After sealing a top-four finish with last week's thrilling victory over Maccabi, Barcelona (22-11) will look to head into the playoffs on a high with a trip to dangerous ASVEL (8-25).
Roger Grimau, Barcelona: 'We will approach it the same way as we did the previous 33'
Seasons
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Regular Season
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The French team is enjoying a decent finish to an otherwise disappointing season, producing its biggest win to date by thrashing Valencia on the road in Round 33 behind 21 points from Joffrey Lauvergne. Barca will also be wary of the all-round threat posed by its former player DeShaun Thomas, who has averaged PIR of 20.3 in his last three games. In addition to the long-range shooting exploits of last week's game-winning hero Nico Laprovittola, Barca will look to control the tempo through its tandem of big men, Jan Vesely and Willy Hernangomez, who both scored in double digits in a 101-92 victory over ASVEL in December.
Roger Grimau, Barcelona head coach
"We'll see who face in the playoffs. This game against ASVEL is good for us for the team feelings and to keep improving. We cannot do anything about our place in the standings. This is a normal game and we will approach it the same way as we did the previous 33. We cannot afford to relax at this time of the season."
Rokas Jokubaitis, Barcelona player
"We are following all the playoffs situation. Everybody plays at 100 percent and we all just care about winning. We cannot predict who we will play against. Both Olympiacos and Fenerbahce are great teams with great coaches, and any of them will be a difficult series. I do not have any preferences. We will stay humble and we will wait for the results."