Rejuvenated by last week’s much-needed comeback victory at Maccabi, Barcelona (8-6) will try to overcome direct rival and red-hot Milan (8-6) in a key battle between two of the four teams currently tied for sixth place.
Game facts: Barcelona vs. Milan



Former Barca hero Nikola Mirotic, who leads the league in PIR with 23.7 per game, will play a central role on his return to Palau Blaugrana, and the host will try to counter him with the scoring skills of Jabari Parker, who paired 18 points and 9 rebounds in the win at Maccabi. That game also saw a return to form by former Milan shooter Kevin Punter, netting 18 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting, who faces a long-range duel with Milan veteran Fabien Causeur, who's averaged 7.7 points on 55.2% three-point shooting.
FC Barcelona
Streaks
Jabari Parker has made at least 1 three-point shot in 14 straight games.
Parker has collected at least 1 steal in 12 of his last 13 games.
Kevin Punter has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 of his last 14 games.
Jan Vesely had at least 1 steal in 10 straight games.
Justin Anderson has made at least 1 three-point shot in five of his last six games.
Anderson had at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.
Nico Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-point shot in 19 straight games.
Season rankings
Kevin Punter ranks ninth in scoring with 16.1 points per game.
Punter ranks fourth in steals with 1.4 per game.
Jan Vesely is tied for sixth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Willy Hernangomez ranks ninth in two-point accuracy at 69.2%.
Barcelona leads the league in assists with 20.8 per game.
Barcelona leads the league in steals with 8.4 per game.
Barcelona's defense has forced 13.8 turnovers per game, the second-most in the league.
Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky ranks fifth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in two-pointers made with 1,541.
Vesely is in third place all-time with 650 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is second with 705.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 1,753 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is third with 1,799.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 215 blocks. Tibor Pleiss is seventh with 228.
Vesely is sixth all-time with 3,976 points scored. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is fifth with 4,027 and counting.
Vesely ranks second all-time with 5,045 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 5,190 and counting.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 359 steals. Rudy Fernandez is third with 367 steals.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 786 free throws made. Juan Carlos Navarro is seventh with 853.
Kevin Punter ranks 11th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.7%.
Youssoupha Fall ranks 14th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.8%.
Nico Laprovittola needs 3 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.
Game Videos
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Streaks
Nikola Mirotic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Mirotic has made multiple three-point shots in nine of his last 10 games.
Mirotic has scored 17 or more points in 10 of his last 11 games.
Mirotic has had PIRs of 12 or more in 13 straight games.
Mirotic has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in eight of his last nine games.
Zach LeDay has scored at least 13 points and had a PIR of 16 or more in eight straight games.
LeDay has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight straight games.
Fabien Causeur has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.
Armoni Brooks has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.
Season rankings
Nikola Mirotic leads the league in average index rating with 23.7 per game.
Zach Leday ranks seventh in average index rating with 20.1 per game.
Mirotic ranks second in scoring with 18.7 points per game.
Leday ranks 10th in scoring with 15.6 points per game.
Mirotic ranks third in rebounding with 7.4 per game.
Mirotic ranks eighth in offensive rebounding with 2.1 per game.
Mirotic is tied for third in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.
Fabien Causeur leads the league in three-point accuracy at 55.2%.
Leday ranks second in three-point accuracy at 52.4%.
Causeur ranks third in steals with 1.4 per game.
Leandro Bolmaro ranks fifth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Milan ranks second in scoring with 87.9 points per game.
Milan ranks second in free-throw shooting at 82.8%.
Milan leads the league in three-point shooting at 40.4%.
Milan has allowed 9.7 offensive rebounds per game, which is the second-fewest in the league.
Records/Milestones
Nikola Mirotic is ranked fifth all-time with 4,517 index rating points. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 4,733 and counting.
Mirotic is ranked eighth all-time in scoring with 3,799 points. Sloukas is seventh with 3,803 points.
Mirotic is in sixth place all-time with 906 free throws made. Sloukas is fifth with 936.
Stefano Tonut ranks sixth all-time in three-point accuracy at 45.7%.
Josh Nebo ranks 10th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.7%.
Nebo needs 9 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Shavon Shields needs 5 two-point shots made to reach 500 for his career.
Zach LeDay needs 59 points to reach 2,000 for his career.