CSKA sweeps to title! 14 june 2017
VTB United League
CSKA defeated Khimki in Game 3 of the playoff finals, 95-72 (34-12, 22-22, 23-18, 16-20).
Top Scorers
Khimki: Alexey Shved (17), E.J. Rowland (13+7 ast), Dmitry Sokolov (13+7 reb)
CSKA: Nando De Colo (20), Cory Higgins (18), Aaron Jackson (14)
Recap
Coming off back-to-back wins in Moscow, the Army Men were all business in Moscow Region for Game 3.
Nando De Colo set the tone early for CSKA, hitting twice from beyond the arc for eight points in the first five minutes. Leading 16-3 at the 5:18 mark in the 1st quarter, Aaron Jackson and James Augustine made it a 22-3 game, thanks to a 3-pointer and three-point play.
By the end of the 1st quarter, Khimki trailed 34-12, having committed five turnovers and shot 4-15 from the field.
CSKA never looked back. Having silenced the Khimki crowd in the 1st quarter, the Army Men cruised to a 95-72 victory and title-clinching sweep of their rival.
MVP
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Playoffs MVP: @NandoDeColo
Khimki: Alexey Shved (17), E.J. Rowland (13+7 ast), Dmitry Sokolov (13+7 reb)
CSKA: Nando De Colo (20), Cory Higgins (18), Aaron Jackson (14)
Recap
Coming off back-to-back wins in Moscow, the Army Men were all business in Moscow Region for Game 3.
Nando De Colo set the tone early for CSKA, hitting twice from beyond the arc for eight points in the first five minutes. Leading 16-3 at the 5:18 mark in the 1st quarter, Aaron Jackson and James Augustine made it a 22-3 game, thanks to a 3-pointer and three-point play.
By the end of the 1st quarter, Khimki trailed 34-12, having committed five turnovers and shot 4-15 from the field.
CSKA never looked back. Having silenced the Khimki crowd in the 1st quarter, the Army Men cruised to a 95-72 victory and title-clinching sweep of their rival.
MVP
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Playoffs MVP: @NandoDeColo
Source
http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/cska-sweeps-to-vtb-unit...
