Panathinaikos - Zalgiris Kaunas

The underdog teams no longer have any chances to fight for a spot in the Euroleague playoffs, so their only option is to finish the season with dignity or for players to improve their statistics. However, these teams have the ability to score high numbers in offense. Paris averages 89.2 points per Euroleague game, while Virtus scores an average of 82 points, making the game very interesting for offense. When facing teams that rely heavily on offense, Virtus is able to react well and play with the mirror principle, as shown in their recent games. It is not even worth mentioning the offense of Paris, so we can only expect a high-scoring game and potentially a bigger point difference in this matchup.

Both clubs unexpectedly fired their coaches, but Virtus seems to be in a much bigger mess at the moment than Paris. Although Paris also fired their coach, it was due to underperformance during the matches, while Virtus unceremoniously dumped Duško out of the blue, suggesting that there are major issues within the team. Paris' playing style does not suit Virtus and recently, Virtus has been performing very poorly in defense. Firing a coach in such a short period of time will not change anything, and teams that do not defend well, like Paris, can easily punish Virtus, who will have no chance of catching up with 100~ points thrown away.