FC Barcelona vs. ALBA Berlin
Playoff-bound Barcelona (21-10) will look to seal home-court advantage in the playoffs with a visit from ALBA (9-22), which has never won at Palau Blaugrana. The game will feature an intriguing duel between two of the competition's best power forwards, with in-form reigning EuroLeague MVP Nikola Mirotic – who is averaging 22.0 points in the last six games – going up against the uniquely talented Luke Sikma, a perennial triple-double threat with averages of 7.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.
FC Bayern Munich vs. AS Monaco
Eliminated and injury-hit Bayern (11-20) will play for pride against a Monaco (20-11) team heading for the playoffs and looking to seal home-court advantage. Monaco has won all three previous meetings between the teams, including an 80-79 thriller in November when Bayern scored 13 points in the last minute – including 9 from Andreas Obst alone – to threaten a remarkable comeback. Monaco will have to remember to play to the final buzzer on this occasion.
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Valencia Basket
In Friday's opening tipoff it's essentially do-or-die at Final Four venue Zalgirio Arena, where host Zalgiris (16-15) and visiting Valencia (14-17) are in equal need of a victory to boost their playoff qualification hopes. Valencia has lost five of its last six games to see its playoff ambitions slowly evaporate, while Zalgiris grabbed a vital home win over Monaco on Wednesday – in large part thanks to 22 points from Ignas Bradzeikis – and now needs a second home win in three days to keep pushing for the top eight.
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade vs. Real Madrid
Partizan (17-14) will look to bounce back from Tuesday's home loss to Barcelona with another serious visitor in Real Madrid (22-9), which has already qualified for the playoffs and sealed home-court advantage. Partizan can qualify for the playoffs with a win if either Zalgiris or Baskonia lose their games this round. The Serbian team will be keen to regain offensive fluidity after only dishing 5 assists against Barcelona. The game features a mouth-watering personal battle between two of the league's top big men, with the athletic Mathias Lessort looking to dominate Real's tower in the paint, Walter Tavares.
Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Another game with plenty of playoff implications takes place at Buesa Arena, where Baskonia (16-15) hosts Fenerbahce (18-13). To pull off a big road win and secure playoff qualification, Dimitris Itoudis's men will need to improve their perimeter defense against the league's most prolific three-point shooting team. Baskonia averages 10.7 triples per night – led by Markus Howard with 2.8 per game – and Fenerbahce is ranked 16th in the competition after allowing opponents to convert 37.5% of shots from beyond the arc.