The Lokomotiv Kuban guard had a great performance in his debut game in the Winline Basket Cup – he scored 16 points, made 4 three-pointers, and the team defeated Mega with a score of 109:102.
- So, can we congratulate you on your full return? Are we finally seeing the same Zakhar who regularly scored double-digits in VTB United League?
- Thanks for the congratulations. Yeah, it's nice to play a lot. And I'm glad we won. We needed to win the Winline Basket Cup. The tournament is almost over, and unfortunately, we didn't advance. But we ought to win at least one intra-season game. For Krasnodar.
- There will still be a chance to take another one – against CSKA...
- We'll prepare and play to our full potential.
- How would you describe what happened in the game against Mega?
- In the first half, we seemed to be in control, but we kept missing their runs. Mega scored 8 points in a row several times, kept coming back, and everything was more or less even. But in the end, we made that decisive run and took the victory.
- This is your first match in the in-season cup. Do you like its atmosphere?
- It's fun, I like it. They removed the billboards, the atmosphere is spacial. When something is new, unusual, and you're not used to it yet, it always gives you a positive vibes.
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