Against one of its most formed teams Euroleaguedespite its low position in the standings, is being tested tonight (20:00, bwinΣΠΟΡ FM 94,6, sportfm.gr and Novasports Prime) o Olympiakos.
The “red and whites” want to continue their effort for the best possible placement in the Euroleague playoffs against Zalgiris Kaunas, in a game for the 19th match that had been postponed at the beginning of January due to cases of coronavirus in the Greek team. The hosts, with a record of 7-16 (s.s. ranking without Russian teams), do not have any scoring motivation, but lately they have been playing very well and counting four wins in their last five games in the tournament.
Among other things, they have defeated the leaders of the standings Real Madrid and Barcelona at the “Zalgirio Arena”, as the return of Joffrey Lovern from injury, have strengthened the roles and the position “5” in general in the team of Jure Zdovdz. It is therefore understandable that Olympic who has a record of 15-8, is succeeding in perhaps his best phase of the season and will have to present a completely different face to the much better player, than last week against Alba in Berlin.
The Lithuanians, who have the worst attack in the tournament, in their stadium, which is always full of 14-15 thousand people, have so far won five and lost eight. Their aggressive average goes up in front of their audience 74.2 points, while their defense accepts 76.2. Olympiacos should control the pace through the tough and focused defense, have better distances in the attack and get something from as many players as possible. Zalgiris, like the “red and whites”, does not face any injury problems, as the trained player returns from a minor injury. Caravan.
It will be important to limit Lovern’s action by Fal, while his deputy, Josh Nimbo, should be taken care of by Hassan Martin, who is in his… cubic meters. Great care they also want the always dangerous Lekavitsios, Ulanovas and Gifai.
Referees of today’s match are Benjamin Jimenez (Spain), Milivoje Jovcic (Serbia) and Michele Rossi (Italy).
Tradition
The two teams have quite a rich past, as they have met 28 times, starting with the 1999 Final Four semi-final in Munich, where Zalgiris had prevailed. In total, they have 14 wins, and the Lithuanians are 8-5 ahead in home games. In fact, their six victories are consecutive, as the “red and whites” have to prevail in Kaunas since 2016 and tonight they aspire to “break” this series.
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