CSKA Moscow had severe frontcourt problems before its Round 13 game against Panathinaikos OPAP Athens. Johannes Voigtmann and Toko Shengelia were unavailable due to injury, but CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis found answers, as other players stepped up to cover their absences.
Antonov makes the difference
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Regular Season
Round 13 of 34
Group Regular Season
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Semen Antonov averaged 1.3 points and 0.7 rebounds until now in less than 6 minutes per night. Antonov made the most out of his opportunity, finishing the game with 16 points while hitting 2 of 3 two-pointers and 4 of 6 three-point shots, adding 2 rebounds and 2 blocks for a PIR of 15. He matched his career-best scoring effort. Antonov had previously scored 16 points only once in his 170 EuroLeague games over seven seasons, for Nizhny Novgorod against Real Madrid on April 12, 2014, when he was a rookie in the competition.