After a pair of road defeats last week, Partizan (13-12) will hope for home comforts with a visit from Bayern (10-15).
Zeljko Obradovic, Partizan: 'We have to do everything to win the game'
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Regular Season
Round 26 of 34
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Kevin Punter will look to maintain his magnificent form after scoring 28 and 22 points in last week's losses in Monaco and Bologna, while Bayern has Sylvain Francisco in great shape with double-digit scoring in six consecutive games. He also netted 17 points when Bayern beat Partizan 94-85 in November, supplemented by 21 points from backcourt teammate Carsen Edwards. Bayern won its last road game, 65-82 at ALBA, and needs a similarly strong defensive performance to take a vital victory on Thursday.
Zeljko Obradovic, Partizan head coach
"An important game for us, like every game until the end of the season, if we want to remain competitive in the EuroLeague with the goal we had before the start of the season. That's why we have to do everything to win the game. Bayern is a very good team, currently, the second-best is offensive rebounding, they are third in defensive rebounding. It all starts from there. In the last five minutes Bayern is shooting extremely well for three points. Around 40 percent as a team. In all the games they won, the team was at those percentages. They averaged 12 shots for three when they were winning and seven or eight when they were losing. And that is something very important. In our game preparation, we took care of that and we will do everything to reduce them to those values like they had when they were losing games."
Pablo Laso, Bayern head coach
"Playing at Partizan, that's, without a doubt, one of the toughest away games you can have in Europe, because the atmosphere with the fans is fantastic, they push their team incredibly. Additionally, they want to build on their great last season. To win, we have to show our best basketball and block out the atmosphere. Also, we don't need to dwell on the games we narrowly lost, preventing us from climbing up the table. The situation is what it is, and we still have chances."
Kevin Punter, Partizan player
"We have to handle our business tomorrow. No matter the game until the end of the season, we have to handle our business. That's the approach we'll have, we have to win the games in both leagues and it's a must. We have to get out of the situation we are currently in, gain self-confidence, and understand that every game is important if we want to be in the EuroLeague playoffs."