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Check out what the protagonists are saying ahead of Game 2 of the BKT EuroCup Semifinals.

Semifinals, Game 2: Pregame quotes

## Friday, March 28: Game 2

### Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv vs. Valencia Basket (18:30 CET)

**Valencia Basket head coach Pedro Martinez**

"Surely with the environmental factor \[Hapoel\] will have more energy, surely it will help them, but well, we have to think about what is ours, what depends on us. And be prepared for a tough environment, but in the end it is a basketball game, we must not take it out of there. Basketball is always about adaptation, the other day we scored 91 points, hopefully we will score 91 again, and the way we do it, if we run more, run less, shoot more from the outside or shoot less, in the end you have to adapt and be prepared for any circumstance. We are also prepared for them to change things with respect to the first game, we are also going to do the same, and that's it. Small details will surely make the difference. There are always details, nothing revolutionary, nothing very different from what we usually do, but well, for both teams there are certainly things in their tactical baggage that you save for one day, then you put them in the next day, and even more so in these matches that are played in such a short time. It's not something new, but there are things that you've had in previous matches, and well, I'm sure they're going to do it and we're going to do it too. We are only thinking about this match, we are not thinking about anything else, we have to live exclusively in the present, and the present is to play a good game tomorrow and try to qualify."

### Dreamland Gran Canaria vs. Bahcesehir College Istanbul (21:00 CET)

**Jaka Lakovic, Dreamland Gran Canaria head coach**

"I think the team is doing well. We traveled all day yesterday. So far I don't have all the information from the physiotherapists. We will see how the team is, but I think everyone should be ready to play tomorrow. Above all, we have to improve our defensive rebounding, because they hurt us a lot there. They grabbed twenty offensive rebounds, they hurt us a lot, and they scored 20 second-chance points. On offense we have to improve our reads on their switch defense, where we got stuck. With that, along with the things we've done well and can do better, we should be fine."

**Miquel Salvo, Dreamland Gran Canaria forward**

"We knew it was a long series, and we are sure it will be 120 minutes \[in total\] because we are sure that with our fans, with a lot of people, we will have the enthusiasm and desire to play a good game. We want to force a Game 3 which I think we deserve because of what we've been through: all the trips, the hours away from our families, the effort we've made, the early mornings we've had... I think we deserve to level this series and go back to Istanbul with the pressure on them."

Check out what the protagonists are saying ahead of the BKT EuroCup Semifinals

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Valencia Basket (2025-03-28T17:30:00.000Z)

Dreamland Gran Canaria v Bahcesehir College Istanbul (2025-03-28T20:00:00.000Z)

Heading into Game 2 of the EuroCup semifinal series between Valencia Basket and Hapoel Tel Aviv BC, both teams will have learned important lessons in Game 1.

Valencia, Hapoel learned valuable lessons in Game 1

After Game 1 of the semifinal series between [Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/valencia-basket/pam/) and [Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-shlomo-tel-aviv/hta/), some cards are already on the table.

Valencia rallied from a double-digit deficit to [beat Hapoel 91-82](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/valencia-outlasts-hapoel-at-home-91-82/) at La Fonteta in Game 1, but both teams will meet again at Samokov Arena on Friday. If Hapoel wins, the series would return to La Fonteta for do-or-die Game 3.

Valencia found the way to win despite not being able to impose its rhythm for the best part of the game. It had only 4 assists in the first half, none of which came in the first quarter. Despite entering the game as the competition's leader in three-point shooting (39.1% 3FG), Valencia hit just 4-of-24 shots from downtown (16.7% 3FG).

"We won despite our bad three-point shooting percentage," said head coach Pedro Martinez. "This is something we usually do quite well, and we only 4 four of those even though we scored 91 points, so it's good to score from other positions. We knew it would be difficult to show our identity and be focused. We will try to do that on Friday."

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How did Valencia turn it around? The biggest key was circulating the ball better while preventing Hapoel from doing so. After getting 11 assists and 4 turnovers before the break, Hapoel finished the game with more turnovers (16) than assists (15). Valencia ended up getting 14 second-half assists, too

Hapoel head coach Dimitris Itoudis believes that his team paid a big price for an underwhelming third quarter.

