Maccabi (4-3) welcomes Fenerbahce (5-3) to Belgrade for a game initially scheduled to take place in Istanbul.
Oded Kattash, Maccabi: 'We need to find those energies from within'
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Both teams will be looking for a fast response after losing on Tuesday, with Maccabi edged out by Olympiacos while Fenerbahce was blown away by Zvezda. Dimitris Itoudis' men only scored 56 points in that game, with just Nigel Hayes-Davis (12 points) getting into double digits, but the possible return of Nick Calathes and Marko Guduric - who were in the roster but didn't play at all on Tuesday - could give the offense a crucial boost. Maccabi needs to improve its perimeter shooting after making just 6 of its 30 three-point attempts against Olympiacos, with backcourt duo Lorenzo Brown and Tamir Blatt going for a combined 1-of-13 from deep.
Oded Kattash, Maccabi head coach
"We are facing a very challenging team. I hope Wade can be back to help us, it will be very important. It is difficult without the energies from the crowd, and we need to find those energies from within, feel the presence of the fans with us as we enter the court."
Dimitris Itoudis, Fenerbahce head coach
"A tough game for us. We need to bounce back immediately. We had a very bad performance yesterday. The way we have to play is that we have to fight. It will be our pride and our guidance."
Lorenzo Brown, Maccabi guard
"Tomorrow is about personnel. They have a bunch of one-on-one guys, pretty good post guys as well. We need to lock in on the individuals and play our game. They had a tough loss, we had a tough loss, so it will depend on who is coming out with the most energy and will to win the game."
Bonzie Colson, Maccabi forward
"Tomorrow against Fenerbahce it’s going to be another battle. They put a lot of pressure on rebounding the ball so we have to make sure we box out at both ends, and get back to our tempo offensively - running in transition and playing our game. We are going to do what we can to get back on the winning chart, playing better on both sides, getting back to moving the ball and getting stops. It’s going to be a battle."
Nigel Hayes-Davis, Fenerbahce player
"The game versus Maccabi is going to be a tough one. We know they are a good team. We need to treat this game like a final so we can ride our ship and get back from a losing streak onto a winning streak. We need to get back to playing the good style of Fenerbahce basketball that we know we are capable of."