In a one-game, do-or-die playoff, anything can happen, but some season-long statistical trends may offer clues to the possible storylines when Partizan NIS Belgrade hosts Frutti Extra Bursaspor in their 7DAYS EuroCup Eighthfinals winner-take-all battle.
Eighthfinals clues: Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Frutti Extra Bursaspor
Bursaspor is the most offense-centric team in modern 7DAYS EuroCup history in the sense that it has been the league's most-efficient offense and least-efficient defense this season. That dichotomy presents somewhat of a unique challenge for a Partizan team that has played well on both ends of the floor.
Partizan's ability to make crisp defensive rotations and limit open shots on the perimeter to opponents is a particular point of interest in this game. The hosts will have to double down on those efficiencies because Bursaspor has been able to score in bunches whenever its passers can locate the open shooter.
Partizan holds a clear upper hand on the defensive end of the floor so its ability to get stops – as well as when those stops happen – will likely decide the look of this game and its final resolution.