BC Khimki scored another confident victory in VTB United League 1/4 final game over VEF Riga (Latvia) — 104-82 (27-27, 30-20, 21-19, 25-16), and took a 2-0 lead in the series for three wins. The return game will be played on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Riga. The beginning of the meeting is at 18.00 msk.
Best scorers: Fridzon (15 + 4 assists), Rivers (14), Davis (14 + 6 rebounds + 5 assists), Koponen (12), Planinic (11 + 13 assists).
Rimas Kurtinaitis:
— Today's final score was similar to yesterday's, though the game was different. We were neck-and-neck, but we added a bit in the last two minutes. We saw how fast VEF was playing. That's typical of Latvian basketball. We didn't do a very good job with it in the first half, but our bench is deep and we got going by the end of the game. My players were mature and smart today and worked as a team. We shot well and I'm very happy about that. It won't be easy in Latvia. Riga plays with twice as much energy at home. Of course, we want to win the series.