Two unbeaten teams will battle to extend that record on Friday with Zalgiris (1-0) enjoying its first home game with a visit from Zvezda (1-0). The local fans will be particularly pleased to see playmaker Keenan Evans, who returned from long-term injury last week and delivered a superb performance – 25 points on 9-of-15 field goal shooting – to secure an impressive comeback win at Virtus. Zvezda will hope that new signings Shabazz Napier (21 points on 5-of-8 three-point shooting) and Rokas Giedraitis (20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) can continue their stellar form after excelling in last week's demolition of ASVEL, which saw the team knock down a club-record 17 three-pointers with a 50% conversion rate.
Pre-game quotes: Zalgiris vs. Zvezda
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Kazys Maksvytis, Zalgiris head coach
"A strong team arrives to Zalgirio Arena. Crvena Zvezda’s management declared the goal to reach the Final Four, and their summer actions prove that. They have a big budget, they have brought in great players, so it will be interesting to compete against them. On the other hand, it’s our first game at home and the pressure from the home crowd will add a little bit. I hope that we will be able to cope with that pressure and fight for the victory."
Dusko Ivanovic, Zvezda head coach
"For many years, Zalgiris has been a team that has shown that it is one of the toughest opponents, especially when they play at their home court. They play extremely hard, extremely disciplined and with great patience. Besides, they have a team that has been playing together for many years, and they are extremely coordinated. But we are looking at us, we want to continue in the rhythm we have been in so far."
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Tomas Dimsa, Zalgiris player
"The start of the season is always exciting, especially because it is our first home game of the EuroLeague season. Our fans have bought out all the tickets weeks ago, so it will be great to play in this atmosphere again. Talking about the opponents, it is a very dangerous team. We have met them in the preseason, and it was a close game. Crvena Zvezda has quality and depth in each position, so we will have to work hard all 40 minutes."
Dejan Davidovac, Zvezda player
"We are playing against a good team that has been together for a long time; they are physically very dominant. We recently played with them in Cyprus. I expect a physically demanding match above all. We are prepared. I think we are in a good rhythm. We know that they have a lot of support from their fans. We want to win this game. We'll need to do our best, and we'll see ."
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