On Saturday, PGE Start Lublin will face Legia Warszawa in the third match of the Orlen Basket League finals.

Emmanuel Lecomte (with the ball) is a key player of PGE Start Lublin (photo DW)

Let us recall that after two matches, this pair is tied. Start won the first match 82:81, while the second ended with a victory for the Warsaw team 78:84. Both matches were played with fantastic support from both Lublin and Warsaw audiences, of which there were quite a few in the Globus hall.

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In retrospect, the Lublin team may certainly regret the second match. However, their defeat was decided by considerable fatigue. For a long time, the "red and black" have been playing every other day. Now, however, they finally had an extra day to rest. - Rest is the most important thing for us now. This one more day is very important to us - Wojciech Kamiński convinced at the press conference.

It will also be very important for Tevin Brown and CJ Williams. The former showed clear signs of fatigue in Wednesday's match, which was aggravated by his trip to the US for the funeral of a loved one, which he made last week. The latter, on the other hand, had stomach problems and was clearly disappointed during the matches in Lublin. - CJ Williams contributed a lot to the defense. He is intelligent and knows how to move in defense - defended his protégé Wojciech Kamiński.

It is also worth mentioning that we already know what the stakes are in the final competition. In the upcoming season, Poland will probably have three places in European cups. None of the Polish clubs have submitted applications to the EuroCup. Therefore, the Polish champion will probably play in the qualifiers for the Basketball Champions League. The runner-up will probably receive a place in the group stage of the FIBA Europe Cup. The bronze medalist will play in the qualifiers for this competition. The Polish champion can also play in the group stage of this competition, but this would mean that they did not make it through the qualifications for the Basketball Champions League.

Saturday's match will start at 8 p.m. Polsat Sport 1 will broadcast the competition in Warsaw live.