MOSCOW, May 5. CSKA basketball players defeated Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar » in the first match of the semifinal series of the playoffs of the VTB United League. The meeting at the metropolitan arena «Megasport» ended with a score of 93:90 (20:20, 32:23, 24:25, 17:22) in favor of the parquet hosts. At the end of the match, the army team scored seven points in a row. The most productive player of the meeting was CSKA player Alexei Shved, who has 23 points. As part of the guests, Jaylen Burford scored the most points (18). The score in the semi-final series up to three wins was 1-0 in favor of CSKA. The second match will take place on May 7 in Moscow. CSKA took first place in the regular season of the VTB United League, Lokomotiv Kuban came fourth. Petersburg Zenit (2) and Kazan UNICS (3) compete in the second semi-final. The playoffs of the tournament will end no later than June 5th.
