After suffering a home upset on Wednesday, Barcelona will be desperate to bounce back at Palau Blaugrana against an Olympiacos team determined to move within one win of a third straight Final Four.
Barcelona will look to bounce back against Reds in Game 2
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Barca's focus will be improved play inside the paint after converting just 18 of its 38 two-point attempts in the 75-77 defeat. Jan Vesely will be particularly keen to bounce back after enduring a miserable birthday, scoring just 3 points with no field goals converted and 3 turnovers. A collective focus will be better ball control after Barca committed 17 turnovers on Wednesday.
Olympiacos was able to enjoy its Game 1 triumph despite minimal contributions from key offensive performers Thomas Walkup (0 points) and Alec Peters (1), who should therefore be fresh and motivated to give their team more help on Friday.
The Reds will again count on the three-point shooting and energetic defense of Isaiah Canaan, and Barca needs its backcourt starters to step up after notably quiet games from Nico Laprovittola (9 points) and Tomas Satoransky (0 points) against the Reds' excellent defense.