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The regular season matches of Zalgiris were confidently won from the side of the Valencia team. The Spanish club is in very good form and they only interrupted their 8 game winning streak in the last match against Real Madrid. The team is in great shape, and the home-court advantage is crucial for them. Although Pao has improved their game, playing away is still difficult for them, and they seem unable to keep up with the speed of the Valencia team. The first match should be in favor of the Valencia team.

Hello.
Euroleague playoffs. Valencia versus Pao. Going with Badio over 11.5 points.
I'm looking forward to some fast-paced basketball in this match. Valencia is scoring a lot of points at home and if there isn't a huge playoff pressure, I don't see how that can change. Pao couldn't keep up with Valencia's players and lost both of their previous meetings. I think Grant will be guarding Montero, which will open up opportunities for another amazing player on the team - Badio. He has reached this total in all of the last 6 games. Against Pao, he scored 14 and 12 points. In the last 6 games, he has been playing over 20 minutes on average, and while it may not seem like much, Montero's average playing time in the team is not even 22 minutes. He is a very efficient player, shooting well from both inside the paint (54.8 percent) and from the three-point line (35.8 percent). I believe he will have no trouble scoring 12 points in a fast-paced game, and as I mentioned, I think Pao will do everything they can to stop Montero. Good luck.

Like every team, Valencia also has its strengths and weaknesses. What they struggle with is defending against perimeter players, but they excel at the last few close games, where Hayes scored 19 points. The same happened in the recent game against Real, where the majority of points were scored by forwards Hezonja (17pts) and Lyles (16pts). Today, I expect something similar, and if Hayes doesn't score more than 10 points, the team won't stop.

Just like every team, Valencia also has its strengths and weaknesses. What they struggle with is defending against perimeter players, as evidenced in their recent game against Hayes, who scored 19 points. Lately, Hayes has been struggling with scoring, only managing to score a total of 6 points in the past two games. If he doesn't score in the double digits today, it will be a new low for him.

Pao comes into the series as underdogs and I think that's a plus for them. I believe Valencia is too overconfident after their win against Pao and it won't work in their favor. Atamanas has been in difficult situations before and I believe he will remain calm. Another factor I see is Shortsas, I think he has the ambition to prove himself after a not-so-successful regular season and show that he can be a team leader.