### Buducnost VOLI Podgorica head coach Vlada Jovanovic:

"I am satisfied with the first half. But like I said to my team for the second half, I expected a reaction from the London Lions and they showed it. I played some players big minutes and in the second half, we had some problems with organization, also with offensive rebounds because mostly they played a lineup with big players. It’s not common to have a player like \[Sam\] Dekker at position 2 and \[Vojtech\] Hruban at the 3. It’s so difficult to guard them. And then they had a lot of second chances. In the second half, we had problems with organization, their press on our ball handlers. In the end, we found not great shots but shots we could make. And in the end, if you look at the whole game we had a good game."

### London Lions head coach Ryan Schmidt:

"A tough loss. The effort we had in the second half was much better. The problem is whenever you spot any team 14 points, it’s gonna be tough let alone a talented and well-coached team like the one we just faced. So, hats off to them. They played a great game. They punched us first, and we had a tough time playing from behind the entire night. There were some good things to build off from the second half but we gotta do a better job \[getting\] started."

Game Videos

### Buducnost VOLI Podgorica center Alpha Kaba: 

"We knew it wouldn’t be easy. And they showed in the second half that we would have to fight. It was a difficult second half, but we will still made it and got the W. That’s all that matters, so we are happy with that. We struggled at the start of the season, but now we are finding our chemistry so everything is good."

Game News

Buducnost's Kaba: 'We are finding our chemistry'

London Lions v Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2022-11-01T19:30:00.000Z)

Isiaha saved Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse with a last-second block to preserve a 6971 victory over Germani Brescia at Palaleonessa A2a on Tuesday night. The win improved Bourg’s record to 4-0 as the only undefeated team in the competition while Brescia fell to 2-2.

Jordan Floyd scored 22 points to lead the winners. Mike tallied 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks and James Palmer added 10 points. Amedeo Della Valle paced Brescia with 16 points and 5 assists, CJ Massinburg scored 14, Troy Caupain 12 and Tai Odiase 11.

Mike had a three-pointer and a block and Floyd scored 4 points in a 0-7 run that gave the visitors a 5-12 lead. Floyd had 12 points already in less than 8 minutes as the margin grew to 8, but Massinburg’s jumper in the lane made it 16-20 after 10 minutes. Free throws by Nicola Akele drew Brescia within 20-22 only to see Bourg pull away again. The pattern continued with Brescia coming close and Bourg pushing out again. The score was 34-39 at the break.

The pattern continued into the second half with a triple by James Palmer making it 37-46 and Brescia coming right back with the next 6 points. However, Frant Massenat and Alexandre Chassang each buried three-pointers in a 0-9 Bourg run to establish a double-digit lead and Pierre Pelos added a triple to take it to 45-58. David Cournooh’s layup trimmed the deficit to 47-58 through three quarters. A three by Caupain and a layup by Della Valle fueled new life into the game at 56-62 with 5 minutes remaining. A three by Massinburg and a free throw by Odiase gave the fans hop at 64-66 with 2 minutes to go. A basket by Palmer and free throws by Floyd put Bourg up by 6 in the last minute. A three by John Petrucelli with 6.7 seconds left and a missed Floyd free throw gave Brescia a final chance, but Mike blocked Odiase on the final play.

Mike’s block keeps Bourg undefeated with 69-71 win in Brescia 

Germani Brescia v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2022-11-01T19:30:00.000Z)

### Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse head coach Frederic Fauthoux:

"\[The key\] was just to control the rhythm of the game because if you don’t give the rhythm to Brescia, they don’t find easy shots, so my team played a really good game like I wanted."

### Germani Brescia head coach Alessandro Magro:

"We were able to come back in the game in the fourth quarter. We played until the end. This is the spirit I want to see from my players. So starting from the fourth quarter to the next one."

### Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse guard Jordan Floyd:

"It feels good to be undefeated. We practice every week to reach this point. The main goal is to just keep working hard in practice and keep getting stops on defense. That’s what won us this game."

Bourg’s Floyd: ‘Defense won us this game'

### Turk Telekom Ankara head coach Erdem Can:

"It’s always good to win. But we made so many easy mistakes that we need to change. We want to get better every day and every single game so it’s a great chance to use it and get better because we made so many simple mistakes that we shouldn’t have done. Otherwise, we cannot go to the next level, so we need to change that. But winning is great.

