Olympiacos (20-12) will aim to keep pushing for the top four with a trip to face a Zvezda team (11-21) that showed it is still ready to fight after playing Real very close last week.
Georgios Bartzokas, Olympiacos: 'We don't consider the game as a friendly one'
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Regular Season
Round 33 of 34
Regular Season
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet BelgradeCZV
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Olympiacos PiraeusOLY
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The Greek team knows that only a win will suffice but won't take anything for granted after a difficult 88-83 home win against Zvezda in November behind 28 points from Alec Peters. Nemanja Nedovic scored 26 for Zvezda in that game, and he remains the biggest threat for the Serbian team after knocking down 25 and 30 points in the last two games. The all-round talents of Adam Hanga will be a factor, too, after he posted 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists against Real. Olympiacos will look for another strong game from Nigel Williams-Goss, who had 17 points and 5 steals to help overcome Partizan last week.
Ioannis Sfairopoulos, Zvezda head coach
"We are playing against a team that is built for the final tournament. They have experience, they have quality. It is a team that is now fighting to secure the home advantage. They will have extra motivation. It is also very important for us to end the regular season at home with a positive result. That's why we will fight with all our strength to win."
Georgios Bartzokas, Olympiacos head coach
"I think all the players like Teodosic and Dos Santos are back. I think Zvezda will be full against us, but I don't think that just one player has a big impact. Teodosic is influential, Nedovic scored against Real. Hanga is playing very well. The Zvezda bigs are good, we can't focus on one player. We will try to impose our game. The atmosphere there is very warm. Last year we lost, the year before we won with difficulties. It is always tough to play against Zvezda because of the quality that has as a team and because of the intensity that their crowd gives. We don't consider the game as a friendly one."
Branko Lazic, Zvezda player
"The last EuroLeague match in front of our fans this season. We will certainly do our best. I expect a brotherly atmosphere around the field, and a great fight on the court, which befits two big EuroLeague teams."
Moses Wright, Olympiacos player
"We have to come out and play with intensity on defense and offense. Executed well on offense. We know that they play aggressive defense, so we have to be extra focused. Maybe our opponent doesn’t have chances to qualify to the next round, but when everybody stands on the court gives their all to get the win. I am sure that they will play as hard as they can."