CSKA almost in the "finale of four"

The Moscow CSKA practically secured a place in the "finale of the four" basketball Euroleague. On the eve of Moscow, the wards of Dushan Ivkovich won Ephesus Pilsen - 66:54.

After the defeat in Turkey, Ivkovich relied on pressure, which, however, the Turks were easily defeated. In the attack, CSKA was counting on the sniper qualities of Holden and the individual skill of the players of the front line. As a result, the first quarter remained with Ephesus. In the second period, the red and blue organized a breakthrough - 11: 2, and stepped forward. Only once after this, Ephesus again seized leadership, and even then for a short while. CSKA firmly took the initiative to his hands and did not miss it to the final siren, RIA Novosti notes.

The guests lost the chances of victory when their leader Marcus Brown turned his leg and went to rest ahead of schedule. Another sniper of the Turks Antonio Granger could not only win the entire match alone, and Caspers Kambala scored his glasses only at the end of the game. The best in the team of Dushan Ivkovich was the American legionnaire Viktor Aleksander, who abandoned 18 points. Antonio Granger distinguished himself with accuracy for guests - 22 points on his account.

After the meeting, Ivkovich said that this victory is very important for the Moscow club, especially since it was won over a strong, well -balanced team. “We controlled the game all 40 minutes, and this gave its result,” Ivkovich said, noting that his wards showed the best game in the season in the season. The Yugoslav specialist devoted this victory to the general director of PBC CSKA Sergey Kushchenko, who was first present at a press conference. The victory over the main competitor actually makes CSKA as a member of the “final of four” the most prestigious basketball tournament in Europe. Army will play their last match in TOP 16 on April 16. CSKA basketball players have to fight the Croatian Tsibon, which also has theoretical chances of getting into the Final Four.