Zalgiris - Anadolu Efes

One team's leader, should have a lot of freedom, in order to improve even more. A 13 point player, Baskas is an excellent team defender, should attack Howard a lot.

The Zizic season started very poorly, but now he is in good form, scoring 6 times in the last 7 games. The new coach wants to showcase the players, but the Basques and centers have problems.

The Baskai play well at home, but with the new strategist I believe they must experience a renaissance and in their away games in the Peru-Italy league against Milan's club they show promise. Both in points races and defensive-style matches, Virtus can appear very good, so I hope to see good play from Virtus under the new coach.

Baskonia is not the team that is known for its strong defense. The game itself is more focused on offense. The team's weak spot is the front line. Zizic's form is not consistent, but he usually makes good use of his minutes. It would be advantageous if the opponent scored at least 8 points.

Smailagic is a tough perimeter defender, often playing as a center for Zalgiris, who is able to excel at fighting for loose balls and can average 2-3 steals per game. This occurrence is as common as having enough time to walk around the court, if it happens within the first 20 minutes, it is a real possibility to achieve.

Smailagic, the tough defender of the edge in Zalgiris, often plays as a center, who is able to fight for loose balls and on average can take away one ball every 2-3 minutes. This event is as common as the amount of time spent on the court, if it happens for about 20 minutes, it becomes a real opportunity to fulfill.

Teams with one leader receive 10+ minutes to attack Howard, if he decides to defend. Also, today there won't be Belinelli in the rotation, which increases the number of shots.

Knowing that Real is currently looking quite blank and essentially from the start of the season, it has only performed well at home, even though in Madrid the game has started, it is not sticking as lately both Efes and Fener Ghana have dominated and taken over. Zalgiris has long had such a good chance to win Madrid, even though they also do not show stable playing, it is very rare for them to lose by a large margin, only once this season they lost by 8+ points and that was to Bask, against whom they had a 0-11 run in the last minute. I think Green will perform well here and everything will be settled in the end as always.

Maccabi faces an unpredictable situation with the game. After a double week in the Euroleague, they will have another double week in their own league as they played a derby on Sunday and now have another game. This week they will play 4 matches (against France, Serbia, Israel, and after today's game they will fly to Germany). The pressure is very high and Rivero got injured again, but it is uncertain if De Julius will be absent.
Bayern had an easy match against Tau on Saturday where all the players got equal playing time and they have had 3 days to prepare for Maccabi. Bayern has won all 7 home games against Maccabi, as well as against Real Madrid, Olympiacos, Barcelona, and Paris. Napier did not play on Sunday, but his injury doesn't seem serious for the game against Tau.

A very unstable player, but when he throws so many shots and spends a lot of time on the court, such a total seems too small. Without Giedraitis, there won't be Francisco's minutes and he should have a bigger role. Real's little ones save themselves for defense.

This season, Real is very vulnerable and Zalgiris, with such a coefficient, certainly deserves attention. Walker will be angry after the bad game against Rytas and I believe we will see him again with +20 points. Zalgiris will be without Dovis, so we will see a different Zalgiris. Perhaps Polimas will look better without Dovis, as it is difficult to handle, and Real is playing poorly on defense.

Elsewhere, a total of 17.5 is given. Before facing Real, they will have a lot of motivation, coming after bad games against Rytas where such players will want to show their level even more.

Real is struggling this season. Musa is still not back to full form after his injury, and Rathanas is not performing well. The defense is very poor, even with a bit of effort, it can't keep up with the level of competition in Euroleague. I don't expect Real to easily defeat Žalgiris today, it should be a tough battle. With Dovydas Giedraitis out, someone will have to step up and Sirvydis should get a chance today, as offense will be needed. In addition, Real's defense doesn't look great, so once Sirvydžius is off the court, we can expect some points from him.

There will be no Napier, even though he showed decent performance in the last 5 matches, averaging only 1 point less than the expected 11. He should be consistent with his Napier shots and during overtime periods.

In recent times, this American has been demonstrating excellent form and has scored a total of 20, 20, 18, 12, and 20 points in the last five Euroleague games. Today, without J. Rivero and R. Sorkin, Maccabi will have to rely heavily on this high-scoring player in their offense. The opponent they are facing is not bad, as Booker is a very good offensive player, but he often doesn't put in enough effort on defense. I predict an over for this game 😉

Lonnie Walker's presence has emerged in both the game and creativity, and he himself increasingly speaks not only about his personal results, but also about playing with Peru. Against Partizan in the second half, he was doubling, and he was also doubling against Rytas, and both teams achieved 2 successful results. I think the Real plan will be similar, and with Giedraitis out, this American player may be a key player in certain moments.