"We pretty much succeeded in the first half, scoring almost 50 points and being +6," commented Coach Itoudis. "The third quarter costed us a lot due to the aggressiveness Valencia showed. We went 1 of 4 and 1 of 8, twos and threes, so 2 of 12 combined, 6 turnovers and no assists. It says a lot how much it cost us this third quarter, but it is a playoff series. We have to become better in the second game and try to find a way to tie the series."

### What changes can we expect in Game 2? 

First of all, small forward Semi Ojeleye should be in a better physical condition. Ojeleye led Valencia in scoring this season (12.8 PPG) but played less than seven minutes against Hapoel, going scoreless. 

"He was feeling really bad in the morning and had a very bad night. An indigestion or indisposition, I don't know exactly what it is. But he has been feeling very bad," Coach Martinez explained. "He has made a great effort: during warm-ups, he had to go to back to the locker room twice because he had diarrhea and needed to vomit. He has made a huge effort coming from his heart more than from his physical skills. Let's see if we can get him back for Friday. Hapoel, meanwhile, was without [Bruno Caboclo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/bruno-caboclo/012096/) and [Joe Ragland](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/joe-ragland/005181/), who are key pillars in the team's rotation.

Of course, both teams are set to make adjustments to take the closer to their respective comfort zones. Valencia is all about hard defense, rebounds and high rhythm, looking or quick shots whenever possible. Hapoel is able to score just as much but feels more comfortable in a five-on-five offense in which [Johnathan Motley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/johnathan-motley/011157/), [Marcus Foster](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/marcus-foster/010386/) and [Yam Madar](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/yam-madar/011052/) can find one-on-one opportunities. Valencia did a good job bringing Hapoel's stars into foul trouble: Madar and Foster fouled out, and Motley picked up his fourth foul midway through the third quarter.

Coach Martinez gave credit to his players for solving a tough situation. "You always adjust things but in the end, but it was the players themselves. They were uncomfortable in the first half due to Hapoel's great work. In the second half, they had the ability to adjust better," he said. "As coaches, we change small things, but it is the players who have managed to feel more comfortable."

"We cannot lose our composure and being kicked out because we are nervous for some decisions offensively or defensively, so we need to find a better way to execute the plan," Coach Itoudis noted. "We will work on that, we have two more days to find it out, to figure it out."

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Coach Itoudis knows that preventing Valencia from hitting three-pointers should not be enough, as it was proven in Game 1. Valencia outrebounded Hapoel 42-31, took a better care of the ball and found answers outside with an outstanding [Jean Montero](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jean-montero/010042/), but also inside, as [Matt Costello](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/matthew-costello/010444/) and [Nate Reuvers](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/nathan-reuvers/012738/) combined for 25 points.

"We lost the battle on rebounds and turnovers, and stayed scoreless for four and a half minutes in the third quarter, staying out of the game plan," Coach Itoudis said. "So it doesn't mean that if you manage to keep Valencia low on the three-pointers you have the game in your pocket, on the contrary they have other ways to win the game, but at least on that part we were pretty much successful."

Above all, EuroCup fans can be sure that it will be another basketball battle between two really well-coached teams.

"We kept playing, looking for our moment and that arrived in the third quarter, in which we improved. We have to recover, try to change some things to see if we are able to be a little more in our rhythm and know that they won't let us do it," Coach Martinez said before the game. "This is basketball: you want to do things and the opponent won't allow you to do it. Both teams will change things and I am sure they will give us even more trouble in the next game."

Game News

Adjustments will be key before Game 2 in Samokov, Bulgaria on Friday

The sixth installment of the EuroLeague's Belgrade derby between KK Partizan and KK Crvena zvezda was certainly one to remember. You can step inside the derby and get a taste of the incredible atmosphere thanks to Iffe Lundberg, who was mic'd up.

Belgrade derby mic'd up: Experience the passion of 20,000 basketball fans

The sixth installment of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's Belgrade derby between [Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/par/) and [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/) was certainly one to remember. You can step inside the derby and get a taste of the incredible atmosphere thanks to [Iffe Lundberg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/iffe-lundberg/010781/), who was mic'd up.

