By Antigoni Zachari / info@eurohoops.net
Just when everyone thought Zenit can’t climb back in the VTB League standings, the team proved us wrong with its excellent course these past few weeks. Meanwhile, CSKA continues to lead the course after also taking down Lokomotiv.
Let’s relive this week’s action:
MVP
Marko Simonovic, Zenit
32-year-old Simonovic showed no mercy to Khimki, tapping 22 points with four out of six from afar, plus two rebounds. Given the impact of this victory for Zenit, the Serbian forward earns a well-deserved spot in the MVP section for this past week.
Zenit shocks Khimki
Zenit got the precious win over visiting Khimki on Sunday paced by our weekly MVP Simonovic to move up to a 9-5 record with its fourth consecutive victory. The St. Petersburg side has managed to be on a roll in 2019 and can do so much more until the regular season is over. Mind you, they are the only team to have defeated both leaders of the league (they also beat CSKA in January).