EuroLeague Regular Season, February 24th games preview
Anadolu Efes-Baskonia, Brose Bamberg-Zalgiris Kaunas, Panathinaikos-Unics Kazan, Real Madrid-Darussafaka
ANADOLU EFES - BASKONIA (ore 18)
Records 11-11 vs 12-10
Referees Luigi Lamonica, Sasa Pukl, Tomasz Trawicki
Anadolu -
Baskonia out Shengelia
Vladimir Perasovic «This week in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague we are going to play against a very talented team. They always go to high results, so they are fast and we must stop their fastbreaks. It is important to win the game for both teams. And we must also play very smart. This game is very important for our play off hopes, so we need our great fans as always».
BROSE BAMBERG - ZALGIRIS KAUNAS (ore 20)
Records 8-14 vs 9-13
Referees Daniel Hierrezuelo, Spiros Gkontas, Mario Majkic
Bamberg out Harris, Strelnieks
Zalgiris -
Andrea Trinchieri «They play very good basketball. They are together for many years. They have great chemistry. They are a very good team. I think they are very similar to Bamberg. They always try to play every game. So I believe it will be tough game – like every EuroLeague game. But we play at home and of course, we want to win this game».
Sarunas Jasikevicius «As I already mentioned before, Brose is one of the most intelligent teams in Europe. They know where to move the ball and they know how to take advantage of mismatches they create. Brose also can shoot very well, especially at home. It is important to win the rebounding battle, but the key would be defense, intensive rhythm and aggressiveness. The loss of last season in Bamberg (Zalgiris lost by 33 points) should motivate the team, too».
PANATHINAIKOS - UNICS KAZAN (ore 20.15)
Records 13-9 vs 7-15
Referees Robert Lottermoser, Carlos Peruga, Uros Obrknezevic
Panathinaikos out Gist
Unics out Panin, Ponkrashov
Xavi Pascual «First of all we must remember that we lost in Kazan. It is a good return to the Euroleague for us and secondly, throughout the season, we had said that the games in our home are very crucial, but this is true. Unics comes from defeats and this means that it will be a very difficult game».
Evgeny Pashutin «Panathinakos is a balanced team with a deep bench. The leaders – Chris Singleton, K.C. Rivers, James Feldeine, of course, Nick Calathes -. Ioannis Bourousis shoots very well, plays in the paint. We should be very active on the perimeter. It's very important not to let them make open shots, because in modern basketball the percentage of them is very high. There are few chances to win if you play an unaggressive basketball and don't defend tough. Panathinaikos traditionally plays well at home, and the support of 20,000 fans plays some role. But it cannot be an excuse for us!».
REAL MADRID - DARUSSAFAKA (ore 21)
Records 17-5 vs 11-11
Referees Borys Ryzhyk, Damir Javor, Milos Koljensic
Real Madrid -
Darussafaka -
Pablo Laso «We have used this week to recover the physical level, as we had to give a big effort to win the King's Cup. All the players are available. Darussafaka was the better team in Istanbul, they have a balanced team and we must focus on this game if we want to win. They have many new players who are adapting well to a new coach and they had great moments this season. They are fighting for the playoffs and they remain solid overall, which says a lot about the work of coach David Blatt. They have lots of individual quality an that's their main danger».
David Blatt «With eight games left in the EuroLeague, every game now takes on greater importance altough realistically no one game is more important than the next one throughout the whole season. They all count. We had an eight-day break and we’ve obviously had more time to practice what we don’t have so much time during the regular season schedule. But this can work both ways. Hopefully, it will be positive for us. Real Madrid are certainly in the midst of a very good season and have had great results both locally and in the EuroLeague. They are a fine team with an excellent roster and great coaching. We’re looking forward to very strong game and we’ll come and do our best as we did in the first game against Real».
Records 11-11 vs 12-10
Referees Luigi Lamonica, Sasa Pukl, Tomasz Trawicki
Anadolu -
Baskonia out Shengelia
Vladimir Perasovic «This week in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague we are going to play against a very talented team. They always go to high results, so they are fast and we must stop their fastbreaks. It is important to win the game for both teams. And we must also play very smart. This game is very important for our play off hopes, so we need our great fans as always».
BROSE BAMBERG - ZALGIRIS KAUNAS (ore 20)
Records 8-14 vs 9-13
Referees Daniel Hierrezuelo, Spiros Gkontas, Mario Majkic
Bamberg out Harris, Strelnieks
Zalgiris -
Andrea Trinchieri «They play very good basketball. They are together for many years. They have great chemistry. They are a very good team. I think they are very similar to Bamberg. They always try to play every game. So I believe it will be tough game – like every EuroLeague game. But we play at home and of course, we want to win this game».
Sarunas Jasikevicius «As I already mentioned before, Brose is one of the most intelligent teams in Europe. They know where to move the ball and they know how to take advantage of mismatches they create. Brose also can shoot very well, especially at home. It is important to win the rebounding battle, but the key would be defense, intensive rhythm and aggressiveness. The loss of last season in Bamberg (Zalgiris lost by 33 points) should motivate the team, too».
PANATHINAIKOS - UNICS KAZAN (ore 20.15)
Records 13-9 vs 7-15
Referees Robert Lottermoser, Carlos Peruga, Uros Obrknezevic
Panathinaikos out Gist
Unics out Panin, Ponkrashov
Xavi Pascual «First of all we must remember that we lost in Kazan. It is a good return to the Euroleague for us and secondly, throughout the season, we had said that the games in our home are very crucial, but this is true. Unics comes from defeats and this means that it will be a very difficult game».
Evgeny Pashutin «Panathinakos is a balanced team with a deep bench. The leaders – Chris Singleton, K.C. Rivers, James Feldeine, of course, Nick Calathes -. Ioannis Bourousis shoots very well, plays in the paint. We should be very active on the perimeter. It's very important not to let them make open shots, because in modern basketball the percentage of them is very high. There are few chances to win if you play an unaggressive basketball and don't defend tough. Panathinaikos traditionally plays well at home, and the support of 20,000 fans plays some role. But it cannot be an excuse for us!».
REAL MADRID - DARUSSAFAKA (ore 21)
Records 17-5 vs 11-11
Referees Borys Ryzhyk, Damir Javor, Milos Koljensic
Real Madrid -
Darussafaka -
Pablo Laso «We have used this week to recover the physical level, as we had to give a big effort to win the King's Cup. All the players are available. Darussafaka was the better team in Istanbul, they have a balanced team and we must focus on this game if we want to win. They have many new players who are adapting well to a new coach and they had great moments this season. They are fighting for the playoffs and they remain solid overall, which says a lot about the work of coach David Blatt. They have lots of individual quality an that's their main danger».
David Blatt «With eight games left in the EuroLeague, every game now takes on greater importance altough realistically no one game is more important than the next one throughout the whole season. They all count. We had an eight-day break and we’ve obviously had more time to practice what we don’t have so much time during the regular season schedule. But this can work both ways. Hopefully, it will be positive for us. Real Madrid are certainly in the midst of a very good season and have had great results both locally and in the EuroLeague. They are a fine team with an excellent roster and great coaching. We’re looking forward to very strong game and we’ll come and do our best as we did in the first game against Real».
A. Maggi
@AlessandroMagg4
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