Lacking in offensive fluency, Zalgiris ranks 17th in assists with just 15.2 ppg, a figure that won't be helped by the loss of point guard Lukas Lekavicius to injury. Meanwhile, Partizan have no issues of that nature, ranking second in scoring with 87.2 ppg and leading the league in two-point conversion rate.

Zalgiris Kaunas-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Zalgiris Kaunas v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2023-12-14T18:00:00.000Z)

Mathias Lessort takes off far away from the rim and dunks it anyway - wow!

 Magic Moment: Lessort's high-flying slam! 

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2023-12-14T20:00:00.000Z)

Shengelia with an unlikely bucket and one!

 Magic Moment: Shengelia hits an impossible basket! 

 Shengelia with an unlikely bucket and one!

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2023-12-14T19:30:00.000Z)

Nando De Colo sends a fantastic behind-the-back assist to John Egbunu for an easy dunk: what a pass!

Magic Moment: De Colo's assist!

 Nando De Colo sends a fantastic behind-the-back assist to John Egbunu for an easy dunk: what a pass!

 Magic Moment: De Colo's assist! 

Tyrique Jones goes up but Josh Nebo rises quickly and swats the shot.


 Magic Moment: Nebo swats Jones! 

 Tyrique Jones goes up but Josh Nebo rises quickly and swats the shot.


Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2023-12-14T19:05:00.000Z)

Rogkavopoulos drives to the basket, but Shengelia rejects him with force!

 Magic Moment: Shengelia stops Rogkavopoulos! 

 Rogkavopoulos drives to the basket, but Shengelia rejects him with force!

Zvezda hope home comforts can provide respite from two narrow road losses as it hosts stuttering ALBA, which are battling to escape the basement of the standings. The visitors may need to provide support for Johannes Thiemann in controlling the physical play of Joel Bolomboy and Luka Mitrovic.

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-ALBA Berlin | Round 14 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

 Zvezda hope home comforts can provide respite from two narrow road losses as it hosts stuttering ALBA, which are battling to escape the basement of the standings. The visitors may need to provide support for Johannes Thiemann in controlling the physical play of Joel Bolomboy and Luka Mitrovic.

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v ALBA Berlin (2023-12-14T18:00:00.000Z)

A perfect fastbreak as Causer feeds Hezonja for a two-handed slam-dunk!

Magic Moment: Hezonja dunks!

 A perfect fastbreak as Causer feeds Hezonja for a two-handed slam-dunk!

Real Madrid v FC Bayern Munich (2023-12-14T19:45:00.000Z)

Bonga looked set for an easy finish on a fastbreak but Ndiaye came out of nowhere to swat that away!

 Magic Moment: Eli Ndiaye rejects Isaac Bonga big time! 

 Bonga looked set for an easy finish on a fastbreak but Ndiaye came out of nowhere to swat that away!

Polonara produces a block to stop Moneke at the rim!

 Magic Moment: Achille Polonara rejects Chima Moneke!

 Polonara produces a block to stop Moneke at the rim!

Cacok with a dunk after a wonderful Shengelia behind-the-back pass!

 Magic Moment: Cacok dunks off a Shengelia no-look dish! 

 Cacok with a dunk after a wonderful Shengelia behind-the-back pass!

Tyrique Jones swipes the ball and then goes in uncontested for the monster dunk.

 Magic Moment: Jones hammers home monster dunk! 

 Tyrique Jones swipes the ball and then goes in uncontested for the monster dunk.

Justin Bean leaps and swats away Mike Tobey’s shot

 Magic Moment: Bean's big block! 

 Justin Bean leaps and swats away Mike Tobey’s shot

James Nunnally finds Alen Smailagic for a high-flying alley-oop dunk!

 Magic Moment: Smailagic's alley-oop slam! 

 James Nunnally finds Alen Smailagic for a high-flying alley-oop dunk!

Keenan Evans connects with Rolands Smits for an one-handed alley-oop slam!

 Magic Moment: Smits's one-handed alley-oop dunk! 

Keenan Evans connects with Rolands Smits for an one-handed alley-oop slam! 

Milos Teodosic conjures another magical assist and Rokas Giedraitis dunks it!

Magic Moment: More Milos magic!

 Milos Teodosic conjures another magical assist and Rokas Giedraitis dunks it!

Sterling Brown surprises the defense with a drive and powerful slam!

 Magic Moment: Brown rises to dunk! 

 Sterling Brown surprises the defense with a drive and powerful slam!

LDLC Arena project was seven years in the planning, but according to LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne deputy president Gaetan Muller, the dream was launched long before that.

Opening night at LDLC Arena: ‘A dream that came true’

“There is no word to describe how I feel. I was talking to Tony \[Parker\] this morning and I’m like, ‘Do you remember? We were 13 years old when we started dreaming about having a team,  a gym, not even an arena, a gym. And now it's happened,” Muller, a childhood friend of club president Tony Parker, said on opening day. “It’s a dream that came true.”

The sparkling new facility opened its doors to the public for the first time in Round 10 when ASVEL hosted FC Bayern Munich and destiny cooperated as the product on the floor was one of the most compelling games of the season, a double-overtime thriller in which both teams scored 100 points.

“This is a big opportunity for all of us who are involved. For the fans, for the city, for the EuroLeague. It’s an amazing gym and this is the first day of the future,” ASVEL head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco said that day.

The excitement surrounding LDLC Arena is more than just the spectacle that surrounded the first game. It is at the cornerstone of the project to turn ASVEL into a perennial contender.

“Every game in EuroLeague is super hard. It means everything is about details,” Muller summed up. “With the new arena, with the crowd, with everybody who is gonna be on fire, for me, it’s like the X-factor what we are doing now and I hope it’s gonna help us reach the sky.”