Parma handed CSKA its second defeat of the season at its stadium – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Already in the first round, the Perm team put up a very worthy resistance to CSKA and was able to snatch the victory: in the last seconds, the decisive shot was missed by BJ Johnson (76:77). This time the American finally did not fail. But first things first.

Even before the match, North Macedonia army coach Emil Rajkovic warned that his players would face a difficult match. “Parma is one of the hottest teams in the league, they have won 5 times in a row, they have picked up the pace and know how to take advantage of their field,” the specialist reasoned.

And indeed, from the first quarter the locals imposed a very even fight on the rival. In the third quarter the Permians even achieved their maximum lead in this game of nine points. But CSKA showed character. The engine of the army’s progress was Anton Astapkovich, whose three-pointers first allowed the guests to equalize the game and, in the end, restore balance on the scoreboard. It is true that it was a pass from Astapkovich a minute and a half before the final siren that caused the defeat, after which Ruslan Abdulbasirov put Parma ahead with four points. And Astapkovich himself missed a three-pointer that could have left CSKA in the game. However, Anton played a great game and became the most productive on his team with 21 points.

Well, the victory of the Permians was formally achieved by a precise mid-range shot by the aforementioned BJ with the score 78:78.

Parma broke a six-game winless streak against CSKA dating back to 2020 and extended their winning streak this season to the same six games.

In another match of the day, Samara beat MBA Moscow 76:65. The match between Paris NN and Runa de la capital ended late in the afternoon.