Euroleague: Jamball in the playoffs with two games

After almost two weeks of waiting, time for her playoffs Euroleague arrived!

The eight teams that managed to qualify from the group are thrown into the “ring” for a place in the Final Fourwith all pairings being undecided with no clear favourite.

The action starts today (25/4) with two games. In the first of these, the Monaco welcomes her Maccabi Tel Aviv (21:15, NovaSports 4), in a really very marginal pair.

The French after their excellent “rookie” season in the Euroleague last year came back this year… stronger, managing to finish in fourth place and secure home advantage. THE Monaco showed throughout the year enough stability, at times seemed offensively unstoppable thanks to its “rocket-powered” perimeter (James, Lloyd, Okobo) and finished the season with an impressive 21-13, even having an excellent record (13-4) in Monte Carlo ground games.

The Israelis, on the other hand, started the year modestly and looked like they would be fighting for one of the lowest places in the top eight, but in the second round they skyrocketed their performance and led their Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin they eventually reached 5th place, showing impressive improvement. Maccabi have the EuroLeague’s top home record with a 15-2 record, but have only picked up 5 pink cards away from home, so it remains to be seen whether they will be able to do the necessary “double” in Monaco.

The second and also very ambiguous match of the day is the one between Real Madrid and They were partisans (21:45, NovaSports Prime).

H Real in a… strange season after the departure of Pablo Lasso, it responded very positively and with a “weapon” its full roster claimed the first place for most of the year, which it essentially lost in the last matches, losing second place at the same time. The Madrid players have by far the most complete material and are favorites of the series, but against them they find one of the most unpredictable teams in the competition.

THE They were partisans although it doesn’t have as extensive a roster as the “queen”, it balances the situation with the man it has on the bench. THE Zeljko Obradovic proved with his work with the Serbian team why he is the most sought-after manager in Europe, as he took off the They were partisans from the second round, leading her to 6th place and the playoffs. The “black and white” have perhaps the “hottest” seat of the competition, where it will be difficult for anyone to pass, but it remains to be seen how they will respond to the many solutions of the Madrid team.