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March 28 in the championship of Russia PBL «Spartak-Primorye» will take Samara «Red Wings.» Kick SC «Olympian» at 18:45 Vladivostok time (11:45 MSK).
In the first round match of the Russian Championship PBL, which was held in Samara, in early February, «Red Wings» won a landslide victory over the basketball, «Spartak-Primorye» — 83:52. Objective reason for such a large difference in scores was that in Samara because of bad weather at the point of arrival seaside team had to fly more than a day. In the snow-covered city on the Volga River Primorye arrived just before the game and went to the floor «MTL-Arena», left without a scheduled workout. Double-double in the match was marked by Artem Zabelin — 14 points and 12 rebounds. As part of the opponent was the most productive player Chester Simmons, who collected 19 points.
Sergei Bazarevich remaining at the helm of the «Red Wings» despite inconclusive results in the 2011/12 season (exception — the «gold» of the Cup of Russia), concluded, and this year the team from Samara does not know. At the moment, the «Red» had 40 games in various tournaments and lost only seven of them.
On the eve of the «Red Wings» by winning in the second leg of the BC «Ryazan», guaranteed a place for themselves in the «Final Four» of the Russian Cup, the game which this year will take place in Vladivostok. And less than a month, the current holder of the Cup will again fly the Sea of Japan to defend his title.
In the championship of Russia PBL «Red Wings» took 7th place, but such an unenviable position due to the lower than that of the other teams played matches. For example, at CSKA, which occupies the first place, are 16 and have Samarans — 11.
Regular season VTB United League Sergiu Bazarevich completed on 3rd place in Group A, although until recently had a chance to take 1 or 2 spot, giving the right to skip the first stage of the playoffs. But, after losing in the final match of «regular season» «Khimki» — 81:82 Samara residents have to start a critical stage with the 1/8 finals, where they will face Ukrainian «Donetsk».
Also, «Red Wings» are the only representative of our country\’s third largest evroturnira — Eurochallenge. Two group stages and quarter-finals volzhane went undefeated and rightfully come to the «Final Four.»