Partizan NIS Belgrade will look to protect its home floor when it hosts Frutti Extra Bursaspor in the 7DAYS EuroCup eighthfinals.
Keys to victory: Partizan vs. Bursaspor
Partizan must use its energy
Partizan is undefeated in front of its fans this season and the team must use the energy and noise from what is expected to be a filled Stark Arena to pressure the visitors from the start and try to build an early lead, a situation that Partizan is comfortable and used to playing with. In addition, Bursaspor allows a league-high 40.6% shooting on three-pointers and a second-most 58.3% on twos. Partizan is not a stellar three-point shooting team (34.2%), but ranks fifth averaging 21.5 two-point shots made and converts on 56.0% of two-point attempts. The team needs to show patience and keep going inside in this contest.
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Bursaspor to minimize mistakes
Partizan will come out with energy and Bursaspor must stay calm and collected early on and try to avoid playing from behind. Bursaspor also must pick its poison and have Derek Needham and Andrew Andrews slow the game down when needed, because against Partizan, games can get out of hand quickly. What will be important for Bursaspor is to limit its turnovers the way it has done all season long. Bursaspor commits the fewest turnovers in the EuroCup, 11.7 per game, and that number must stay low for a team looking for success in the Serbian capital.