New Barcelona coach Joan Penarroya faces his first test with a trip to Andrea Trinchieri’s Zalgiris.
Game facts: Zalgiris vs. Barcelona



The hosts will look for instant impact from a long line of summer arrivals, including veteran big man Bryant Dunston, scoring threat Sylvain Francisco, hard-working Alen Smailagic and talented guard Deividas Sirvydis, who excelled in last season’s EuroCup. In addition to their new man on the sidelines, Barca will give debuts to scoring star Kevin Punter and rebounding specialist Youssoupha Fall. Another summer arrival, young guard Juan Nunez, will look to underline his reputation as one of Europe’s most exciting rising talents alongside the scoring talent of Nico Laprovittola, but Barca will also have to confront the always-electric atmosphere of Zalgirio Arena.
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Zalgiris Kaunas
Streaks
Edgaras Ulanovas has had at least 1 steal in eight of his last nine games.
Bryant Dunson has blocked at least 1 shot in seven of his last eight games.
Records/Milestones
Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 347 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 424 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,481 rebounds. Nicolo Melli of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is eighth with 1,492 and counting.
Dunston ranks fourth place all-time with 613 career offensive rebounds. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona ranks third with 631 and counting.
Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 996 two-pointers made. Tibor Pleiss is eighth with 1,006 two-point makes.
Edgaras Ulanovas ranks fourth all-time with 256 games started. Paulius Jankunas is third with 283 starts.
Lukas Lukavicius needs 16 points to reach 2,000 for his career.
FC Barcelona
Streaks
Nicolas Laprovittola has made at least 1 three-point shot in 15 straight games.
Alex Abrines has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine straight games.
Jabari Parker has scored in double figures and made at least 1 three-point shot in four of his last five games.
Kevin Punter has scored 12 or more points and had a PIR of 14 or more in five straight games.
Punter has made 13 consecutive free throws. He holds the longest streak in EuroLeague history with 69 consecutive made free throws.
Youssoupha Fall has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in five straight games.
Fall has had a PIR of 12 or more in five of his last six games.
Records/Milestones
Tomas Satoransky ranks second all-time with a 2.8-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Jan Vesely is the all-time leader in two-pointers made with 1,487.
Vesely ranks third all-time with 631 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is second with 705.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 1,693 rebounds. Felipe Reyes is third with 1,799.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 205 blocks. Georgios Papagiannis of AS Monaco is seventh with 214 and counting.
Vesely is sixth all-time with 3,831 points scored. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is fifth with 3,951 and counting.
Vesely ranks second all-time with 4,844 index rating points. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is the all-time leader with 5,054 and counting.
Vesely ranks fourth all-time with 341 steals. Rudy Fernandez is third with 367 steals.
Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 764 free throws made. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is seventh with 834 and counting.
Kevin Punter ranks 11th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.4%.
Youssoupha Fall ranks 13th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.7%.