The pace this game is played at will have a great impact on the outcome.
Keys to victory: CSKA Moscow vs. Zenit St Petersburg
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CSKA has one of the best offenses in the league, but Zenit has one of the best defenses. While the frontcourt of Round 2 MVP Toko Shengelia, Johannes Voigtmann and Will Clyburn are in excellent form, CSKA will need guards Alexey Shved, Iffe Voigtmann and Daniel Hackett to push the pace and to play tough defense; Zenit's top three scorers are guards Jordan Loyd (14.5 ppg.), Billy Baron (14.0 ppg.) and Conner Frankamp (10.5 ppg.).
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While Zenit has shined this season on the defensive end, it has yet to find its offensive rhythm. The team has committed 13.5 turnovers per game and has made only 30.2% of its three-pointers. If the likes of Loyd, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Mateusz Ponitka and Sergey Karasav can join Frankamp and Baron as serious threats from downtown, the entire Zenit attack will buzz more and make big men Arturas Gudaitis, Jordan Mickey and Alex Poythress even more dangerous.
