It's last versus first as ASVEL (2-14) aims to end 2023 with the upset of the year by toppling reigning champ Real (15-1).
Chus Mateo, Real Madrid: 'It won't be an easy game'
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Regular Season
Round 17 of 34
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ASVEL has lost eight straight, with three of the last four losses coming by double-digit margins, and changing that statistic will require a big improvement in long-range shooting after making just 4 of its 19 three-point attempts in last week’s loss to Olympiacos. Real, in contrast, is riding a five-game winning streak and the last four of those haven’t even been close, triumphing by an average of 14.4 points. Veteran Sergio Rodriguez has recently been the main playmaker, dishing 8 and 9 assists in the last two games, so he’s one of the many weapons for ASVEL to stop.
Chus Mateo, Real Madrid head coach
"It won't be an easy game, and we have to be ready to play a different game than what we are used to lately. In any case, we will try to do our best by being smart, trying to avoid turnovers and mistakes and playing good defense."
Carlos Alocen, Real Madrid player
"It will be a complicated game, as are all the EuroLeague road games. We expect a competed and physical game. We base our game on tough defense, grabbing the boards and running, and I think this will be one of the keys to the game - trying to do our thing and keep the intensity for 40 minutes."