The biggest difference in which Žalgiris loses this season in the EuroLeague is 13 points, where Žalgiris simply let the game slip from their hands too early. All other losses were by single-digit margins. Even without Dovio in Madrid, Žalgiris can still put up a good fight. The Green Team may struggle, but they don't allow anyone to take easy victories. Real has recovered from injuries and has a super experienced team, but as we can see this season, they lack stability.

As news broke to Giedraitis, the Žalgiris defenders will have extra time to patch up this gap. It is highly likely that both Francisco and Sirvydis will attempt a considerable number of three-point shots, and as a result, I have no doubt that at least one of them will succeed. Both players enjoy taking plenty of shots. Additionally, Žalgiris' offense heavily relies on three-pointers, especially since they are lacking a proper front line. While it will not be an easy task against Real, I do not believe Žalgiris will lose by a double-digit point margin. Despite Real not being in top form, there is still a good chance to win. Good luck to everyone!

Not the flashy player who gets the cosmic minutes on the court, but when he plays, his time is often very productive. Today, we might even want to see him play longer. He expands the offense really well, shoots well from long range, and can also punish or put pressure from close distances, which we have seen many times before. He also chooses to grab rebounds, so his total numbers are not very high. However, I am looking forward to seeing him spend more time on the court today.

It will not depend much on Francisco's game over here, but it is time for the Frenchman to stop throwing with 20% accuracy and throwing bricks. Giedraitis is out, so we can expect a faster game with Lekavicius registered, if he plays it will be to the benefit of the tempo. Real, when Musa returned, now seems to have more offensive options, it would be foolish for them to waste so much talent on the game of Zalgiris and try to speed up the game and play at a high tempo, I think it would be much more favorable for the royal club. With Walker, Zalgiris now looks more dangerous in offense, they only lack contributions from other players.

Maccabi's tough wing Hoard, who is one of the leaders in the team in terms of playing time on the court, usually plays over 30 minutes. Today they will have to play without two centers: Rivero and Sorkin, which further complicates Maccabi's situation due to the lack of tall players in rotation, and it is likely that Jaylen will play for 35 minutes. In the battle against Bayern, a team that takes a lot of shots and if their accuracy is off, rebounds will have the opportunity to be dominant. Right now, Hoard has an average of 5.4 rebounds in the Euroleague.

Maccabi's tough perimeter player Hoard, who is one of the leaders in the team in terms of playing time on the court, usually plays for over 30 minutes. Today they will have to play without two centers: Rivero and Sorkin, which further complicates Maccabi's situation due to a lack of tall players in rotation, and it's likely that Jaylen will play for 35 minutes. The match against Bayern, a team that takes a lot of shots and if their accuracy decreases, there will be opportunities for rebounds. Hoard currently holds an average of 5.4 rebounds in the Euroleague.

This season, Žalgiris is shooting from long range as much as they want. Their team is clearly skilled in long-range shots, whenever there is an opportunity. Today, there should be plenty of those opportunities. Real is leaving a lot of space in the paint, and if the visitors can at least shoot their usual percentage, they should have a high score.

Cisco was roaring at the beginning of the season, but with the arrival of Walker, it slowed down significantly. However, he gets enough time, throws a lot of shots, provokes well and makes breakthroughs to the penalty area. In the last few games, he has been scoring points at a better rate, so today, without Giedraitis, I expect the Frenchman to play even more over time on the court and of course, more shots will be made.

Sirvydis will have problems defending, so I don't believe that he will have many chances to play. If he doesn't start well, he will be inclined to bench him for a long time. He has many options in his position, so I would wait for those minutes. Against a top team, he may be more nervous, since after all, it's a royal club 😄

I am waiting for the first match of Bayern at home. Jews have a lot of injuries lately, and they also contribute to the injuries, so I don't believe they will be very fast. Herbert can also make his own team defend, he is not a mindless opponent.

Of course, there is not a very big limit, but also it is not that he throws a lot of points. In the last games, he usually didn't score any points at all. Another thing is that the front line is not very strong, so I think it won't be easy for him to play against such a team. So I don't know, it seems to me that even though he is a very small player, I don't think he will reach it.