In a Wednesday tipoff, Maccabi (18-13) will attempt to continue its push for the top six against a Valencia team (14-17) that's locked in a four-way tie for tenth place.
Game Facts: Maccabi vs. Valencia
Maccabi has won five in a row, mostly recently cruising past Bayern behind 17 points from ex-Valencia forward Jasiel Rivero. The Spanish team is a major underdog after losing five of its last six games. Maccabi has averaged 92 points during its five-game winning streak, so Valencia will need its best defensive game from the likes of backcourt veteran forward Victor Claver and all-action Semi Ojeleye. The Spanish team did exactly that when the teams met in October, winning 75-66 despite nobody scoring more than Damien Inglis's 11 points.
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Streaks
John DiBartolomeo has made 64 consecutive free throws, which is the second-longest streak in competition history. The longest streak belongs to Kevin Punter of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade with 69 consecutive made free throws.
Wade Baldwin has scored in double figures in 16 straight and 22 of his last 23 games.
Baldwin has had a PIR of 12 or more in 12 straight games.
Lorenzo Brown has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 games.
Josh Nebo has pulled down multiple offensive rebounds in 12 of his last 13 games.
Nebo has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 12 straight games.
Tamir Blatt has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Wade Baldwin ranks third in average index rating with 19.7 per game.
Baldwin ranks third in scoring with 17.5 points per game.
Josh Nebo leads the league in rebounding with 7.1 per game.
Nebo leads the league in offensive rebounding with 3.1 per game.
Lorenzo Brown ranks third in assists with 6.2 per game.
Baldwin ranks eighth in assists with 5.0 per game.
Bonzie Colson ranks fifth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Maccabi leads the league with 13.0 offensive rebounds per game.
Maccabi lead the league in steals with 7.3 per game.
Maccabi ranks second in team PIR at 98.4 per game.
Maccabi ranks second in scoring with 87.3 points per game.
Maccabi ranks third in assists with 19.5 per game.
Maccabi ranks second in blocks with 3.2 per game.
Records/Milestones
Josh Nebo ranks 13th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.8%.
John DiBartolomeo ranks ninth all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
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Streaks
Brandon Davies has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Chris Jones has made at least 1 steal in six straight games.
Damien Inglis had double-digit PIRs in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Chris Jones ranks sixth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Semi Ojeleye ranks eighth in three-point shooting at 47.3% per game.
Jones ranks 10th in three-point shooting at 45.9% per game.
Valencia holds opponents to 33.8% three-point shooting, third lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Stefan Jovic ranks seventh all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Jovic needs 42 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Kevin Pangos needs 7 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.