The head coach of Lokomotiv Kuban PBC commented on the away defeat to CSKA (69:99).
- Lokomotiv played well in the first quarter. What happened next?
- We stopped playing smart. And as soon as we stopped being smart, we lost our toughness. We'll figure out the reason—whether it was travel fatigue, excessive respect for our opponent, or something else—but the fact is, we didn't maintain the required level of intensity. Starting midway through the second quarter, we allowed our opponent to score too many easy points. And then many of our players stopped believing we could come back—and we'll deal with that separately.
- Was there something good today?
- The beginning of the game. We communicated well and followed the game plan. But since the 15th minute, we stopped being the team we'd been building all March.
- How do you rate Daniil Sheyanov's performance today?
- He was good. And it's not so much about his 12 points, but about the other things I asked him to do. He can do better, but he deserves a good word for today.
- How do you like the news that Zenit also lost, leaving Lokomotiv with a chance to finish third in the regular season?
- We will continue our pursuit. It's still not entirely up to us, but we must do what we can.
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