In a meeting between two of the four teams currently tied for 12th place, rapidly improving Milan (4-6) will look for another win with a visit from Zalgiris (4-6), which has lost five of the last six, including three straight on the road.
Ettore Messina, Milan: 'Now we have the desire to play the best possible game'
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Regular Season
Round 11 of 34
Regular Season
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After powering the Italian team's Round 9 victory over Zvezda with a career night of 32 points on 6-of-7 three-point shooting, Maodo Lo will look to continue to provide leadership to a Milan backcourt that has underdelivered at times this season. He will be countered by Keenan Evans, who has remained consistent during an up-and-down season for Zalgiris by averaging 15.0 points on 45.5% three-point shooting, including multiple triples in four of the last five games.
Ettore Messina, Milan player
"We are coming off a contradictory week because our good Belgrade game was followed by a mediocre one in the Italian league and now we have the desire to play the best possible game, against a Zalgiris team featuring a lot of athleticism, a clear defensive identity and offensively the ability to use Ulanovas and Smits' skills, beyond the leadership provided by Keenan Evans and Lekavicius. I expect a tough game against a team capable to play with the right attitude night in and night out. But we intend to keep advancing in this EuroLeague."
Nicolo Melli, Milan player
"We want to prolong our good moment in the EuroLeague and this. being a home game, is much more important to win. We understand how difficult it will be, because Zalgiris is a tough team, they are very well organized, well coached and athletic. So, for us, we need to bring our best to the court."