By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Euroleague is entering the most interesting stage of the season, the Top16 is getting hot and at this point every result can be crucial! However no game is bigger this week that the rematch of the Euroleague final.
Real Madrid – Olympiacos Piraeus (28/1, 20:45 CET Time)
Two giants with their backs against the wall! The defending champions Real Madrid hosts Olympiacos, a game that coach Laso himself called the “European Clasico”. It’s a fitting way to call the game between the two opponents which battled in the Euroleague finals of 2013 and 2015, while in 2014 they dueled in the playoffs in a memorable five games series. Both have a 2-2 record and both have to react. The Reds are coming from two defeats by Brose Baskets and Zalgiris Kaunas, while Real Madrid was defeated by Barcelona at home.
Olympiacos has the best defense in Euroleague letting his opponents score 70.1 ppg while at the other hand Madrid has the worst defense, letting 86.7 ppg! The style of play between them is quite different and that’s why the control of the tempo and shooting efficiency is going to be the two main keys of the game.
The other games
CSKA Moscow – Brose Baskets (28/1, 19:00 CET Time)
Fenerbahce – Cedevita Zagreb (28/1, 20:30 CET Time)
Khimki Moscow Region – Ζalgiris Kaunas (29/1, 19:00 CET Time)
Crvena Zvezda Telekom – Lokomotiv Kuban (29/1, 20:00 CET Time)
Unicaja Malaga – Anadolu Efes (29/1, 20:00 CET Time)
Panathinaikos – Dogus Darrusafaka (29/1, 20:45 CET Time)
FC Barcelona Lassa – Laboral Kutxa (29/1, 21:00 CET Time)
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- Bobby Dixon of Fenerbahce has made 40 three pointers, the most than any other player in the Euroleague so far.
- Miro Bilan has scored in double digits in the 18 of the 19 last Euroleague games.
- Cory Higgins of CSKA Moscow had a 54,1% efficiency (17/31) in threes.
- Nikos Zisis of Brose Baskets surpassed Marcelo Huertas in the All Time passers list and with 628 assists occupies the 10th spot.
- Anadolu Efes has the most three pointers made (141) in the league and the best shooting percentage (41%).
- Jamon Gordon of Dogus Darussafaka needs just 5 points in order to reach the 1000 points milestone in his Euroleague career.