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Road to Berlin: Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
May 6, 2016 at 12:00:00 AM GMT+1
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GROUP WINNER In the regular season finale, Malcolm Delaney shined with 19 points and 9 assists as Lokomotiv edged FC Barcelona Lassa 78-74 to clinch first place in Group C.

COMEBACK KINGS Delaney led a comeback from 9 down in the fourth quarter and Ryan Broekhoff buried the game-winning three-pointer with 22 seconds left against Anadolu Efes Istanbul 78-77 to start the Top 16 with back-to-back wins.

RELYING ON DEFENSE Lokomotiv allowed just 5 points over the final 11 minutes to beat Unicaja Malaga 81-60 in Top 16 Round 13 for a win that allowed the winners to later claim home-court advantage for the playoffs.

SURVIVING IN OVERTIME Facing elimination in Game 4 on the road at Barcelona, Anthony Randolph exploded with 28 points as Lokomotiv pulled out an 80-92 overtime win to force a fifth and decisive game on its home floor.

KRASNODAR CELEBRATIONS In the series decider, Lokomotiv hit 13 of 25 three-pointers and allowed only 5 points in the fourth quarter to rally to an 81-67 series-clinching victory as Chris Singleton collected 16 points and 12 rebounds.

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