Against Astana (102:82), the Lokomotiv point guard scored 5 of 5 three-point attempts, which helped him set a personal record in the VTB United League of 17 points.
- What are your impressions gf this game?
- We've won, so my impressions are super! I think it was a good show: beautiful dunks and 3-pointers, good defense at the 2nd half. From the start, we didn’t defend quite as we should have, but after a big break, we pulled ourselves together and showed our level.
- Was the team distracted by the fact that at some point the Kazakh fans could be heard clearly?
- Honestly, I was very surprised. I started the game at the bench, and when Astana scored their first points, I didn’t even understand where that sound was coming from. Then we saw a whole sector of Kazakh fans. But our Lokofamily didn’t let us down either: as soon as we put on a show, they immediately got involved.
- In one of the episodes, in the 4th quarter, you successfully defended against Andrey Desyatnikov, who is a whole foot taller than you...
- Yes, it was very hard. But we played on the same team last year – Dynamo Vladivostok, so I knew what to expect from him.
- You scored the team's 100th point in the match. Are you going to treat everyone to pizza now?
- Yeah, everyone in the team told me about it, like, ten times after the game. That's my second time this season scoring 100th point, so I know where to order pizza.
- What can you say about the performance of other young Lokomotiv players today?
- I think they played well today - both Danil Sheyanov and Daniil Kosko, who scored a great dunk at the ending. We managed to create the necessary aggression in defense, which gave us a good run in the attack.
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