The third- and sixth-place teams from the regular season will lock horns as Monaco hosts Fenerbahce in the principality on Wednesday.
Monaco, Fenerbahce ready to lock horns in a Game 1 showdown
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Fenerbahce has the worst road record out of all playoff teams, with just 5 wins in 17 regular-season attempts, while Monaco has won nine of its last ten at home.
Monaco, as always, will run its offense through the competition's all-time leading scorer Mike James, who averaged 18.7 points and 5.1 assists during the regular season and reached double-digit scoring in every single game. He has plenty of support from the likes of all-action forward Alpha Diallo and smooth shooting big man Donatas Motiejunas.
Fenerbahce will run its offense through the experience of Nick Calathes (4.9 assists per game) and the three-point shooting of Scottie Wilbekin (3.0 triples per night), while the Turkish team's all-around threat, Nigel Hayes-Davis, faces a great matchup against defensive ace John Brown.