Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (8-5) will look for its second win in Turkey this week when it visits Fenerbahce Bekos Istanbul (10-3) on Friday for Round 14. This will be the 34th time these two teams meet in the EuroLeague since 2002, and the hosts currently hold a slim 17-16 advantage over the guests. Fenerbahce comes from a heavy 94-67 loss at Olympiacos Piraeus on Tuesday despite Carsen Edwards's 13 points. Fener is missing big contributor Johnathan Motley due to injury. Baskonia, on the other hand, managed to get a prestige win by downing defending champs Efes on the road, 78-83, behind Markus Howard's 19 points on 5 of 9 threes.
Baskonia looks for Turkish sweep against Fenerbahce
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Despite a sour loss against Olympiacos, Fenerbahce is still the sole leader of the competition. It's still also the best team shooting from the arc (40.2%), but Baskonia has won its last three games and has the second-best offense in the league (86.0 ppg.). The guests also excel at protecting the ball (just 11.1 turnovers) and, on paper, are doing a better job than Fenerbahce under the glass.
Both teams have almost identical PIR averages, and it looks like the game will come down to the small details. Morale can be a factor, and Baskonia definitely got a huge boost earlier this week. Fenerbahce lost badly, but that can also be a motivation to start better and stay focused no matter what in front of its home fans. Both teams are creating solid shooting options on offense, so expect an offensive showdown as the second- and third-best offenses in the league face off.