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade v Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (2025-01-31T19:30:00.000Z)

Both teams will be highly motivated as the Greens look to close in on a top-four finish while Paris is still hoping to make the playoffs. Scoring shouldn’t be a problem for the French team, with [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) an ever-present source of scoring and distribution, while [Nadir Hifi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nadir-hifi/012640/) is one of the league’s most prolific three-point shooters with 2.4 triples per game. But finding enough defense to stop Panathinaikos is a different matter, with the Greens again demonstrating its firepower by mounting a fourth-quarter comeback at Maccabi on Wednesday led by 26 points and 8 assists from [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/).

Game Videos

\- This is a clash between the reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and BKT EuroCup champions.

\- In Round 3 the two teams had their first-ever official meeting, and Paris registered it's first-ever EuroLeague win, 84-80, as Nadir Hifi scored 20 points.

\- Panathinaikos center Mathias Lessort and Paris guards Yakuba Ouattara and Nadir Hifi have been teammates on the French national team.

\- Lessort and Paris guard Maodo Lo were teammates at FC Bayern Munich during the 2019-20 season.

\- Kendrick Nunn set his career high with 8 rebounds in a Round 4 loss against Paris.

Paris (17-14) will attempt to recover from its late collapse at Fenerbahce on Tuesday with the tough task of conquering reigning champ Panathinaikos in Athens.

Game Notes: Panathinaikos vs. Paris

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Paris Basketball (2025-03-28T19:15:00.000Z)

The Italian team is coming off a disastrous performance at Zvezda on Wednesday, setting a new club low with just 52 points scored, so it has plenty of pride at stake. ALBA knows it has to win to have any chance of avoiding a last-place finish, and it can take confidence from already beating Virtus once this season. That came with an 88-90 road triumph in December, led by 20 points from [Gabriele Procida](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/gabriele-procida/008384/). [David McCormack](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/david-mccormack/013386/) grabbed 14 rebounds on that occasion so he will again look to give ALBA control of the paint as he goes up against [Toko Shengelia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tornike-shengelia/001133/), who led Virtus’s feeble efforts in Belgrade with 13 points.

\- ALBA's 88-90 win in Bologna in Round 13 was its first against Virtus in the EuroLeague this century. ALBA set a club record with 54 rebounds in that win. David McCormack had a couple of personal bests with 14 rebounds and 4 steals in that win.

\- In Round 13 loss, Virtus had a club-record 8 blocks.

\- Virtus won the first four meetings against ALBA this century, including an 85-76 win in December 2022 which was the first-ever meeting between these two cubs in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, and the first official meeting between the two teams in more than two decades.

\- When Virtus beat ALBA 87-76 in October 2023, Toko Shengelia collected 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, accumulating a PIR of 32 and earning MVP of the Round honors.

\- ALBA's Gabriele Procida and Matteo Spagnolo were teammates of Virtus's Alessandro Pajola and Achille Polonara on the Italian national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

\- Virtus guard Daniel Hackett and ALBA's Louis Olinde were also teammates at Brose Bamberg during the 2017-18 season.

\- ALBA's Matteo Spagnolo had a career-high 8 rebounds in that Round 13 win over Virtus.

\- Virtus big man Momo Diouf had a career high in PIR with 22 and in rebounds with 8 in that Round 13 loss against ALBA.

\- Virtus forward Achille Polonara scored a career-high 23 points while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against ALBA in January 2021.

A battle for the wooden spoon will see ALBA (5-26) aim to overcome visiting Virtus (7-24). 

Game Notes: ALBA vs. Virtus

ALBA Berlin v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2025-03-28T19:00:00.000Z)

Real appears to be finding form at the best possible time after winning three in a row, with giant [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) particularly hitting his stride by averaging 17.8 points over the last four games. But the Spanish team has struggled on the road all season, with a 5-10 record away from Madrid, and Zvezda will have plenty of confidence after cruising to a club record win over Virtus earlier this week. [Dejan Davidovac](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dejan-davidovac/007960/) led the way with 17 points but it was really a collective effort, evidenced by 28 assists as veteran pass-master [Milos Teodosic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/milos-teodosic/jdr/) rolled back the years with 6 helpers – his highest of the season – to show that Real faces a major test on Friday.

