Boosted by wins on Tuesday night, Bayern (10-14) and Olympiacos (13-11) will aim to complete a perfect week as they meet in Munich.
Pablo Laso, Bayern: 'Olympiacos plays with an incredible amount of energy'
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Round 25 of 34
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Isaiah Canaan will look to stay hot for the Reds after draining 31 points with 9 three-pointers in the win against ALBA, which also featured an excellent debut from big man Moses Wright with 15 points and 5 rebounds. He will go up against dangerous veteran Serge Ibaka, who starred in Tuesday's overtime triumph over Baskonia with 21 points and 7 boards. Olympiacos won 77-69 when the teams met in Round 13 behind 14 points and 7 assists from Thomas Walkup.
Pablo Laso, Bayern head coach
"Olympiacos plays with an incredible amount of energy on defense, making them probably one of the best teams in the EuroLeague. They haven't had an easy year so far due to injuries, similar to our current situation, but they are managing it well thanks to their great quality. For us, in this short preparation period, the main focus is on being mentally ready for a really tough game."
Georgios Bartzokas, Olympiacos head coach
"I expect nothing else but another difficult game. Bayern is coming from two back-to-back wins. I think they have the deepest roster they have ever had. They have depth in all positions, many options and, of course, a coach I consider a friend, who everybody knows is really good at his job. They are also fighting to make the ten teams that will contest to continue their EuroLeague season. And of course, their psychology is good following the wins. Especially the one against Baskonia was very important. It doesn't change something to our approach though. You always have to control the tempo, do the basics right, make the fewer mistakes possible, play with confidence, have physicality, just like the game requires."
Giannoulis Larentzakis, Olympiacos player
"The game with Bayern will be hard. We do want to go there and win. I think that right now we are at a good level and we are going there to fight for the best. We were a bit unlucky with that. In such a season, with so many games, injuries are unavoidable. But, to not have a center is really hard. I think that Wright, who just came here, will help us and we can't wait for Fall and Nikola to come back as soon as possible."