Victory was minutes

In the opening match of the season «Nizhny Novgorod» showed a very nice game, but conceded by the Lithuanian team «Lietuvos rytas» in the framework of VTB United League. For three and a half quarters of the hosts had the advantage, which sometimes reached a mark in 14 points. However, the eminent guests were able to draw «NN» in the nervous ending and pick up a victory 66:70.

Zoran Lukic/head coach of BC "NN":

In the first half we departed from those aspects that were prepared before the start of today's meeting. The team look well in the attack and has worked well in defense. I don't know what happened after the break, but some players considered it unnecessary to act on the coaching setting. And do not say that a competitor is "choked" us every section of the site, just a lack of discipline and concentration helped the Lithuanian team to seize the initiative and decide the outcome in their favor. Without a doubt, "Lietuvos rytas" a very good club, but in this case we are not able to do what should have been is the most responsible in effect for all forty minutes. So today, I can only congratulate the rival on this victory and we must draw serious conclusions in anticipation of the next match in European cups.

"Nizhny Novgorod" - "Lietuvos Rytas" 66:70 (18:10, 22:21, 19:17, 7:22)

NN: Brezec (17), Paul (11), Golovin (9), Panin (8), Antonov (6), Gubanov (5), Young (3), Baburin (3), Khvostov (2), Ivlev (2), Kirdyachkin, Saveliev - not played

"LR": Seibutis (18), Palacios (9), Gecevicius (8)