The 17th round of the Euroleague kicked off today with great drama: Anadolu Zero came out of a big hole and defeated the Red Star 83:84. Barcelona will host Kazan for an intriguing game, Sussman’s Alba Berlin and Blatt will face Monaco.
Barcelona – Kazan (22:00)
The two hottest teams in the Euroleague meet. The hosts come with a tremendous 2:14 balance and after eight wins in a row, while the Russians with 6:10 and after three wins in a row and seven wins in the last eight games. Kazan comes after four away wins in a row, while Barcelona stands at 0: 7 at home this season. Kazan coach Limir Prasovic said ahead of the game: “Barcelona are first in the Euroleague and even with their injuries, they are playing excellently. They are one of the top candidates to win the title. We have to be focused because their defense is very strong and in attack they always stand out. We have to keep excellent.” .
Anadolu Zero – Red Star Belgrade 83:84
After a very bad season opener, Anadolu rose to a positive balance for the first time this season after a win thanks to a big comeback in the fourth quarter. The Red Star already led by a double-digit margin and opened the fourth quarter with a 3-point lead. But Walters’ penalty spot gave the star a 74:81 lead with 2:46 left. Mitchic responded with 6 consecutive unanswered points, the excellent Kalinic set up 80:83 for the star, but missed two critical free throws with 10 seconds left and Mitchich gave his own victory with two free throws including his team’s last 10 points In the game.
Mitchic finished this game with 21 points, but 0 assists. Tibor Place fired with 5/5 off the arc and 23 points and also 7 rebounds, Larkin contributed 8 and also 9 assists. Nikola Kalinic fired on the other side with 20 points, but also two critical penalty fouls. Knight Walters added 12 for Serbs who came out big losers.
Alba Berlin – Monaco 84:92
Nor does the change of coach help the French stabilize the ship, and they are now counting eight losses in the last ten Euroleague games. Alba, on the other hand, is celebrating a sixth victory this season, which breaks a streak of three losses for it and leaves the playoff dream alive, even if the odds are low. The Germans dominated most stages of the game, enjoying good play from Ben Lamers (18), Marcus Erickson (15) and Maudo Lou (12 and 5 assists). Yuval Sussman recorded a good game with 9 points, 5 rebounds and a not bad defense of Mike James in money time, even though the talented guard finished the game with 25 points and 8 assists. Donatas Motionas added 23 for the loser, with the winner Tamir Blatt settled for two points in 12 minutes.
In the EuroCup, a Belgrade partisan of Yam Madar And Zeljko Oberdovic recorded their second loss of the season at the factory, when they surrendered 101: 94 away to Lokomotiv Kuban and lost the summit to the Russian team as a result. The Israeli coordinator, who celebrated his 21st birthday yesterday, provided just 2 points, a rebound and an assist in 9 minutes on the floor.