\- Real Madrid has beaten Crvena Zvezda in five straight games, including a 95-72 thrashing in Round 5 when Mario Hezonja had a career-high 6 assists and Eli Ndiaye had a career-best 16 PIR

\- Real won the last two games in Belgrade, both by double digits. In first of those two, a 59-79 win in January 2023, Walter Tavares had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks for a PIR of 35 to earn MVP of the Round honors.

\- Crvena Zvezda and Real Madrid faced each other in the 1987-88 Korac Cup semifinals. Real swept the two-game series, taking an 82-89 win in Game 1 and an 81-72 triumph in Game 2. Real advanced to the final and ended up lifting the trophy.

\- Crvena Zvezda made a club-record 17 three-pointers in a memorable 83-87 road win over Real in December 2017.

\- Zvezda's single-game record for two-pointers made is 11, which Alen Omic tied against Real Madrid in March 2018.

\- Real point guard Facundo Campazzo spent the second part of the 2022-23 season with Crvena Zvezda and helped the team win the Serbian Cup.

\- Real forward Mario Hezonja and Zvezda guard Nemanja Nedovic were teammates at Panathinaikos Athens during the second part of the 2020-21 season.

\- Hezonja and Zvezda's Isaiah Canaan and John Brown were teammates at UNICS Kazan during the 2021-22 season.

\- Zvezda's Dejan Davidovac had a career-best 9 rebounds in a loss against Real in November 2021.

\- Zvezda point guard Milos Teodosic swiped a career-high 4 steals while playing for CSKA Moscow against Real Madrid in January 2016.

\- Zvezda shooting guard Nemanja Nedovic matched his career highs in rebounds (6) and steals (3) while playing for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan against Real in October 2018.

\- In the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four semifinal, Zvezda forward Nikola Kalinic had one of the best all-around performances of his career, leading Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to an emphatic 84-75 victory over Real Madrid with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and a career-high 4 steals.

An electric atmosphere is guaranteed as Zvezda welcomes Real (17-14) for a game with everything to play for.

Game Notes: Zvezda vs. Madrid

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Real Madrid (2025-03-28T19:00:00.000Z)

The resolve of Saras Jasikevicius’s men were shown by their fourth-quarter heroics earlier this week, capped by a buzzer-beating three-point game-winner from [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/), while [Marko Guduric](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/marko-guduric/004004/) again proved that he is a team leader by posting 25 points. Baskonia saw its postseason hopes ended with a defeat at Efes on Wednesday so it may struggle for motivation, but shooters like [Markus Howard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/markus-howard/011948/) and [Nikos Rogkavopoulos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikolaos-rogkavopoulos/011085/) will be dangerous with the freedom to play without pressure. Baskonia was heavily outrebounded – 41-26 – in the loss at Efes, so will be keen to show more physicality this time around.

\- Baskonia has won the last five home games in this series, including an 88-76 win in Round 13. Meanwhile, Fenerbahce has won eight of the last nine home games in this matchup.

\- In their last meeting in Istanbul, Fenerbahce's 111-96 home win last March, Fenerbahce set a club record with 32 assists. Fenerbahce's Tarik Biberovic tied his career high with 5 three-point shots made that night.

\- In the 2017-18 season, Fenerbahce swept Baskonia in the regular season and then prevailed over the Spanish side again in the EuroLeague Playoffs, winning their best-of-five series 3-1.

\- Baskonia and Fenerbahce battled in the 2016 EuroLeague Semifinals. Fenerbahce beat Baskonia 88-77 in overtime thanks to 18 points from Bogdan Bogdanovic.

\- Baskonia's Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot was a teammate of Fenerbahce's Nicolo Melli and Devon Hall at EA7 Emporio Armani Milan during the 2022-23 season.

\- Fenerbahce guard Wade Baldwin played for Baskonia during the 2021-22 season.

\- Fenerbahce forward Nigel Hayes-Davis set a career high with 6 assists in a road loss against Baskonia last season.