"Today was a great fight on the court from both sides so I would like to congratulate our opponent. They bravely fought until the end. We did not play quality basketball to be honest, but we want to improve every single day so. This is one part of when you play bad you still try to win the game and you handle it to be able to win the game. So from that standpoint, it was a good win for us but lots of easy mistakes we need to get a lot of lessons from this game”

### Slask Wroclaw head coach Andrej Urlep:

"It was a tough loss for us. I think we played much better than we did against Buducnost but still we are making some mistakes that have been following us all season long. I think that turnovers and bad work under the boards cost us the game. Definitely, we also made bad decisions in the end and we paid for it by losing the game.”

### Turk Telekom Ankara guard Jerian Grant: 

"It feels great \[to win\]. They are really a very good team and we are not playing our best on the road, but we still came up with a win, so it’s nice."

### Slask Wroclaw center Artiom Parakhouski: 

"I think that we need some more focus at the end of the games. It was a big game and we controlled it for a long time. At the end, the opponents had some turnovers and that cost us a win." 

### Slask Wroclaw guard Daniel Golebiowski: 

"We need to be more efficient and cold-blooded in the fourth quarters. If we had scored more points from the free-throw line, we could have won tonight. It doesn't mean anything that we play good basketball if we lose four games in a row. We need to show more character in the next game and get the first win."

Coach Can: 'Winning is great'

Slask Wroclaw v Turk Telekom Ankara (2022-11-01T19:00:00.000Z)

George Conditt scored 7 of his personal-best 22 points in the fourth quarter to help Promitheas Patras hold on for an 81-77 victory over Veolia Towers Hamburg on Tuesday night at Dimitris Tofalos Arena. The game featured 10 lead changes in the fourth quarter alone before Joe Young sank go-ahead free throws in the final minute.

Young finished with 23 points for the winners and Conditt also collected 10 rebounds for his first EuroCup double-double. Trevis Simpson added 10 points for Promitheas. Yoeli Childs shined for Hamburg with a double-double in the first half (12 points and 10 rebounds) before finishing with 17 points and 16 boards. Kendale McCullum scored 15 in defeat, James Woodard added 12 and Seth Hinrichs 11.

Despite committing 4 turnovers in the first 5 minutes, strong play by Childs helped Hamburg surge ahead 5-11. Anthony Cowan and Young took charge to rally the hosts to lead by as many as 6 before Hinrichs’s tip-in at the buzzer made it 21-17. Hamburg tied it early in the second, but had no answer for Conditt, whose big plays at both ends soon had Promitheas back on top. The margin grew and free throws by Dimitris Kaklamanakis gave the hosts a 45-36 halftime advantage.

McCullum had an assist and free throws in a 0-7 Hamburg run to start the second half.  Slowly but surely, Promitheas pushed back and a three-point play by Cowan got the margin to 59-50. Hamburg answered with 8 straight points and McCullum ended the quarter with free throws that made it 61-60.  Jonas Wohlfarth-Botterman’s hook shot gave Hamburg its first lead since the first quarter, 63-64, and resulted in a Promitheas timeout. The lead changed on each of the game’s next six baskets and continued to change hands going into the final minute. Childs tied it at 74-74 with free throws with 55 seconds to play and then Young drew a foul shooting a three-pointer and made the resulting 3 shots. After a timeout, a steal by Michalis Tsairelis led to a Nemanja Dangubic slam that all but iced the win for Promitheas.

Conditt, Young shine as Promitheas edges Hamburg 81-77

Promitheas Patras v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2022-11-01T17:30:00.000Z)

### Promitheas Patras head coach Makis Giatras:

"I want to thank our fans for coming to the game and supporting us. I congratulate the players of Promitheas and the staff, because I had a tough week for personal matters, and they prepared the game very well, everybody together. We made some silly mistakes in the second half but at the same time we played excellent offense and we won the game."

### Veolia Towers Hamburg head coach Raoul Korner:

"We didn’t lose the game in the last minute, we lost the game in the first half. We just were not there defensively. In the second half, I thought we played well. We made some mental mistakes at the end: missed an open guy, fouled at the three-point line. Those mistakes can cost you a game. That being said, again, if we don’t make those mistakes in the first half, it doesn’t come down to that."

