Two direct rivals aiming to climb closer to the top 10 go head to head for a vital meeting as Andrea Trinchieri takes Zalgiris (11-17) to face his former team, Bayern (12-16).
Game Facts: Bayern vs. Zalgiris



The German team will be looking for a defensive improvement after allowing 109 points in last week's loss against Efes, which also saw veteran leader Vladimir Lucic make 5 of 5 triples in his best game since returning from injury. November's meeting between the teams was a thriller, edged 74-73 by Zalgiris with a game-winning basket from team leader Keenan Evans, who has scored at least 18 points in each of the last four games. Slowing down Evans will be the focus of Pablo Laso's defensive preparations.
FC Bayern Munich
Streaks
Andreas Obst has made at least 1 three-point shot in 26 of his last 27 games.
Sylvain Francisco has had a double-digit PIR in nine of his last 10 games.
Francisco has scored more than 10 points in seven of his last nine games.
Francisco has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight straight games.
Serge Ibaka has scored more than 10 points in eight of his last nine games.
Ibaka has posted double-digit PIRs in eight of his last nine games.
Vladimir Lucic has made at least 1 three-pointer in five straight games.
Lucic had double-digit PIRs in four of his last five games.
Season rankings
Serge Ibaka ranks fourth in rebounding with 6.7 per game.
Ibaka ranks eighth in offensive rebounding with 2.1 per game.
Ibaka ranks fourth in blocks with 1.2 per game.
Bayern leads the league in rebounding with 36.4 per game.
Bayern ranks second in defensive rebounding with 25.1 per game.
Bayern allows the fewest offensive rebounds in the league at 9.2 per game.
Records/Milestones
Niels Giffey needs 1 steal to reach 100 for his career.
Giffey needs 37 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Zalgiris Kaunas
Streaks
Keenan Evans has scored at least 10 points in 15 of his last 16 games.
Evans has posted a double-digit PIR in 15 of his last 16 games.
Evans has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight and 19 of his last 20 games.
Brady Manek has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 of his last 13 games.
Rolands Smits has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.
Edgaras Ulanovas had at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.
Season rankings
Keenan Evans ranks fifth in average index rating with 18.8 per game.
Evans ranks fifth in scoring with 17.2 per game.
Evans is tied for fourth in steals with 1.4 per game.
Evans ranks eighth in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.
Zalgiris leads the league in three-point shooting at 40.1%.
Records/Milestones
Edgaras Ulanovas ranks fifth all-time with 250 games started. Vassilis Spanoulis is fourth with 254 starts.
Ulanovas needs 2 three-point shots made to reach 200 for his career.
Lukas Lukavicius needs 55 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
























































































