Partizan (2-4) looks to respond to last week's last-second loss by overcoming high-flying Fenerbahce (5-1), which has won four in a row.
Dimitris Itoudis, Fenerbahce: 'Very important to compete and to grow in our system'
Seasons
3 Minute de lecture
Regular Season
Round 7 of 34
Regular Season
Partizan Mozzart Bet BelgradePAR
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Fenerbahce Beko IstanbulFBB
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The Turkish team has triumphed through efficient offense, committing fewer turnovers than any other team, 10.3 per game, to go with a league-best 4.8 steals on defense. Partizan tops the league in scoring (86.2 points per game) and two-point shooting accuracy (61.8%). James Nunnally leads Partizan's scoring with 12.7 points per game and his versatile skillset will be very useful against his former team, which has its own versatile forward in Nigel Hayes-Davis, who had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in last week's win over Olympiacos.
Zeljko Obradovic, Partizan head coach
"Fenerbahce is a team that has been playing great since the beginning of the season, they have great quality, they are able to play in different ways with four tall and three small players. They are the team that shoots the most threes in the EuroLeague, over 30 times per game with a large number of shots. Motley on the five may not be the only three shooter, everyone else is including the centers. That is a very important thing in the preparation of this game."
Dimitris Itoudis, Fenerbahce head coach
"We are playing against a great team, a team that obviously has a great core, with a great coach and coaching staff. They have a great atmosphere in Belgrade. Partizan and teams of Zeljko Obradovic are always fighting till the end. They are defensively and offensively playing very aggressive. For us it is going to be very important to compete and to grow in our system. Of course, we will be able to test our level of readiness, going through adversities and obstacles due to the fact that we have a lot of injuries, but all the teams have. It is going to be a tough game."
PJ Dozier, Partizan player
"They have a strong team, and play very well together. Fenerbahce is very powerful in offense, we will have to defend well, help each other in defense and play our game in attack. We are very effective in offense, the numbers are showin that, so everything will be fine if we are solid in defense."
Tarık Biberovic, Fenerbahce player
"We will have a tough game. Partizan is a very good team and we know what kind of atmosphere they can create at home. We must fight for every possession and stick to the game plan of our coaching staff. We have performed well in the first part of the season so far, but we are aware that wins in away games will take us to our main goal. Therefore, we will show our best fight and try to complete this difficult away game with a victory."