In a never-seen-before showdown in European competitions, Umana Reyer Venice (2-2) takes on 7-bet Lietkabelis Panevezys (2-2) at Palasport Taliercio on Tuesday. Reyer bounced back from a 0-2 start with consecutive victories. Lietkabelis looks for its first road victory of the season after double-digit losses against Prometey Slobozhanske and Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse. Lietkabelis is the second Lithuanian team to play in Venice after Rytas Vilnius in 2019.
Reyer, Lietkabelis finally meet
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Regular Season
Round 5 of 18
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Once Reyer improved its three-point defense, it found a way to win games. It has held opponents to just 27.1% shooting on three-pointers in wins and 36.3% in losses. On offense, Marco Spissu (11.5 ppg., 4.5 apg.) and Jayson Granger (8.8 ppg., 4.5 apg.) will try to control the game tempo and find its big men down low, as Reyer may have an advantage in the paint through Mitchell Watt (12.2 ppg., 6.2 rpg.) and Derek Willis (12.5 ppg.), two physical big men with great energy.
Lietkabelis has struggled on the road, averaging 84.5 points at home and just 72.0 away from Panevezys. Speeding up the game tempo to find its best shooters, Vytenis Lipkevicius (50.0% 3FG) and Zeljko Sakic (48.9% 3FG) could be a key for Lietkabelis to be more competitive on the road. Lietkabelis ranks 18th in assists (15.3 apg.), so Jamel Morris (16.8 ppg., 1.0 apg.) and Stefan Peno (3.8 ppg., 2.5 apg.) must be ready to help improve those numbers against two very experienced playmakers in Spissu and Granger.