Petrusevas is having a great season, he is one of the leaders this year according to the efficiency points. As for defense, Smailagičius will most likely be guarding Petrusevas today, and everyone knows what kind of player he is. It's difficult to get past him, especially when Petrusevas is a clever player who can provoke a lot of mistakes. Today, I don't see any chances for Smaili against him.

Although the total seems very high for Euroleague standards, it is not for these teams. Both Valencia and Pao have a very good offense and very poor defenses. The game for both teams is fast-paced, with many 3-pointers, resulting in a lot of mistakes and fouls. It would not be surprising if Pao scored 100 points today, while Valencia gets close.

Milanas Leday, Nebo, is back. Shields seems to be in very good form now. Without Messina, they play beautiful offensive basketball and with Baskonia completely without defense, they should have a lot of points today. Baskonia lost one of their leaders Diallo, who is still out, as well as Forest and Sedekerskis who got injured. Everything will rely on their offense, as it will be even harder to defend without Diallo and Sedekerskis who were good defenders.

Milan Leday from Nebo has returned. Shields seems to be in very good form now. Without Messina, they play a beautiful offensive basketball, and with Baskonia completely lacking in defense, there should be a lot of points scored today. Baskonia has lost one of their leaders, Diallo. Forest is still out, and Sedekerskis is dealing with an injury. Everything will rely on offense, and it will be even more difficult without Diallo and Sedekerskis, who were important defensive players.

Barca fell to Lapro again and it is difficult to see any positives from them, even with a change in coach. Barcelona needs reinforcements. Zvezda plays great, looks very good in offense, and scores a lot of points. All the leaders have returned. They are a very strong team at home, scoring many points, so if Barca wants to compete, they will have to score a lot themselves.

Barca has fallen to Lapro once again and it's difficult to see any positives from them, even with a change in coach. They need some reinforcements. Zvezda plays excellently, their offense looks very good, they score a lot of points. All the leaders are back. They are a very strong team at home, scoring a lot of points. If Barca wants to compete, they will have to score a lot themselves.

It seems like a good opportunity for the Valencia team to grab the victory in tonight's match. PAO is known for starting poorly and often relaxing their defense, but they usually handle their business in the second half of the game. PAO has a very strong offense, but the Spaniards have something to offer here because the basketball played by them is based on offense.

The Bask team, playing a fast-paced basketball, will have Howard back, who missed a game, but will play again today. Radzevicius joined the team, while Sedekerskis, who didn't contribute much in offense but was solid in defense, has been dropped. Milan has good options in offense and has been playing very prolifically lately, so I don't see any reason why they wouldn't play a slightly different style of basketball against such a suitable opponent.

It seems like a good opportunity for the Valencia team to hang on for this evening's game. PAO (Panathinaikos) tends to start poorly, often relaxing on defense and sorting out their affairs in the second half of the game. PAO is particularly solid on offense, but the Spaniards have something to offer here, as the basketball played by them is based on offense.

Bayer, once again successfully competing in Peru, shows its class against opponents Augsburg - one of the weakest defensive teams and currently fighting for survival. Augsburg's performance has been tragic, with losses being the most common outcome. Bayer is in good form and I believe they must come out on top.

In Europe, there was no need to play against Braga, and the last game against Portugal was very easy and secure. Now the opponent is more serious, even having 1 point above, Famalicao. However, Braga is a much stronger team overall, which often does not dominate because of underestimating opponents and not having the same mastery of football players as Benfica or Porto teams. But when the team focuses and plays important matches against average league teams, the results are positive.

Although the teams' coefficients are equal, the strength and form strongly favor the Sociedad team. After a tragic start, with only 1 win in 8 games, the team that doesn't play in Europe, Sociedad, has now made a comeback. In their last 9 games, they have only lost once and have scored goals in every game. By overcoming strong Spanish teams, they have shown that Sociedad is once again a serious force this season, and although Alaves is a respectable opponent, they rarely celebrate victories against teams of this level.

After adding Pascali's defensive abilities little by little, Barco should have sharpened up. Today's game seems to be full of passion and tough battles. I am not expecting an easy match, and the atmosphere often plays a role in that. Zvezda has something to offer on the court, demonstrating the best defense in EuroLeague against opposing centers this season.

Parks Alycia, 24 years old American, generally I don't like her because of her unstable game, but on this surface she has a really good balance. Plus, last year she won the title here. She has broken quite a bit, but has very powerful shots and serves, reaching up to 200km/h, with an average first serve speed of around 180km/h. Yesterday, she hit about 25 aces against Dodin. Of course, it will be an under, but she should have around 10-15 at least.

Korpatsch Tamara, 30 years old German, I think of the remaining players in this quarterfinal she is the weakest, she doesn't really suit fast surfaces over clay. Her serve is weak and she moves well on the ground, so she will be pressured here.

The negative is that Parks has won the last two H2H matches, once in Peru. So it's likely she could take a set here, so I'll stick with a simple Peru.

Yesterday didn't go well, but tonight let's hope it turns in a different direction, because, as strange as it may sound, the team mates took away quite a few balls from him with improper rebounds, so now I'm taking a slightly bigger risk, hoping for a better fight today, although it won't be easy, when he's facing such a strong opponent, but I'm already expecting a very tough game. Boston's defense is not bad and here I think there's a chance to see some action on the free throw line and Ayton is very mobile for his height, so he can switch onto the attackers, so I really hope he won't fall asleep too much fighting against Boston players, although it's unlikely to expect Lakers to play as well as they did against Toronto, but if Boston allows them to play their game, it will be hard to stop them. All in all, I think Ayton is worth the risk, he's not getting an astronomical number of rebounds, but he's mobile, tall and can take the right positions to grab those balls, let's hope this time they will bounce off better for him from the opponents' bricks.