After last week's shock loss to Turk Telekom, Cluj (7-3) will look to get its playoffs challenge back on track with a visit from another lowly Group B rival, Slask (1-9).
Mihai Silvasan, Cluj: 'They can be really dangerous'
Seasons
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Regular Season
Round 11 of 18
Regular Season
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Cluj boasts one of the best defenses in the competition, with just 79.6 points per game allowed, while Slask is next to last in scoring, with an average of just 76.2 points. The Romanian team sneaked a narrow road win, 67-70, when the teams met in Round 2, as DJ Seeley led the way with 24 points and 5 assists, but Cluj will be sure to respect the rim-protecting abilities of Dusan Miletic after he blocked 5 shots in that contest.
Mihai Silvasan, Cluj head coach
"We will play against a team that is the last in the standings and maybe they are not the best individual team. Anyway, they can be really dangerous. Recently they won against Turk Telekom and last Sunday they had a victory in their domestic league, after scoring 14 three-pointers. We should not consider ourselves winners from the early start. We had some resting days and we are ready to play. We want to fight and win the game in front of our fans. I hope they will come in high numbers, as they always do! Everybody is ready to play!"
Jacek Winnicki, Slask head coach
"Playing in the current roster costs us a lot of physical health. We play twice a week, which is a lot for our healthy players. We practice whenever we can. We have to work, build on what we have. Now we are playing in Romania and this is the most important thing for us, no matter what roster we play with."
Andrija Stipanovic, Cluj player
"It is a very important game for us. Maybe they did not win so many games, but they are fighting very good. Even against us, they had the lead most of the time. Tomorrow will be an important game and we need the energy of our fans! Even though we lost in Turkey, our morale is really good and we want a victory!"
Daniel Golebiowski, Slask player
"Such a victory, like with Legia in the Polish League, fills us with optimism. It was a tough away game against a really good team. In EuroCup we have a tough schedule and we have to win actually everything to enter the playoffs, and that is currently our goal. Now we are going to Romania, where we will fight for victory, no matter how many injured players we miss."