the first final took place at the kazan volleyball center. match of the russian championship, the localit hosted the capital's dynamo, the opening set took place in a stubborn struggle, but still its ending remained with the hosts, 25-22. in the second game, the kazan team, taking advantage of the opponent's frequent mistakes, gained the upper hand with a comfortable advantage, 25:17. during the third period, the muscovites took the lead, but the zenit players, who had the most experienced maxim mikhailov, were active. recovered, and then went far ahead, again 25:17. the kazan team started the final series with a confident victory. zenit basketball players hosted ural-mash in the second game of the vtb united league playoffs. the debut segment was dictated by the hosts, who managed lead by seven points. however, the team. from ekaterinburg, confidently acting in attack and imposing positional basketball on defense on the opponent, gradually reduced the gap, by the final quarter the teams were already level 56:56, but still the st. petersburg team managed to put the squeeze on the guests