The fate is merciless for us – we're losing a player every game. Today, we were down 11 players from the start, and then Robertson was out early in the game. But the team got together, and I thanked the guys for their dedication after the game.
The MBA-MAI style is aggressive defense and quick transitions. We tried to prepare for this, started well, created a gap, but then we started hurrying, which allowed the opponent to come back. This was exactly what was being discussed at halftime, but then Lichutin performed brilliantly in the 3rd quarter. We tried to break the rhythm, but we couldn't stop his individual efforts – thanks to this, the opponent managed to stay in the game for a while. But we kept fighting – and won. Congratulations to the team for their character and team spirit.
I'm very pleased with our rebounding efforts today. We struggled in this area at the beginning of the season, but we worked hard on it, and the fruits of that work and analysis are starting to show. In the last game, Ishchenko collected 10 rebounds, today Kvitkovskikh and Temirov got 10 or more.
