Heavyweights collide at Palau Blaugrana as FC Barcelona welcomes Olympiacos Piraeus, boosted by the knowledge of already having beaten the Greek team twice this season: 86-78 at home and 68-77 in Greece.
Barcelona, Olympiacos eager to start off on the right foot in Game 1
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The Reds made the stronger finish to the regular season, winning 10 of their last 11 games, and head coach Georgios Bartzokas has been further strengthened by the return of towering center Nikola Milutinov after nearly three months out injured. His physical presence will be important against the outstanding Barca big-man duo of Jan Vesely and Willy Hernangomez, who combined for an average of 24 points and 9.3 rebounds during the regular season.
Two stellar defensive guards will look to control the tempo as Tomas Satoransky faces Thomas Walkup, while long-range shooting prowess is provided by Nico Laprovittola (12.8 ppg., 40.4% 3PT) and Isaiah Canaan (12.0 ppg., 44.7% 3PT).