Two teams with high aspirations meet for a playoff-style clash as Cluj (8-3) welcomes Bourg (9-2).
Mihai Silvasan, Cluj: 'An important game that will test us'
Seasons
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Regular Season
Round 12 of 18
Group B
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The French team is arguably the hottest team in the competition with five straight wins and has already beaten Cluj this season with an exciting 92-88 victory in Round 3. Bryce Brown was the key man in that meeting, scoring 25 points, and his long-range shooting is a constant threat with multiple triples in five consecutive games. The form man in the backcourt for Cluj – which has a 5-1 home record this season – is Patrick Richard, who has averaged 14.3 points and 7.3 assists in the last three games.
Mihai Silvasan, Cluj head coach
"It is an important game that will test us. We will play against a good team, but we have shown that we can play great basketball. Everybody is healthy and ready to play. Bourg plays good transition basketball and they shoot well from the three-point line. Their players can make the difference, but we have our weapons too. We need to play great basketball and push our bodies to the limit!"
Freddy Fauthoux, Bourg head coach
"Cluj is a very good team, they compete very well. They are very athletic, powerful, and we will have to be very solid. It's a game to keep the second place so still a big challenge ahead of us!"
Patrick Richard, Cluj player
"Obviously it is a tough match up, against a really good team. We expect them to come here and try to get a win. We want a victory after loosing there, in a game where we fought. We did not play our best then and we want a victory. We are at home and we want to perform good!"
Kevin Kokila, Bourg player
"A very important game! It's important to secure second place. We beat them in the first round, they're a very good team with very good players, especially on the inside so it's going to be difficult for us. We will have to be intense, share the ball, and be tough in defense."