The final game in Round 5 will take place in the Canary Islands where local side Gran Canaria hosts Hapoel Tel Aviv. The two teams are among the five that enter the round tied for the top spot in Group B with 3-1 records. They are two of the top offenses in the league with Gran Canaria's 87.5 points ranked second and Hapoel’s 86.5 fourth.
High-powered offenses Gran Canaria and Hapoel set to duel
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Regular Season
Round 5 of 18
Regular Season
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Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel AvivHTA
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Gran Canaria has won back-to-back games and is 2-0 at home this season. A.J Slaughter runs the team’s attack with averages of 17.8 points per game and John Shurna (10.5 ppg., 5.5 rpg.) and Aleksander Balcerowski (9.8 ppg.) have anchored the frontcourt.
Hapoel is 1-1 on the road with a 14-point victory in Paris and a 12-point loss in Ankara. J’Covan Brown (12.0 ppg., 7.8 apg.) leads the EuroCup in assists and has been feeding a balanced attack featuring Jaylen Hoard (13.2 ppg., 7.2 rpg.), Tomer Ginat (11.2 ppg.) and new signing Chinanu Onuaku in the paint and Jordan McRae (13.8 ppg.) and Xavier Munford (13.3 ppg.) on the perimeter.
Statistically very little separates these teams on offense with Hapoel committing fewer turnovers and Gran Canaria the superior three-point shooting team. Hapoel has been the stronger team on defense, however, and how will it plays against Gran Canaria’s high-powered attack could be what decides this game.