Two teams needing a turnaround in fortunes go face to face as Efes (2-4) hosts Zalgiris (3-3), with both suffering two-game losing streaks.
Efes, Zalgiris ready to turn things round
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Round 7 of 34
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Anadolu Efes IstanbulEFS
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Zalgiris KaunasZAL
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Two teams needing a turnaround in fortunes go face to face as Efes (2-4) hosts Zalgiris (3-3), with both suffering two-game losing streaks. Efes coach Erdem Can needs to find a way for offensive stars Shane Larkin, Darius Thompson and Will Clyburn to function well together after seeing his team average just 76.3 points per game, third-worst in the competition. Better accuracy from long-range would help; Efes is making just 33.1% of its three-point attempts so far. In contrast, Zalgiris leads the league in accuracy from deep with 42%, including a remarkable 6-of-7 from young guard Dovydas Giedraitis. But the Lithuanian team needs to tighten up defensively after allowing at least 82 points in each of its last four games, so this could be an opportunity for Efes to click.
