The A rematch of the 2022 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game is the headline act in Round 24 of the regular season, which also stages a series of games between direct rivals in the race for the playoffs. Here’s an overview of the action.
ALBA Berlin vs. Olympiacos Piraeus
The week's action starts on Wednesday as league-leading Olympiacos (16-7) looks to keep on rolling with a visit to last-placed ALBA (6-17), which is now two games adrift in last place. Olympiacos may need Michalis Lountzis to again deputize for Kostas Sloukas and will hope he can replicate his outstanding performance of 13 points and 7 rebounds in last week's win over Anadolu Efes. ALBA has allowed an average of 99 points in the last three games so it desperately needs a massive defensive improvement against the Reds’ top-ranked offense (104.2 PIR per game).
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Real Madrid
A hotly anticipated rematch of last season's title game will see Efes (11-12) tip off Thursday's action by attempting to restore a positive path with a visit from in-form Real (16-7), which has won three in a row and six of its last seven. After being publicly called out by an angry Coach Ergin Ataman after last week’s loss at Olympiacos, star players Vasilije Micic and Will Clyburn will be particularly keen to deliver big performances against Real, which has Mario Hezonja in great form with 30 points last time out against Monaco.