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2023-24
Game Facts: Barcelona vs. Virtus

Game Facts: Barcelona vs. Virtus

2023-24

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A big battle for second place will be held between the two teams currently tied for that position, Barcelona (15-8) and Virtus (15-8).

Regular Season

Round 24 of 34

game Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs FC Barcelona

Regular Season

FC BarcelonaBAR

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Virtus Segafredo BolognaVIR

Overview

Both are looking to bounce back from road losses after Barca was beaten in Milan while Virtus was downed by Fenerbahce. The Italian team took the win, 80-75, when they met in Round 12 as Iffe Lundberg stepped up late with 24 points. Virtus also grabbed 14 offensive rebounds that day, with 4 from Jordan Mickey, so the hosts will look for Jan Vesely, who continued his superb season with 28 points in Milan last week, and Willy Hernangomez to protect their backboard more effectively. Nico Laprovittola will be desperate to bounce back after scoring 0 points in Milan, and he faces a shootout with Virtus’s long-range specialist Marco Belinelli.

FC Barcelona

Streaks

Nikola Kalinic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 18 straight games.

Kalinic has double-digit PIRs in six straight games.

Jabari Parker has scored at least 10 points in six of his last seven games.

Parker has made multiple three-pointers in six of his last seven games.

Alex Abrines has had at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.

Season rankings

Nicolas Laprovittola ranks seventh in assists with 5.4 per game.

Laprovittola ranks ninth in average three-pointers made with 2.3 per game.

Barcelona ranks third in average team PIR at 94.3 per game.

Barcelona has held opponents to 52.0% on two-point shooting, which is second lowest in the league.

Records/Milestones

Tomas Satoransky ranks third all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in two-pointers made with 1,414.

Vesely ranks fifth all-time with 594 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is fourth with 595 and counting.

Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 1,618 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is third with 1,799.

Vesely ranks seventh all-time with 202 blocks. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is sixth with 221 blocks and counting.

Vesely is seventh all-time with 3,648 points scored. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is sixth with 3,707 and counting.

Vesely ranks second all-time with 4,639 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 4,940 and counting.

Vesely ranks fifth all-time with 325 steals. Theodoros Papaloukas is fourth with 335.

Vesely ranks ninth all-time with 733 free throws made. Paulius Jankunas is eighth with 748.

Alex Abrines needs 4 points to reach 1,500 for his career.

Abrines needs 4 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.

Nicolas Laprovittola needs 8 steals to reach 100 for his career.

Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Streaks

Marco Belinelli has made at least 1 three-pointer in 20 of his last 21 games.

Belinelli has made multiple three-pointers in nine of his last 10 games.

Toko Shengelia has racked up a PIR of at least 10 in five of his last six games.

Daniel Hackett has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.

Hackett has had at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.

Season rankings

Tornike Shengelia ranks fourth in average index rating with 19.0 per game.

Shengelia ranks eighth in scoring with 15.0 per game.

Marco Belinelli ranks ninth in scoring with 14.7 per game.

Tornike Shengelia ranks 10th in rebounding with 5.7 per game.

Belinelli ranks fifth in average three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.

Virtus ranks second in three-point shooting at 38.4%.

Records/Milestones

Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 336 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 405 and counting.

Dunston ranks 10th all-time with 1,435 rebounds. Georgios Printezis is ninth with 1,452.

Dunston ranks fourth all-time with 595 career offensive rebounds. Othello Hunter is third with 611.

Ante Zizic ranks 13th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.8%.

Ognjen Dobric needs to make 4 three-pointers to reach 200 for his career.

Achille Polonara needs 3 steals to reach 100 for his career.

Jordan Mickey needs 3 blocks to reach 150 for his career.

Mickey needs 7 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.

Mickey needs 4 rebounds to reach 700 for his career.

Tornike Shengelia needs 5 blocks to reach 100 for his career.

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