After suffering elimination last week, Zalgiris (14-19) will aim to go out on a high note and delight its loyal legion of fans with a visit from reigning champ and regular season standings leader Real (26-7).
Game Facts: Zalgiris vs. Madrid
The Lithuanian champion has won three in a row at home and has beaten Real in Kaunas in each of the last two seasons. Los Blancos prevailed in Madrid in October, 93-79, led by 18 points and 9 assists from Facu Campazzo, and is looking to bounce back before the playoffs after losing at home to Baskonia last week. Campazzo faces an entertaining backcourt duel with Zalgiris leader Keenan Evans, who has scored at least 14 points in nine straight games but could only manage 8 in October's meeting.
Zalgiris Kaunas
Streaks
Keenan Evans has scored at least 10 points in nine straight and 20 of his last 21 games.
Evans has posted a double-digit PIR in eight of his last nine games.
Evans has made at least 1 three-pointer in 16 straight games.
Evans has made 19 consecutive free throws.
Edgaras Ulanovas has at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.
Season rankings
Keenan Evans ranks fourth in scoring with 17.4 points per game.
Evans ranks seventh in average index rating with 18.4 per game.
Evans ranks 10th in steals with 1.2 per game.
Evans ranks seventh in average three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.
Zalgiris is second in the league in three-point shooting at 39.3%.
Records/Milestones
Edgaras Ulanovas ranks fourth all-time with 255 games started. Paulius Jankunas is third with 283 starts.
Lukas Lukavicius needs 18 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
Real Madrid
Streaks
Facundo Campazzo has PIRs of at least 10 in nine of his last 10 games.
Mario Hezonja has scored at least 10 points in 10 of his last 11 games.
Hezonja has made at least 1 triple in 10 of his last 11 games.
Vincent Poirier has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 10 of his last 11 games.
Season rankings
Vincent Poirier leads the league in blocks with 1.5 per game.
Walter Tavares ranks second in blocks with 1.4 per game.
Tavares ranks seventh in rebounding with 6.4 per game.
Tavares ranks sixth in offensive rebounding with 2.3 per game.
Vincent Poirier ranks seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.2 per game.
Facundo Campazzo ranks second in assists with 6.5 per game.
Campazzo ranks fifth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Mario Hezonja is tied for sixth in free throw shooting at 91.9%.
Guerschon Yabusele ranks fifth in three-point shooting at 49.0%.
Real leads the league in average team PIR with 107.4 per game.
Real leads the league in scoring with 88.9 points per game.
Real leads the league in assists with 20.6 per game.
Real leads the league in rebounding with 36.6 per game.
Real leads the league in defensive rebounds with 26.8 per game.
Real leads the league in blocks with 3.5 per game.
Real leads the league in free-throw shooting at 82.2%.
Real ranks second in two-point shooting accuracy at 57.6%.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 50.8% two-point shooting.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 33.5% three-point shooting.
Records/Milestones
Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots last season to set the all-time single-season record.
Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 412.
Tavares is sixth all-time in two-point accuracy at 67.9%.
Tavares ranks sixth all-time with 1,573 rebounds. Ioannis Bourousis is fifth with 1,603 rebounds.
Tavares is ranked sixth all-time with 595 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Virtus Segaredo Bologna is fifth with 609 and counting.
Sergio Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 3,904 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is fourth with 4,152.
Sergio Rodriguez ranks seventh all-time with 3,734 points scored. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is sixth with 3,778 and counting.
Rodriguez is second all-time with 1,848 assists. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is the all-time leader with 2,046 and counting.
Llull is sixth all-time with 1,383 assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda is fifth with 1,435 and counting.
Llull ranks 11th all-time with 699 free throws made. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 741 and counting.
Llull ranks third all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Facundo Campazzo ranks 13th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio, while Rudy Fernandez is 18th with a 2.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, and Rodriguez is 20th with a 2.4-to-1 ratio.
Llull is in second place all-time with 621 three-point shots made. Juan Carlos Navarro is the all-time leader with 623.
Rodriguez is third all-time with 601 three-point shots made and Rudy Fernandez is fourth with 591.
Rodriguez is in eighth place all-time with 305 career steals. Pablo Prigioni is seventh with 322.
Fernandez is ranked third all-time with 364 steals. Dimitris Diamantidis is second with 434 steals.
Fernandez needs 28 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career.
Fernandez needs 3 free throws made to reach 500 for his career.
Rodriguez is in 10th place all-time with 4,040 index rating points. Paulius Jankunas is ninth all-time with 4,067 index rating points.
Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set a single-season EuroLeague record.
Sergio Llull has made 401 EuroLeague appearances, second all-time behind only Kyle Hines with 424.