Two playoff chasers who suffered costly defeats earlier this week will attempt to bounce back as Milan (16-15) welcomes Barcelona (17-14).
Game Facts: Milan vs. Barcelona



The Spanish team's home loss to Bayern was even more painful with a serious injury to center Chimezie Metu, and Barca will need Willy Hernangomez to deliver another big performance after bagging 13 points and a personal-best 14 rebounds in that game. Milan was blitzed by Real Madrid on Tuesday and needs former Barca stars Leandro Bolmaro and Nikola Mirotic to recover their form after tough games in the Spanish capital. Milan has already beaten Barca once this season, with a stunning 33-point performance from Zach LeDay inspiring an 81-94 victory at Palau Blaugrana in December. So the Italian team can now secure head-to-head advantage by prevailing in a game that will feel like a final.
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Streaks
Nikola Mirotic has scored at least 11 points in 18 of his last 19 games.
Mirotic has had a PIR of at least 12 in 25 of his last 26 games.
Shavon Shields has made at least 1 three-point shot in 18 straight games.
Shields has scored 10 or more points in eight straight games.
Shields has had a PIR of 11 or more in seven straight games.
Zach LeDay has scored 10 or more points in 13 straight games.
LeDay has had a PIR in double figures in seven of his last eight games.
Armoni Brooks has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 straight games.
Brooks has made 15 consecutive free throws.
Nico Mannion has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Nikola Mirotic ranks third in average index rating with 21.5 per game.
Zach LeDay ranks sixth in average index rating with 19.4 per game.
Mirotic ranks fifth in scoring with 17.6 points per game.
Mirotic ranks sixth in rebounding with 6.3 per game.
Ousmane Diop ranks 10th in two-point shooting at 69.0%.
Fabien Causeur ranks second in three-point shooting at 52.8%.
LeDay ranks seventh in three-point shooting at 45.1%.
Milan leads the league in three-point shooting at 39.2%.
Milan ranks second in free-throw shooting at 82.4%.
Milan has pulled down a league-low 8.8 offensive rebounds per game.
Milan has allowed a league-low 9.5 offensive rebounds per game.
Records/Milestones
Nikola Mirotic is ranked fifth all-time with 4,765 index rating points. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 4,960 and counting.
Mirotic is in seventh place all-time in scoring with 4,012 points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is sixth with 4,028 points and counting.
Mirotic is in fifth place all-time with 970 free throws made. Sloukas is fourth with 988 and counting.
Mirotic is ranked 11th all-time with 1,437 rebounds. Georgios Printezis is 10th with 1,452.
Josh Nebo ranks 11th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.6%.
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FC Barcelona
Streaks
Jabari Parker has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Kevin Punter has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 straight and 28 of his last 29 games.
Punter has scored in double figures in 15 of his last 16 games.
Jan Vesely has at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.
Nico Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 straight games.
Chimezie Metu has scored 10 or more points in 13 of his last 14 games.
Dario Brizuela has made at least 1 three-pointer in 17 of his last 18 games.
Season rankings
Kevin Punter ranks seventh in scoring with 16.8 points per game.
Punter ranks third in steals with 1.2 per game.
Jan Vesely is tied for eighth in steals with 1.1 per game.
Punter ranks fifth in free-throw shooting at 93.1%.
Tomas Satoransky ranks eighth in assists with 5.2 per game.
Youssoupha Fall ranks eighth in two-point shooting at 69.4%.
Barcelona ranks first in scoring with 87.9 points per game.
Barcelona ranks second in assists with 20.1 per game.
Barcelona ranks second in steals with 7.3 per game.
Barcelona's defense has held opponents to 34.0% three-point shooting, the third-lowest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky ranks second all-time with a 2.9-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in two-pointers made with 1,564.
Vesely ranks third all-time with 5,099 index rating points. Mike James of AS Monaco is second with 5,256 and counting.
Vesely is sixth all-time with 4,028 points scored. Juan Carlos Navarro is fifth with 4,152.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 365 steals. Rudy Fernandez is third with 367 steals.
Vesely ranks fifth all-time with 1,774 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is fourth with 1,799.
Vesely is in fifth place all-time with 656 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Zalgiris Kaunas is fourth with 668 and counting.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 216 blocks. Tibor Pleiss of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is seventh with 228 and counting.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 789 free throws made. Juan Carlos Navarro is seventh with 853.
Kevin Punter ranks 10th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.1%.
Youssoupha Fall ranks 13th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.0%.
Nico Laprovittola needs 3 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.
Alex Abrines needs 10 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.