Maccabi owns a 20-9 record against Zalgiris this century and has won four straight, including a 78-94 road win in Round 24 last season behind a career-high 32 points from James Nunnally, which earned him the MVP of the Round honor.
The last time they played in Tel Aviv, Maccabi won 76-62 in Round 6 last season as Derrick Williams had 17 points.
One of the most historic moments in EuroLeague history came on April 8, 2004, at Menorah Mitachim Arena on Derrick Sharp's miracle three-pointer to force overtime against Zalgiris for an eventual 107-99 victory that led to Maccabi winning that season's EuroLeague title and defending it the next year.
Sarunas Jasikevicius set the Maccabi single-game record with 37 points in that April 2004 victory. Scottie Wilbekin tied that mark last season.
Zalgiris set its club record with 38 free throws made in that 107-99 road overtime loss to Maccabi in April 2004.
In December 2004, Sarunas Jasikevicius made 14 free throws for Maccabi against Zalgiris, another Maccabi individual single-game club record.
Maccabi's single-game record for blocks is 9 and its single-game record by a player is 6, each of which was tied twice in games against Zalgiris. Maccabi had 9 blocks against Zalgiris in January 2015 and November 2017. Terence Morris rejected 6 Zalgiris shots in March 2008 and then Alex Tyus matched him in January 2015.