As it desperately aims to end a 16-game EuroLeague losing streak, ASVEL (0-3) faces the tough task of traveling to Fenerbahce (2-1) for Round 4's opening tip-off. Dimitris Itoudis's team bolstered its confidence with a highly convincing home victory over Panathinaikos two nights ago, and will have been especially pleased to see all-time assists leader Nick Calathes recover from a slow start to the season by combining 12 points with 5 assists. On Thursday, he will go head-to-head with another EuroLeague legend, Nando De Colo, who has been a rare bright spot during ASVEL's dark start, including 25 points in Tuesday's loss at Efes.
Pre-game quotes: Fenerbahce vs. ASVEL
Article
3 Mins read
Dimitris Itoudis, Fenerbahce head coach
We play against a team that has size and athleticism, combined together with experience. Obviously back-to-back games are all about gathering your pieces together within the team and the mindset. We played a good game yesterday. So, we definitely need to be good on boards and to match their physicality. We have to keep our concentration on the game plan for 40 minutes. We also need the energy of our fans that gives a great boost to our team.
Tarık Biberovic, Fenerbahce player
We showed a good reaction after the Valencia game and got a good win against Panathinaikos. We want to repeat the same performance and win again. Asvel is a team with quality and potential. They lost their first three EuroLeague games, but we know that they have quality players, starting from Nando De Colo. We must concentrate and fight until the last second. The support of our fans is also very important to us. We expect them to be on our side again, creating the same atmosphere as the Panathinaikos game.
Regular Season
Round 4 of 34
Regular Season
Fenerbahce Beko IstanbulFBB
10186
LDLC ASVEL VilleurbanneASV
Overview
w
w
l
w
l
l
l
l