The first week of the 7DAYS EuroCup did not go to plan for London Lions and Dolomiti Energia Trento, as they fell to Round 1 defeats. Both teams get the chance to make amends in Round 2, with London set to welcome Trento to Copper Box Arena in its home opener on Tuesday night.
London vs. Trento: Lions ready to roar in home debut



London fell to a 76-59 loss on the road to Hapoel Tel Aviv, yet the game was marked from the Lions' perspective by the ankle injury suffered by star signing Sam Dekker inside the opening 5 minutes. Despite the defeat, fellow new arrivals Kosta Koufos and Tomislav Zubcic had impressive European debuts with their new team, with Koufos recording a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double and Zubcic putting up 21 points and 8 rebounds. Heading into Round 2, with Dekker's status unclear, London will look for Koufos and Zubcic to step up once again and hope that the likes of Ovie Soko and Luke Nelson can have better performances back on their home floor.
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Trento, meanwhile, heads on the road for the first time this season after suffering a 76-89 loss at BLM Group Arena against Promitheas Patras. Diego Flaccadori had 14 points and 7 assists for Trento, with a PIR of 24, yet his team's slow start in the first half gave it a mountain to climb in the final two quarters. The positive for Trento is that Luca Conti (13 points), Drew Crawford (13) and Andrejs Grazulis (12) also had double-digit scoring totals, so another similar set of performances on this end of the floor should see the Italians cause a lot of problems for London.




























































































