EuroLeague Regular Season, March 9 games preview
Cska-Galatasaray, Fenerbahce-Baskonia, Zalgiris Kaunas-Panathinaikos, Maccabi Tel Aviv-Olimpia Milano, Barcelona-Unics
CSKA - GALATASARAY
Record 18-6 vs 8-16
Referees Damir Javor, Ilika Belosevic, Tomasz Trawicki
Cska out Korobkov
Galatasaray suspended Schilb, Preldzic
Dimitris Itoudis "Galatasaray's situation is another proof of how tough this season is. They won the last two games, they beat Real Madrid at home and Trabzonspor in an away game of teh Turkish league. They are on track and they have a lot of offensive talent. So we have to approach this game very seriously with proper concentration and motivation. I hope our fans will come and support us."
Ergin Ataman "CSKA Moscow will play with a full squad against us. This means that when De Colo and Teodosic play together, they become a very effective team, especially on offense. On the other hand, although we are not in the playoff race, we will try to play good basketball and hustle on the court. "
FENERBAHCE - BASKONIA
Record 16-8 vs 13-11
Referees Christos Christodoulou, Carmelo Paternicò, Amit Balak
Fenerbahce out Sloukas, Udoh
Baskonia out Bargnani, questionable Laprovvitola, Shengelia, Budinger
Zeljko Obradovic "Everybody must have in mind what happened in the game in Vitoria. It was our worst game because of how they played and how we played. We must have this in mind and be ready to play a really good game on our court. "
Sito Alonso "I do not think about the players that won't be in the game, but I ask the available ones that they need to show big ambition. Fenerbahce is a candidate to win the EuroLeague. They are solid, playing tough basketball with many variants and a high level. The key will be matching their physical level in defense. We are where we wanted, in the playoffs. Now we have to play harder than ever to keep the mental tension."
ZALGIRIS KAUNAS - PANATHINAIKOS
Record 10-14 vs 14-10
Referees Fernando Rocha, Emin Mogulcok, Carlos Cortes
Zalgiris -
Panathinaikos out Gist
MACCABI TEL AVIV - OLIMPIA MILANO
Record 8-16 vs 7-17
Referees Juan Carlos Garcia Gonzalex, Jakub Zamojski, Rain Peerand
Maccabi out Miller, Goudelock
Olimpia out Simon, Dragic, Kalnietis, coach Repesa
Ainars Bagatskis "We had good quality practices in the past days, especially from the new guys Nimrod Levy, Joe Alexander and Daimon Simpson. I think that's what we were missing in the past month, so we prepared well. We know Milan, there are not many surprises, just like we are not surprising for them. The mental preparation to start the game with aggressive basketball is important."
BARCELONA - UNICS
Record 9-15 vs 7-17
Referees Sasa Pukl, Tomislav Hordov, Renaud Geller
Barcelona out Navarro, Doellman
Unics out Voronov, questionable Langford, Clarke, Williams, Kaimakoglou
Record 18-6 vs 8-16
Referees Damir Javor, Ilika Belosevic, Tomasz Trawicki
Cska out Korobkov
Galatasaray suspended Schilb, Preldzic
Dimitris Itoudis "Galatasaray's situation is another proof of how tough this season is. They won the last two games, they beat Real Madrid at home and Trabzonspor in an away game of teh Turkish league. They are on track and they have a lot of offensive talent. So we have to approach this game very seriously with proper concentration and motivation. I hope our fans will come and support us."
Ergin Ataman "CSKA Moscow will play with a full squad against us. This means that when De Colo and Teodosic play together, they become a very effective team, especially on offense. On the other hand, although we are not in the playoff race, we will try to play good basketball and hustle on the court. "
FENERBAHCE - BASKONIA
Record 16-8 vs 13-11
Referees Christos Christodoulou, Carmelo Paternicò, Amit Balak
Fenerbahce out Sloukas, Udoh
Baskonia out Bargnani, questionable Laprovvitola, Shengelia, Budinger
Zeljko Obradovic "Everybody must have in mind what happened in the game in Vitoria. It was our worst game because of how they played and how we played. We must have this in mind and be ready to play a really good game on our court. "
Sito Alonso "I do not think about the players that won't be in the game, but I ask the available ones that they need to show big ambition. Fenerbahce is a candidate to win the EuroLeague. They are solid, playing tough basketball with many variants and a high level. The key will be matching their physical level in defense. We are where we wanted, in the playoffs. Now we have to play harder than ever to keep the mental tension."
ZALGIRIS KAUNAS - PANATHINAIKOS
Record 10-14 vs 14-10
Referees Fernando Rocha, Emin Mogulcok, Carlos Cortes
Zalgiris -
Panathinaikos out Gist
MACCABI TEL AVIV - OLIMPIA MILANO
Record 8-16 vs 7-17
Referees Juan Carlos Garcia Gonzalex, Jakub Zamojski, Rain Peerand
Maccabi out Miller, Goudelock
Olimpia out Simon, Dragic, Kalnietis, coach Repesa
Ainars Bagatskis "We had good quality practices in the past days, especially from the new guys Nimrod Levy, Joe Alexander and Daimon Simpson. I think that's what we were missing in the past month, so we prepared well. We know Milan, there are not many surprises, just like we are not surprising for them. The mental preparation to start the game with aggressive basketball is important."
BARCELONA - UNICS
Record 9-15 vs 7-17
Referees Sasa Pukl, Tomislav Hordov, Renaud Geller
Barcelona out Navarro, Doellman
Unics out Voronov, questionable Langford, Clarke, Williams, Kaimakoglou
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