Physical strength was crucial in CSKA win over UNICS, double-double hero Kirilenko claims

CSKA Moscow star Andrey Kirilenko, whose double-double (15+10) helped sink UNICS Kazan in the BEKO PBL match on Tuesday, stated that better physical shape gave his side the edge in the game, which ended at 75:57.

«At the beginning of the tie CSKA lacked the aggression, which was uncharacteristic for us, but eventually the guys got a foothold in the match and began to dominate. We made things difficult for UNICS forwards,» the former Utah forward told R-Sport.

UNICS are an ageing team and it is difficult for their players to maintain the pressure for the whole game. Eventually our better physical shape gave us the edge over the opponents, who initially played some quality basketball. In the second half they had no chance,» Kirilenko concluded.