Turk Telekom Ankara (3-1) and Dolomiti Energia Trento (0-4) face off against one another at Ankara Spor Salonu on Wednesday evening, as the 7DAYS EuroCup returns after a three-week break.
Turk Telekom, Trento bring contrasting fortunes into matchup
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Regular Season
Round 5 of 18
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In the last round before the break, Turk Telekom continued its fine form under first-year head coach Erdem Can, beating Slask Wroclaw 71-75 on the road to record its third win in a row. After falling to a 75-90 defeat on its home floor to Paris Basketball in Round 1, Turk Telekom bounced back by grabbing wins against Veolia Towers Hamburg, Hapoel Tel Aviv and then Slask. In the last two games, Jerian Grant became a more integral player for the team, finishing with a team-high PIR of 26 and 22, respectively. Center Tyrique Jones has impressed, too, as he is averaging a PIR of 20.0 across his last three games. Coach Can's team is currently the best team in the EuroCup from two-point range, shooting 61.2%, and it also has a 4-0 record against Trento all-time, so everything is pointing towards a fourth straight victory for Turk Telekom.
However, Trento will hope that it can kickstart its season with a surprise triumph on the road. Trento is winless so far in 2022-23 and its last victory in the EuroCup came back on November 17, 2021, against Slask. Therefore, with a year now having passed since it last tasted victory, the desire to bring that run to an end should be even greater. The problem for Trento is that it has struggled somewhat on both ends of the floor so far this season, as it has the fourth-worst average for points per game scored and the worst average for points per game given up. The break in the EuroCup calendar came at a good time for Trento, as two successive 5-point defeats in Rounds 2 and 3 were followed by a 30-point drubbing at Hapoel. After going away and licking its wounds, expect a response from Trento in Round 5.