By Yiannis Bouranis/ info@eurohoops.net
Eurohoops chooses the match of the week, cites the full schedule of both days and stands out some things you need to know about Euroleague’s fifth round.
Dusan Ivkovic meets Olympiacos again!
Euroleague’s fifth round contains five games on Thursday and seven on Friday! This is the end of the first round, as many teams are trying to return to the winning track, with the match between Anadolu Efes and Olympiacos on Thursday night being the game of the week.
Through Euroleague’s Game Center, you can see everything! All the TV coverage and schedule of the 12 matches as well as the standings of every group, the information about the clubs and the players and the official data basis of the best Euroleague’s statistics!
November 12 CET: 19.00 Abdi Ipekci
Dusan Ivkovic and Olympiacos meet each other again! This fact in conjunction with the dynamics and ambitions of both teams made Euroleague select this match as the game of the week! The hosts are coming from two straight defeats (2-2), whereas the visitors have won back-to-back games (3-1) and certainly it’s a must-win situation for Anadolu Efes. Until now, Ivkovic’s team is impressive offensively (85,8 points and 22 assists per game), however Olympiacos plays great defence so far. Consequently, the squad which will have a better shooting percentage, impose its rhythm and have more players in a good form will have the upper hand to win the game!
November 12
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Darussafaka
CET: 20.15
Menora Mivtachim Arena
Limoges vs Armani Milano
CET: 20.30
Le Palio
Bayern Munich vs Crvena Zvezda
CET: 20.45
Audi Dome
Barcelona vs Lokomotiv Kuban
CET: 20.45
Palau Blaugrana
November 13
CSKA Moscow vs Unicaja Malaga
CET: 18.00
USH CSKA
Karsiyaka vs Zielona Gora
CET: 18.45
Karsiyaka Arena
Cedevita vs Laboral Kutxa
CET: 20.00
Drazen Petrovic Zagreb
Strasbourg vs Real Madrid
CET: 20.30
Rhenus Sport
Dinamo Sassari vs Brose Baskets
CET: 20.30
Palasseradimigni
Fenerbahce vs Khimki
CET: 20.45
Ulker Sports Arena
Pnathinaikos vs Zalgiris Kaunas
CET: 20.45 (ΕΡΤ2)
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Things you need to know
- Dimitris Diamantidis needs seven points to overcome his former team-mate Sarunas Jasikevicious and be eighth in the all-time scoring list. He is entering the match, having scored 2.337 points.
- Alessandro Gentile is Euroleague’s top scorer after four games, averaging 19.3 points.
- Barcelona needs one victory to become the second club in the history of the competition, after CSKA Moscow, with 250 wins!
- The next time Juan Carlos Navarro will be a starter in the game, he will become the second player in Euroleague’s history, after Dimitris Diamantidis, who will have 200 appearances as a starter!
- Giannis Bourousis is the best player inEuroleague’s ranking system so far, averaging 25, and also the top rebounder of the competition with 8.8 per game!
- Sergio Llull ans Sergio Rodriguez are both in the ninth place of Euroleague’s all- time assist list with 614!