By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
With nine games across five groups, the seventh week of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season completes both Gameday 3 and Gameday 4. Meetings stretch from Tuesday to Thursday.
The experienced leader of JDA Dijon, David Holston will have the opportunity to become the second player with 400 assists in the Champions League. He requires two dimes against Opava to join Marcelo Huertas on the list. Aiming for a 4-0 start in Group B, La Jeanne can match a team record for the most consecutive wins in a single season of the competition. Addressing injuries and hoping to recover from three straight losses, the Czechia champions signed 28-year-old guard Marques Townes last Thursday. In the other Group B fixture, Rytas and Promitheas face each other in Avia Solutions Group Arena.
Dealing with a six-game losing streak in the BCL and down to 0-3 in Group H, Igokea m:tel will host UCAM Murcia in Laktasi Sports Hall. In the same venue, Bursaspor Info Yatirim and Hapoel Holon face each other in a Gameday 3 fixture of Group F on Wednesday. The third game of the week in Laktasi sets Galatasaray Ekmas opposite Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem in Group G action. Elsewhere in Group G, it will be PAOK mateco versus Benfica in Thessaloniki. Meanwhile, in Group H, undefeated newcomer Bertram Derthona Tortona welcomes Tofas in PalaFerraris.
In charge of Group E, SIG Strasbourg hopes to retain the lead against challenger Pinar Karsiyaka in Izmir. On an eight-game losing streak, EWE Baskets Oldenburg gets Belgium champion Filou Oostende in EWE Arena.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Week 7 Preview
Group A
1. Unicaja 7 (3-1)
2. Le Mans 6 (2-2)
3. Peristeri bwin 6 (2-2)
4. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 5 (1-3)
Group B
JDA Dijon – Opava (29/11, 20:00 CET)
Rytas – Promitheas (29/11, 20:15 CET)
1. JDA Dijon 6 (3-0)
2. Promitheas 5 (2-1)
3. Rytas 5 (2-1)
4. Opava 3 (0-3)
Group C
1. Lenovo Tenerife 7 (3-1)
2. Cholet 6 (2-2)
3. Darussafaka Lassa 6 (2-2)
4. VEF Riga 5 (1-3)
Group D
1. AEK Betsson 8 (4-0)
2. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 6 (2-2)
3. King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 5 (1-3)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 5 (1-3)
Group E
Pinar Karsiyaka – SIG Strasbourg (28/11, 18:30 CET)
EWE Baskets Oldenburg – Filou Oostende (28/11, 20:00 CET)
1. SIG Strasbourg 6 (3-0)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 5 (2-1)
3. Filou Oostende 4 (1-2)
4. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 3 (0-3)
Group F
Bursaspor Info Yatirim – Hapoel Holon (29/11, 19:00 CET)
1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 (2-2)
2. Rio Breogan 6 (2-2)
3. Hapoel Holon 5 (2-1)
4. Bursaspor Info Yatirim 4 (1-2)
Group G
PAOK mateco – Benfica (29/11, 18:30 CET)
Galatasaray Ekmas – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (30/11, 19:30 CET)
1. PAOK mateco 5 (2-1)
2. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 5 (2-1)
3. Galatasaray Ekmas 4 (1-2)
4. Benfica 4 (1-2)
Group H
Igokea m:tel – UCAM Murcia (28/11, 18:30 CET)
Bertram Derthona Tortona – Tofas (29/11, 20:30 CET)
1. Bertram Derthona Tortona 6 (3-0)
2. UCAM Murcia 5 (2-1)
3. Tofas 4 (1-2)
4. Igokea m:tel 3 (0-3)
– Top team of each group advances directly to the Round of 16
– Teams ranking second and third in each group move to the Play-Ins
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