To maintain its fast-fading hopes of play-in qualification, Valencia (14-18) simply must win against an ASVEL team (7-25) hoping for a positive end to the season.
Game Facts: Valencia vs. ASVEL
The Spanish team has lost its way at the worst time, struggling with the injury absence of key center Brandon Davies to suffer six defeats out of seven. ASVEL needs one more win to ensure it does not finish bottom of the standings, and will see Nando De Colo move into second place on the league's all-time scoring chart if he registers 3 or more points against his first EuroLeague club. Valencia gained an emphatic 55-78 win when the teams met in December behind 16 points from Semi Ojeleye, and will look for similarly stifling defense this week.
Valencia Basket
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 seven straight games.
Damien Inglis had double-digit PIRs in six of his last seven games.
Season rankings
Chris Jones ranks fifth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Semi Ojeleye ranks ninth in three-point shooting at 46.8% per game.
Jones ranks 11th in three-point shooting at 46.6% per game.
Valencia holds opponents to 33.7% 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 40 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Kevin Pangos needs 7 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.
Pangos needs 23 assists to reach 800 for his career.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Streaks
Paris Lee has made at least 1 three-point shot in 17 of his last 18 games.
Nando De Colo has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight and 16 of his last 17 games.
Season rankings
Youssoupha Fall ranks seventh in rebounding with 6.5 per game.
Fall ranks third in offensive rebounding with 2.6 per game.
Paris Lee is tied for the league lead in steals with 1.7 per game.
Lee ranks sixth in assists with 5.5 per game.
Paris ranks third in free throw shooting at 93.1% per game.
Mbaye Ndiaye ranks fifth in blocks with 1.0 per game.
Records/Milestones
Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 92.9%.
De Colo is the all-time leader with 5,027 index rating points.
Nando De Colo ranks third all-time in scoring with 4,453 points. Vassilis Spanoulis is in second place all-time with 4,453 points.
De Colo ranks second all-time with 1,078 free throws made. Vassilis Spanoulis is the all-time leader with 1,131.
De Colo ranks fifth all-time with 1,012 two-point shots made. Ante Tomic is fourth with 1,137.
De Colo ranks for sixth all-time in steals with 333. Theo Paploukas is fifth with 335.
De Colo ranks 11th all-time in assists with 1,052. Vasilije Micic is 10th with 1,097.
De Colo ranks 13th all-time with 450 career triples made. Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 12th with 456 and counting.
Youssoupha Fall ranks 14th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.6%.
Paris Lee needs 18 points to reach 1,000 for his career.