\- Fenerbahce center Sertac Sanli made a career-best 9 two-point shots while playing for Anadolu Efes Istanbul against Baskonia in December 2019.

\- Fenerbahce guard Arturs Zagars posted a personal-best 6 assists in a Round 13 loss against Baskonia.

Fresh from Tuesday's amazing late comeback against Paris, second-placed Fenerbahce (21-10) will attempt to seal home-court advantage in the playoffs by beating visiting Baskonia (13-18).

Game Notes: Fenerbahce vs. Baskonia

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2025-03-28T17:45:00.000Z)

The Turkish team kept its hot streak going with a convincing home win over Baskonia on Wednesday, and it has averaged 94.6 points per game during its winning run with the backcourt trio of [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/), [Rodrigue Beaubois](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rodrigue-beaubois/006590/) and [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) all in fine form. Maccabi’s offense is also working well but 21 points from [Levi Randolph](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/levi-randolph/013382/) were not enough to prevent a 92-99 home loss to Panathinaikos in Round 31. The Round 3 meeting between the teams was a high-scoring thriller, edged 93-91 by Maccabi with the help of 14 points from [Tamir Blatt](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tamir-blatt/011193/), and this should be a similarly entertaining and high-scoring showdown.

\- In Round 3, Maccabi edged Efes in Belgrade 93-91 behind 23 points from Saben Lee, who is now with Olympiacos Piraeus.

\- Last season when Efes hosted Maccabi in Riga, Latvia, it marked Maccabi's first-ever game on Latvian soil. Efes won 105-91.

\- Efes set a club record with 22 three-pointers made in a 109-77 home win over Maccabi in February 2022.

\- Maccabi matched its club record in EuroLeague play this century with 9 blocks against Efes in November 2017.

\- Maccabi's single-game record for rebounds is 19, which Terence Morris set against Efes in January 2008.

\- Efes guard Elijah Bryant spent two seasons at Maccabi from 2019 to 2021.

\- In Game 2 of their 2022 playoff series, Vincent Poirier earned MVP of the Round honors after collecting a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double for a 31 PIR while playing for Real Madrid in a 95-66 win over Maccabi.

\- In this season's Round 3 loss against Maccabi, Efes center Vincent Poirier tied his career high with 10 two-pointers made.

\- Efes forward Ercan Osmani tied his career high with 3 steals in that Round 3 loss against Maccabi.

\- Rodrigue Beaubois had a career game in leading Efes to a 91-89 win over Maccabi in November 2020, when he scored 23 points and had a career-high 7 assists for a career-best 36 PIR.

\- Beaubois swiped a career-high 4 steals in a 99-79 win over Maccabi in December 2019.

\- Efes guard Shane Larkin delivered a career-high 13 assists while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Maccabi in December 2016.

\- Efes big man Rolands Smits posted his career high with 4 steals while playing for Zalgiris Kaunas against Maccabi in April 2023.

\- Maccabi guard Tamir Blatt made a career-best 5 three-pointers while playing for ALBA Berlin against Efes in October of last season. He also had a career-high 3 steals while playing for ALBA against Efes in November 2021.

High-flying Efes (17-14) will attempt to make it six wins in a row against a Maccabi team (10-21) with nothing at stake. 

Game Notes: Efes vs. Maccabi

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2025-03-28T17:30:00.000Z)

The Spanish team's home loss to Bayern was even more painful with a serious injury to center [Chimezie Metu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chimezie-metu/013379/), and Barca will need [Willy Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/willy-hernangomez/003196/) to deliver another big performance after bagging 13 points and a personal-best 14 rebounds in that game. Milan was blitzed by Real Madrid on Tuesday and needs former Barca stars Leandro Bolmaro and [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/) to recover their form after tough games in the Spanish capital. Milan has already beaten Barca once this season, with a stunning 33-point performance from [Zach LeDay](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/zach-leday/008987/) inspiring an 81-94 victory at Palau Blaugrana in December. So the Italian team can now secure head-to-head advantage by prevailing in a game that will feel like a final.

