKA Kyle Hines (right) and defender BC “Crvena Zvezda” Stefan Jovic
The Serbs after a long throw Jovic led to a difference of one point for a minute before the end, but in response to the attack Teodosic also scored from a distance. Kinsey then smeared a major penalty, but the loss of De Colo has given a chance for salvation guests, who had about 20 seconds to a decisive attack at “-1″, but all the same Jovic made a run, which put an end to hopes of Serbs to level the score in the series.
“We understand that this series will not be like a walk in the park – said Itoudis after the second match -.. This is the playoffs when you spend two matches in three days , players who spend at the site a lot of time, it is necessary not easy, not easy to show a high level all the time. at such times, you need to involve more players “.
Forwards CSKA Kyle Hines and BC” Crvena Zvezda “Quincy Miller (right)
” in “Red Star” is a good, sensible team, they play smart, intelligent basketball that always distinguishes the Serbian team to correctly choose the tactics therefore no wonder that the game was so heavy. “- said the agency” F-Sport “President of the RBF Andrei Kirilenko
became the most productive player of the match central CSKA. Hines (19 points) shared with a center of the Turkish “Fenerbahce” Ekpe Udohom title of most valuable player of the second match of the Euroleague playoffs.
point staged in Belgrade
Center of BC “Crvena Zvezda” Mike Zirbes, CSKA defender Nando De Colo and BK forward “Crvena Zvezda” Quincy Miller (left to right)
The third meeting was held in Belgrade “Arena of commercial banks”, which has gathered more than 18 thousand spectators. Noise support the “red-white” impact on the army in the first minutes of the game, the losses were noted and De Colo and Aaron Jackson and Teodosic. In two fouls in the first quarter, which ended with the score 21:18 in favor of the hosts, have earned the “big” army Hines, Andrew Vorontsevich and Nichols.
In the second quarter of the game was just as nervous character to the big break (35:36) CSKA has already carried out 12 losses (three from De Colo, four have Teodosicha). “Red and blue” more or less calmed down only in the third quarter, when the long-hitting Teodosicha (twice), Jackson (twice) and Kurbanov allowed the team lead with a difference “+12″.
game situations” Red Star “- CSKA
The two-digit advantage of the relaxed army and” Red Star “is almost even – 68: 70 three minutes before the end of the fourth quarter. CSKA victory brought composure Cory Higgins and De Colo, went to the basket broke through in the “three”.
“Final Four” will be held in Berlin from 13 to 15 May. Rival CSKA semi-finals will be the winner of a pair of “Lokomotiv-Kuban” (Krasnodar) – “Barcelona” (Spain). After two games in the series is equal to – 1-1
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