A Spanish derby with plenty of significance in the race for the playoffs sees Valencia (13-14) welcome a Barcelona (18-9) team that will play five of its last seven games on the road.
Game Facts: Valencia vs. Barcelona
2023-24
3 Mins read
Last week's loss in Bologna again showed Valencia's tendency to be over-reliant on playmaker Chris Jones, whose 20 points made him the only Taronjas player to score in double digits. The host certainly needs a big contribution from former Barca center Brandon Davies as he confronts Jan Vesely and Willy Hernangomez. Vesely was the decisive force, scoring 17 points, as his team edged Valencia 74-70 earlier in the season, and he was also Barca's best player in last week's home loss to Monaco.
Valencia Basket
Streaks
Semi Ojeleye has made at least 1 three-point shot in 17 of his last 18 games.
Ojeleye has posted double-digit PIRs in five of his last six games.
Chris Jones has scored in double figures in 16 of his last 17 games.
Jones has PIRs in double figures in 14 of his last 15 games.
Jones has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Brandon Davies has scored at least 10 points in eight of his last nine games.
Season rankings
Chris Jones ranks sixth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Valencia has allowed 76.4 points per game, which is second lowest in the league.
Valencia has held opponents to 32.1% three-point shooting, which is the lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Stefan Jovic ranks seventh all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Kevin Pangos needs 7 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.
FC Barcelona
Streaks
Jan Vesely has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Vesely had double-digit PIRs in six of his last seven games.
Tomas Satoransky has at least 1 steal in six straight games.
Season rankings
Nicolas Laprovittola ranks 10th in assists with 5.0 per game.
Laprovittola ranks ninth in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.
Barcelona ranks third in average team PIR at 94.5 per game.
Barcelona ranks third in defensive rebounding with 25.0 per game.
Barcelona ranks third in rebounding with 36.2 per game.
Barcelona has held opponents to 52.2% two-point shooting, which is second lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky ranks second 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 1,436.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 606 offensive rebounds. Othello Hunter is third with 611.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 1,651 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is third with 1,799.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 202 blocks. Georgios Papagiannis of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is seventh with 206 and counting. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is sixth with 222 blocks and counting.
Vesely is seventh all-time with 3,703 points scored. Sergio Rodriguez of Real Madrid is sixth with 3,731 and counting.
Vesely ranks second all-time with 4,725 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 4,956 and counting.
Vesely ranks fifth all-time with 330 steals. Theodoros Papaloukas is fourth with 335.
Vesely ranks ninth all-time with 744 free throws made. Paulius Jankunas is eighth with 748.
Alex Abrines needs 1 rebound to reach 400 for his career.
Nicolas Laprovittola needs 66 points to reach 1,500 for his career.
Laprovittola needs 7 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Game Videos
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | PO Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Parker flushes on Barca fast break! Motorola Magic Moment,
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AS Monaco-FC Barcelona | PO Game-1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Xavi Pascual, Boniface N'Dong remember 2010 title triumph on The Crossover
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Kevin Punter: 'True testament of us being a team'
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FC Barcelona-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Willy posterizes Toko! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast prepares for the end of the regular season
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Valencia Basket-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | SF Game 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Reuvers's alley-oop dunk! Magic Moment
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Jabari Parker: 'We just wanted it more'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-FC Barcelona | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Costello's big block! Magic Moment
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Hernangomez says no! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast presents: The Barcelona dilemma
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Valencia Basket | SF Game 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Dario Brizuela: 'Today we woke up with the will to compete with high intensity'
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-FC Barcelona | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Barca's hustle play! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jean Montero: 'I'm just trying to do the best I can do'
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FC Barcelona-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Valencia Basket-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | SF Game 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Pradilla's coast-to-coast dunk! Magic Moment of the Night
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Reuvers's alley-oop slam! Magic Moment
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Brimah's big block! Magic Moment
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Parker’s perfect pass sets up Satoransky slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Justin Anderson: 'This team is trending in the right direction'
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FC Barcelona-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Punter-to-Metu alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Tomas Satoransky: 'It's a mistake to look at the standings'
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FC Barcelona-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Metu thunder dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Punter-Anderson connection! Motorola Magic Moment
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Valencia Basket-U-BT Cluj-Napoca | Quarterfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Chris Jones: 'We played hard'
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Lopez-Arostegui turns on the style! Magic Moment
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Ojeleye says no! Magic Moment
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Dario Brizuela: 'If you play at Barcelona, you are ready for that pressure'
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ALBA Berlin-FC Barcelona | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Elijah Bryant: 'Today, we got better'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Anderson's huge block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Bryant beats the halftime buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Diouf posterizes Poirier! Motorola Magic Moment
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Poirier’s alley-oop slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Leo Bolmaro stops by The Fantasy Challenge Podcast
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Real Madrid-FC Barcelona | RS Round 27 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Abrines like lightning! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Metu’s magic rejection! Motorola Magic Moment
