Barcelona (3-1) will look for a fourth straight win to protect – or improve – its position as co-leader with a visit from ASVEL (2-2).
Game Facts: Barcelona vs. ASVEL

The French team is also confident after last week’s stunning fourth quarter fightback to claim victory over Baskonia, and can call upon one of the league’s hottest properties in Theo Maledon, who averages 27 PIR in the last three games. Big man Neal Sako has been equally impressive, claiming three consecutive double-doubles, so Barca will hope that Jan Vesely can repeat his strong performance – 19 points and 5 boards – from last week’s overtime victory at Zvezda. Barca lead the league in assists (22.5 per night), so ASVEL has a tough job defensively to disturb the rhythm of Nico Laprovittola (6.3 assists per game).
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FC Barcelona
Streaks
Nicolas Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 straight games.
Jabari Parker has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.
Kevin Punter has scored at least 11 points and had a PIR of 11 or more in nine straight games.
Punter has made 20 consecutive free throws. He holds the longest streak in EuroLeague history with 69 consecutive free throws made.
Youssoupha Fall has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Kevin Punter is tied for second this season in scoring with 18.0 per game.
Punter is tied for second this season in three-pointers made with 2.8 per game.
Punter ranks second this season in steals with 2.0 per game.
Tomas Satoransky is tied for fifth this season in steals with 1.5 per game.
Nicolas Laprovittola ranks fourth this season in assists with 6.3 per game.
Barcelona leads the league in assists with 22.5 per game.
Barcelona leads the league in steals with 9.5 per game.
Barcelona's defense has forced a league-high 15.0 turnovers per game.
Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky ranks third all-time with a 2.8-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in two-pointers made with 1,506.
Vesely ranks third all-time with 634 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is second with 705.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 1,710 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is third with 1,799.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 208 blocks. Georgios Papagiannis of AS Monaco is seventh with 215 and counting.
Vesely is sixth all-time with 3,877 points scored. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is fifth with 3,969 and counting.
Vesely ranks second all-time with 4,901 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 5,083 and counting.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 343 steals. Rudy Fernandez is third with 367 steals.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 772 free throws made. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is seventh with 843 and counting.
Kevin Punter ranks 11th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.6%.
Youssoupha Fall ranks 14th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.7%.
Nicolas Laprovittola needs 3 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.
Tomas Satoransky needs 14 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Streaks
Paris Lee has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 straight and 22 of his last 23 games.
Lee has a PIR of 13 or more in four of his last five games.
Neal Sako has had a PIR of 15 or more in each of the four games this season.
Theo Maledon has scored more than 10 points and had a PIR of 17 or more in each of the four games this season.
Season rankings
Theo Maledon leads the league this season in average index rating with 24.5 per game.
Neal Sako ranks third this season in average index rating with 23.3 per game.
Maledon is tied for fifth this season in scoring with 17.5 per game.
Sako leads the league this season in rebounding with 10.0 per game.
Sako leads the league this season in offensive rebounding with 4.3 per game.
Sako leads the league this season in steals with 2.3 per game.
Maledon is tied for third this season in steals with 1.8 per game.
Sako is tied for fourth this season in blocks with 1.3 per game.
Shaquille Harrison is tied for second this season in three-point accuracy at 75.0%.
Records/Milestones
The next time he enters a game, Nando De Colo will make his 300th appearance.
De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 93.0%.
De Colo is the all-time leader in PIR with 5,083 index rating points.
Nando De Colo is in second place all-time in scoring with 4,517 points. Mike James leads the all-time charts with 4,679 points and counting.
De Colo ranks second all-time in free throws made with 1,101. Vassilis Spanoulis is the all-time leader with 1,131.
De Colo ranks fifth all-time in two-point shots made with 1,021. Ante Tomic is fourth with 1,137.
De Colo is in fifth place all-time in steals with 337. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fourth with 343 steals and counting.
De Colo ranks 11th all-time in assists with 1,077. Vasilije Micic is 10th with 1,097.
De Colo ranks 14th all-time with 458 career three-pointers made. Alexey Shved is 13th with 459.
Joffrey Lauvergne needs 5 more defensive rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
The next time he starts a game, Lauvergne will make his 100th career start.
Tarik Black ranks 12th in two-point accuracy at 65.4%.