### Promitheas Patras center George Conditt:

"We knew that they were going to come out strong and physical in the second half. They missed some shots in the first that they aren’t used to missing, so we knew that they were going to make some shots and they were going to keep it a close game. We just understood that we had to play a little bit harder than them and that’s what we did."

### Veolia Towers Hamburg forward Yoeli Childs:

"Unfortunately, we always had crucial moments in our game. In the second quarter, we didn't play as hard as Patras and we dug us a hole. We had to fight our way out first. Then we brought more intensity into the game, which was good for our game. In the last minute, we missed a few shots and gave the ball away. We have to work in practice to ensure that we don't make the many mistakes we made today."

Coach Giatras: 'We played excellent offense'

**Buducnost VOLI Podgorica is back to the 7DAYS EuroCup and so is Petar Popovic, who will keep his [EuroCupBasketball.com](http://EuroCupBasketball.com) blog active for another season. Popovic watches a lot of games and follows the EuroCup as one of its biggest fans, so it is always interesting to read what he has to say. Born in Cetinje, Montenegro, he started his career with hometown club Lovcen and also played for Nea Kifissia of Greece and Mega Leks of Serbia before joining Buducnost in 2016. He has been in the EuroCup longer than most, as this is Popovic's sixth season in the competition. Follow him on these pages all season long. **

Here we are again, in another EuroCup season. We've played three games and won two of them. We were close to losing against Promitheas in this last round. We had the game under control for like three quarters. We were up by 19 points or so and then suddenly they started playing some zone press, some zone defense, and we got a little bit lost. We made some quick decisions that they punished on the other side. They scored some threes, some transition points and in a moment when I looked at the board, we were up by just 5 points. I was a little bit confused about how quickly we lost the advantage. But in the end, luckily, we managed to win the game. And it's important for us, especially at home, because first of all, we lost against Hamburg, which we didn't expect. There were plenty of reasons. We didn't play at our level and two days before that, we had an ABA League game against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade. We had to go there and were not at our maximum in Round 1 against Hamburg, so this is a very important win for us against Promitheas.

"It will be my first time in London, so I am very excited."

Aleksandar Lazic did not score but had the game-saving block at the end of regulation. He made a great play. He was on the bench most of the game but Coach put him on the court for the last possession of regulation to play defense so that we were able to switch and he made a great play! I left the guy under the rim and he made a great, great play running from the sideline and catching him to block the shot. It was a critical play and I am glad he forced overtime and won the game. 

Lazic comes from behind to deny Tsairelis winning layup

Magic Moment: Lazic forces overtime with a block!

Our next EuroCup game is in London! It will be my first time in London, so I am very excited about it. Being from Montenegro, we don't have many chances to visit London because we need a visa. And that visa is usually short-term. You need a lot of time to get a visa and when you get it, it's like a three-month or six-month duration. So this is a unique opportunity to go to London and visit the city, so we are very excited. We will play at Wembley Arena, a very popular place. I watched them against Gran Canaria. I saw that they had ups and downs, but they showed some good things on the court. They play zone from time to time. They were switching so it's going to be a challenge for us to play on the road. We go on a 10-day trip: first we play against FMP in Belgrade, then we go to London and then Igokea in Serbia. All three games are very specific and a little bit tricky for us. We have to stay sharp on the road, changing cities every two days, and get as many wins as possible before the break. I would like to see something cool in London, but I think that we will not have time because we will be in a hotel next to the arena, more than one hour away from the center. In most cities, we just get a stamp in our passport and that's it. So let London be one more! 

Looking around the EuroCup, there are a lot of good young players out there. I am 26 and feel like an experienced guy compared to all these guys. A lot of times I catch myself thinking: am I young? Am I old? Am I experienced? I guess I am somewhere in the middle. This is my sixth EuroCup season, plus one season in the EuroLeague, so I think that I am pretty experienced for this competition. Seeing a lot of new young guys is making me happy. I wanted to mention Fedor Zugic, of course. He is a great talent and a very skilled player. He's very young and I think that this season he has shown that he leveled up his game. I watched their game against Brescia and that was an interesting game, just like Prometey against Bursaspor. I saw Issuf Sanon and he is playing well. Other than these two games, there are young, interesting players on most teams. I like Olek Balcerowski of Gran Canaria, he looks really strong this season, especially after the EuroBasket, where he gained some confidence. It is obvious on the court. So like I said, there are a lot of new young guys, and we will enjoy seeing how they improve.