\- Zach LeDay earned MVP of the Round honors for leading Milan to an 81-94 road victory over FC Barcelona in Round 15. He had a career-high 33 points after hitting 6-of-10 two-pointers, 4-of-4 three-pointers and 9-of-9 free throws. He added 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 8 fouls drawn for a PIR of 37.

\- Last season, Milan won 86-90 in Barcelona with Shavon Shields scoring 19 points while tying his career high with 5 triples made.

\- In that win, Milan guard Diego Flaccadori posted career highs in points (15) and PIR (16).

\- In the 2021 Final Four semifinals, Barcelona edged Milan 84-82 on a Cory Higgins jumper with 0.8 seconds left in the game.

\- Milan set a club record with 21 steals against FC Barcelona in December 2005.

\- Milan forward Nikola Mirotic spent four seasons at Barcelona between 2019 and 2023 and helped the team reach three EuroLeague Final Fours.

\- Mirotic and Barcelona center Willy Hernangomez were teammates at Real Madrid during the 2012-13 season. They reached the 2013 championship game together. The two were also teammates on the Spanish national team, where they won gold medals at EuroBasket 2015 and bronze medals at the 2016 Olympics.

\- Barcelona's Alex Abrines also won a 2016 Olympic bronze medal alongside Mirotic and Hernangomez.

\- Milan's Leandro Bolmaro joined Barcelona as a teenager and spent three years there, from 2018 to 2021, making his EuroLeague debut with the team.

\- Bolmaro and Barcelona guard Nicolas Laprovittola have been teammates on the Argentine national team.

\- Barcelona guard Kevin Punter played for Milan in the 2020-21 season. He helped the team reach the 2021 Final Four. Punter played under head coach Ettore Messina and was a teammate of both Shavon Shields and Zach LeDay.

\- Punter and LeDay were teammates at Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade for the past three seasons.

\- Milan guard Neno Dimitrijevic played under current Barcelona head coach Joan Penarroya at Valencia Basket in the 2021-22 season.

\- Milan playmaker Nico Mannion played under Coach Penarroya at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz at the start of last season.

\- Barcelona's Joel Parra and Dimitrijevic were teammates at Joventut Badalona during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.

\- Barcelona big man Jan Vesely set a career high with 8 assists while playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in a 92-100 road win against Milan in March 2021. He also collected 13 points and 10 rebounds on that night.

Two playoff chasers who suffered costly defeats earlier this week will attempt to bounce back as Milan (16-15) welcomes Barcelona (17-14). 

Game Notes: Milan vs. Barcelona

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v FC Barcelona (2025-03-27T19:30:00.000Z)

The Serbian team also enjoyed a valuable victory earlier this week by downing ALBA behind 22 points from [Brandon Davies](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/brandon-davies/007870/), who will face another in-form player in [Elias Harris](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/elias-harris/005460/) after he netted a personal-best 17 points in the win at Barca. Visiting playmaker [Carlik Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carlik-jones/013369/) will try to overcome a deep Bayern backcourt led by the scoring of [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) and the all-round talents of [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/), while [Isaac Bonga](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaac-bonga/006760/) – who had 14 points and 6 rebounds in the win against ALBA – will attempt to damage his former team in a long-range shooting duel certain to also feature [Andreas Obst](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/andreas-obst/004508/).

\- Partizan swept its two games against Bayern in the 2022-23 season and Bayern won both games last season, including a 94-85 win in Munich as Carsen Edwards scored 21 points.

\- Partizan and Bayern never played an official game before they split home wins in the EuroLeague Top 16 in the 2013-14 season.

\- Bayern forward Vladimir Lucic grew up with Partizan, made his professional debut there in 2009 and spent the next four seasons with the club.

\- Partizan small forward Isaac Bonga spent the last two seasons with Bayern, where he made his EuroLeague debut in 2022. He has been a teammate of most of the players on Bayern's roster.

\- Bonga and Bayern's Andreas Obst, Niels Giffey and Johannes Voigtmann have been teammates on the German national team, playing under Bayern head coach Gordon Herbert. Together they won the gold medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

\- Bonga was also a teammate of Bayern's Nick Weiler-Babb, Oscar da Silva, Giffey, Voigtmann and Obst, all under Coach Herbert, at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

\- Partizan center Brandon Davies was a teammate with Bayern's Shabazz Napier and Johannes Voigtmann at EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in the 2022-23 season.

