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Isaiah Whaley: “We are in fact more desperate than Zenit”

The Lokomotiv forward played good in the second game of the semi-final against Zenit (80:85), scoring 15 points and making 3 blocked shots – and he doesn’t intend to stop there.
What do you think Loko should do to win the next game?
Just start off really aggressive and determined, no slow starts. We're down 2-0, so we have to play really physically and harder than them. To be more desperate because we are in fact more desperate than the other team and that will help us get the win.
Is Loko ready for this?
Yeah, so very ready. We feel confident all year. We knew this wasn't gonna be easy. To beat the number one team at their home is never gonna be easy. So we're very confident and we feel like we can still win this championship and win the series. So yeah, we feel like we're ready. The pressure's on us to protect home court. And I'm very confident that we're gonna do that.
When playing home, do you feel support from the fans?
Yes, I feel that we have the best fans in the entire league. So that's gonna really give us some advantage.
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