Another tied series heads to the cauldron of the Peace and Friendship Stadium as Olympiacos welcomes FC Barcelona to Piraeus.
Olympiacos aims to defend home floor against Barcelona
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The Reds will hope to welcome back Kostas Papanikolaou after he missed last week's games with a fever, and will also hope that Isaiah Canaan can resume his usual scoring exploits after being held to just 2 free throws in Game 2 on Friday.
Barca's Game 2 triumph was led by 24 points from Jabari Parker, including 4-for-7 three-point shooting. But the Blaugranas have suffered from inconsistent guard play so far in the series, and Nico Laprovittola has been particularly quiet with averages of just 7 points and 2.5 assists so far.
This has been by far the most defensive series, with neither team scoring more than 77 points yet, and that's likely to continue as both coaches Georgios Bartzokas and Roger Grimau focus on limiting turnovers and protecting the backboard. As such, the rebounding abilities of Moustapha Fall and Filip Petrusev up against Jan Vesely and Willy Hernangomez will be a significant factor in the outcome.