Baskonia (16-15) will look to recover from a pair of losses last week by defending its home court against an in-form Efes team (14-17) pushing hard for a top 10 finish.
Game Facts: Baskonia vs. Efes
A backcourt shootout is guaranteed between Markus Howard, who leads the league in three-pointers made with 3.6 per game, and the competition leader in PIR Shane Larkin (20.3 per night). Larkin's 23 points were not enough for victory when the teams last met, as Howard outscored him with 28 and Codi Miller-McIntyre delivered 14 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists to power an 80-88 road victory in Istanbul. Baskonia has won four straight at home, and another success this week would be enough to guarantee a top 10 finish for head coach Dusko Ivanovic's men.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Streaks
Markus Howard has made at least 1 three-pointer in 27 of his last 28 games.
Codi Miller-McIntyre has dished at least 5 assists in eight straight and 12 of his last 13 games.
Miller-McIntyre has had PIRs of 10 or more in eight of his last nine games.
Matthew Costello had 5 or more rebounds in six of his last seven games.
Vanja Marinkovic has scored at least 10 points in 10 straight games.
Marinkovic has double-digit PIRs in seven of his last eight games.
Marinkovic has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight straight games.
Marinkovic made multiple three-pointers in seven of his last eight games.
Chima Moneke has posted double-digit PIRs in 12 straight games.
Moneke has scored at least 12 points in 11 straight games.
Season rankings
Markus Howard ranks second in scoring with 18.6 points per game.
Howard leads the league in average three-pointers made with 3.6 per game.
Chima Moneke ranks fifth in average index rating with 19.2 per game.
Tadas Sedekerskis ranks third in rebounding with 6.74 per game.
Moneke ranks fourth in rebounding with 6.73 per game.
Codi Miller-Mcintyre leads the league in assists with 7.3 per game.
Matthew Costello ranks seventh in blocks with 1.0 per game.
Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos ranks second in three-point shooting at 55.0% per game.
Baskonia ranks second in three-point shots made with 10.6 per game.
Records/Milestones
Tadas Sedekerskis ranks seventh all-time in two-point accuracy at 66.6%.
Vanja Marinkovic needs 12 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Shane Larkin has scored at least 11 points in six of his last seven games.
Larkin has PIRs of 15 or more in six of his last seven games.
Derek Willis has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight and 15 of his last 16 games.
Mike Daum has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.
Daum has made all 8 free throws in his EuroLeague career.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine straight games.
Clyburn has scored in double digits and had PIRs of 13 or more in seven of his last eight games.
Season rankings
Shane Larkin leads the league in average index rating with 20.3 per game.
Larkin ranks sixth in scoring with 17.0 points per game.
Larkin ranks seventh in assists with 5.2 per game.
Larkin ranks 10th in free throw shooting at 90.6% per game.
Larkin ranks fifth in average three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.
Dan Oturu is tied for fifth in blocks with 1.0 per game.
Efes has committed the second-fewest turnovers at 10.5 per game.
Efes ranks third in scoring at 85.5 points per game.
Efes ranks third in two-point shooting at 56.3%.
Efes allows a league-high 87.1 points per game.
Efes allows a league-high 39.9% on three-point shooting.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 224 blocked shots. Alex Tyus is fifth with 238.
Pleiss ranks 12th all-time with 1,385 career rebounds. Othello Hunter is 11th with 1,424.
Pleiss is ranked 10th all-time with 467 offensive rebounds. Ante Tomic is ninth with 520.
Pleiss ranks seventh all-time with 1,003 two-point shots made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and Paulius Jankunas are tied in fifth place with 1,011 two-point shots apiece.
Shane Larkin ranks ninth all-time with 498 three-point shots made. Vassilis Spanoulis is eighth with 518 triples made.
Larkin is ranked 13th place all-time in scoring with 3,254 points. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is 12th with 3,322 and counting.
Rodrigue Beaubois ranks 12th all-time with 455 three-pointers made. Alexey Shved is 11th with 459.