\- Partizan guard Iffe Lundberg was a teammate of Bayern forward Johannes Voigtmann at CSKA Moscow from 2020 to 2022.

\- Partizan center Brandon Davies pulled down a career-high 10 defensive rebounds for FC Barcelona in Game 4 of the 2022 playoffs, a loss against Bayern.

\- Bayern big man Oscar da Silva collected a career-high 10 rebounds while playing for FC Barcelona against Partizan in November 2022.

With Tuesday's impressive comeback against Barcelona still fresh in the mind, Bayern (18-13) will look to build more momentum with a visit from playoff-hopeful Partizan (16-15).

Game Notes: Bayern vs. Partizan

FC Bayern Munich v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2025-03-27T19:30:00.000Z)

The team led by one-time Olympiacos icon Vassilis Spanoulis kept its top-four hopes under control by taking an overtime win over Zalgiris on Tuesday, in large part thanks to a late flurry of scoring from [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/). He will now hope to take advantage of the Reds' injury-hit backcourt, while the home team need to give more support to star duo [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) and [Evan Fournier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/evan-fournier/013380/) after they combined for more than 70% of the team's points in Tuesday's loss at ASVEL. Olympiacos doesn't strictly need the win as much as Monaco, but the home team will be determined to recover its form and send a message to a potential Final Four rival.

\- In the 2023 Final Four semifinals in Kaunas, Olympiacos came back from 12 points down to beat Monaco 76-62. Kostas Papanikolaou had 15 points and 8 rebounds in that game.

\- Monaco and Olympiacos have met 13 times starting in November 2021. Olympiacos leads 7-6 in head-to-head games after an 80-89 win in Round 13.

\- Olympiacos ousted Monaco 3-2 in the 2022 playoffs. Olympiacos won Games 1 and 3, while Monaco took Games 2 and 4. In the deciding Game 5, Olympiacos rallied to pull out a 94-88 win with Shaquielle McKissic scoring 18 points.

\- Monaco head coach Vassilis Spanoulis is an Olympiacos Piraeus legend. He spent 11 seasons there and led the team to EuroLeague titles in 2012 and 2013, as well as championship games in 2015 and 2017.

\- Olympiacos center Moustapha Fall played for Monaco during the 2014-15 season, when the club was in the French second division.

\- Monaco's Terry Tarpey and Elie Okobo were teammates of Moustapha Fall and Evan Fournier on the French national team and won silver medals together at EuroBasket 2022.

\- Fall and Fournier have been teammates of Monaco's Petr Cornelie on the French national team. Together they won silver medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

\- Fournier and Monaco's Matthew Strazel were teammates on the French national team and won silver medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

\- Monaco's Petr Cornelie and Olympiacos guard Nigel Wiliams-Goss were teammates at Real Madrid during the 2022-23 season and won the EuroLeague championship.

\- Olympiacos center Nikola Milutinov and Monaco's Mike James were teammates at CSKA Moscow in the 2020-21 season.

\- Monaco point guard Nick Calathes was a teammate of Olympiacos guard Tyler Dorsey at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul for the last two seasons. Monaco center Georgios Papagiannis was with them at Fenerbahce last season.

\- Papanikolaou, Thomas Walkup, Dorsey and Giannoulis Larentzakis have all been teammates of Calathes and Papagiannis on the Greek national team.

\- Georgios Papagiannis blocked a career-high 5 shots while playing for Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens against Olympiacos in December 2021.

\- Monaco point guard Nick Calathes posted his career high in rebounds with 13 while playing for FC Barcelona against Olympiacos in October 2021.

\- Olympiacos guard Tyler Dorsey tied his career-best 7 rebounds while playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in Game 1 of the 2024 playoff series against Monaco. He also had 7 rebounds while playing for Olympiacos against Monaco in November 2021.

\- Monaco guard Mike James recorded a career-high 5 steals while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Olympiacos in March 2015.

Monaco guard Matthew Strazel made a career-high 5 three-pointers while playing for LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne against Olympiacos in March 2022.