"Some games that on paper are easy to win, you can lose, but also some games where you come as an underdog, you can win. I think that's the beauty of the EuroCup."

This EuroCup season is going to be like really, really interesting. After three games, only Bourg is undefeated. There are seven teams with 2-1 records in our group. That's the thing that we all like to see, you cannot predict anything. Some games that on paper are easy to win, you can lose, but also some games where you come as an underdog, you can win. I think that's the beauty of the EuroCup and I think we will see a lot of that stuff in the end. We know last season in the playoffs there were a lot of upsets. So it's interesting, we are all looking forward to playing and to see what's going to happen. 

We changed a lot from one season to another; I think we have eight new players and a new coaching staff. In the preseason, we were in a situation no other team had: we had only four players. All the other guys played for their national teams, so we had a very specific preseason. But I think that in the last couple of games we kept some rhythm. We have a lot of room to improve but I think that we can show some good basketball this season. We showed that we are improving, which is important, but it's a long road ahead of us. And I think that we will make some steps ahead compared to last season.

Petar Popovic helped Buducnost VOLI Podgorica start the season with a 2-1 record in Group B.

2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup highlights: Petar Popovic, Buducnost

The first goal, of course, is making it to the playoffs. We have to go one game at a time. We have to try to collect as many wins as possible. Our goal is to be in the playoffs and we will do our best to achieve our goals. We know from these past years that we cannot predict much, especially with viruses and injuries. We have a 12-13 man roster, so if one or two guys go out, we are not the same team, but as we said before, that's the beauty of basketball, you cannot predict things. But of course, our goal is to go in the playoffs and to be placed as high as possible at the end of the EuroCup regular season.

Petar Popovic, Buducnost: 'We can show some good basketball'

Round 4 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season tips off tonight, which means it’s time to set your EuroCup Fantasy Challenge lineups and here are some tips for your team.

This time, we are recommending players who are both in fine form and are playing against teams that either play at high paces or have holes in their defense. Here are some fantasy tips before Round 4.

[Andrew Albicy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/andrew-albicy/003425/), Gran Canaria (10.8 credits) – Albicy is back and will be motivated this week when Gran Canaria visits Paris Basketball. The playmaker posted a PIR of 18 in his first appearances of the season last week and now the Frenchman will play in the city where he began his professional career against a team that plays at a fast pace. It could be a tailor-made game for Albicy.

[Jordan McRae](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jordan-mcrae/007996/), Hapoel Tel Aviv (10.2 credits) – He only joined the team late in the preseason and quickly found his scoring touch to net 21 points and a PIR of 22 last week at Turk Telekom Ankara. Now Hapoel returns home and plays a Dolomiti Energia Trento team that has allowed the second-highest average PIR in the competition. It could be a big game for McRae.

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge tips Round 4

[Yigitcan Saybir](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yigitcan-saybir/006693/), Frutti Extra Bursaspor (6.4 credits) – Even though Saybir has come off the bench in all three games so far, he’s played big minutes and put up strong numbers; he has averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds with his only weakness being subpar free-throw shooting. This week’s opponent, ratiopharm Ulm, is in the bottom part of the EuroCup in defensive points and PIR allowed, which could make Saybir a bargain this week.

[Derek Willis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/derek-willis/009664/), Umana Reyer Venice (11.0 credits) – Last season with Joventut Badalona, Willis averaged a PIR of 12.9 and his PIR has risen in each of his three appearances for Reyer this season, culminating at 23 in last week’s road win at U-BT Cluj-Napoca. On Wednesday he and Reyer host Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, which has struggled defensively this season and Willis could be primed to take advantage.

[Erkan Yilmaz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/erkan-yilmaz/006372/), Turk Telekom Ankara (7.1 credits) – Yilmaz has been lights out as a shooter for Turk Telekom, which this week faces the team that has allowed the most points in the league this season, Slask Wroclaw. Yilmaz has scored a dozen points and posted a PIR of at least 15 in each of his last two games and he’s available for just 7.1 credits.

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge tips: Learning from opponents

The name "Grant" holds a certain gravitas, especially in basketball. Jerian Grant is the son of former NBA player Harvey Grant and the nephew of four-time NBA champion with the Lakers and the Bulls, Horace Grant.

So, basketball has chosen him as much as he chose the sport.

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Jerian Grant's promises of making an impact in Europe are fulfilled this season