League leader Olympiacos (22-9) will attempt to end its late-season dip in form by overcoming fellow title aspirant Monaco (19-12).

Game Notes: Olympiacos vs. Monaco

Olympiacos Piraeus v AS Monaco (2025-03-27T19:15:00.000Z)

Star guard duo [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/) and [Nando De Colo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nando-de-colo/002100/) combined for 41 points as ASVEL ended Olympiacos's seven-game winning streak in impressive style on Tuesday, while Zalgiris fell into its familiar habit of running out of gas in the latter stages of a tough overtime loss at Monaco. The Lithuanian team will, as always, lean heavily on the scoring skills of backcourt star [Sylvain Francisco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sylvain-francisco/007975/) (14.5 points per game), but it will also have to summon up collective energy after playing extra minutes earlier this week and undertaking long journeys while ASVEL could rest at home.

\- In Round 17, ASVEL beat Zalgiris in Kaunas 72-78 as Melvin Ajinca scored 17 points.

\- Last season when ASVEL hosted Zalgiris, it won 93-79 as Paris Lee had a career-high PIR of 31, while Joffrey Lauvergne dished a career-best 7 assists.

\- Zalgiris and ASVEL first played in the Cup Winners' Cup semifinals in 1985, with each winning at home in the two-game total-points series. Zalgiris progressed 177-176 on aggregate and lost against FC Barcelona in the finals.

\- ASVEL's single-game record for steals is 6, which Mindaugas Lukauskis, a Lithuanian who played for ASVEL, set against Zalgiris Kaunas in December 2009.

\- ASVEL center Joffrey Lauvergne spent two seasons with Zalgiris, from 2020 to 2022, where he was a teammate of Lukas Lekavicius and Edgaras Ulanovas.

\- Zalgiris's Sylvain Francisco has been a teammate of ASVEL's Nando De Colo on the French national team.

\- ASVEL guard Nando De Colo earned MVP of the Round honors with a PIR of 37, scoring 25 points and dishing 10 assists while playing for CSKA Moscow in a 94-91 win against Zalgiris in November 2017.

\- De Colo was the Top 16 Round 13 co-MVP in the 2015-16 season after torching Zalgiris for 26 points on just 11 shots, making 3-of-4 three-pointers and all 7 of his free throws for CSKA. De Colo also collected 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block for a PIR of 35 in a 100-86 home win.

\- Zalgiris guard Sylvain Francisco tied a career best with 6 rebounds in that Round 17 loss against ASVEL.

\- Zalgiris forward Arnas Butkevicius tied his career high with 9 rebounds in that Round 17 loss against ASVEL.

\- Paris Lee made a career-high 5 triples while playing for Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in an 89-65 win over Zalgiris in January 2023.

\- ASVEL forward Charles Kahudi matched his career high with 18 points in a home loss against Zalgiris in October 2020.

Zalgiris (14-17) will attempt to keep its slim postseason hopes alive by winning at an ASVEL team (12-19) targeting a positive end to the season.

Game Notes: ASVEL vs. Zalgiris

### Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

**Streaks**

 

Kendrick Nunn has made at least 1 three-point shot in 36 straight games.

 

Nunn has scored 17 or more points in eight of his last nine games.

 

Juancho Hernangomez has had a PIR of 12 or more in 13 straight games.

 

Hernangomez has pulled down 6 or more rebounds in 13 straight games.

 

Kostas Sloukas has at least 1 steal in 10 of his last 11 games.

 

Mathias Lessort has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in 11 straight and 23 of his last 24 games.

 

Lessort has had a PIR of 10 or more in 25 of his last 26 games.

 

Omer Yurtseven has scored in double figures in four straight games.

 

**Season rankings**

 

Kendrick Nunn is the league leader in scoring with 20.2 points per game.

 

Mathias Lessort ranks fifth in average index rating with 20.5 per game.

 

Nunn ranks seventh in average index rating with 20.5 per game.

 

Nunn ranks second in three-pointers made with 2.9 per game.

 

Lessort ranks second in rebounding with 7.1 per game.

 

Juancho Hernangomez ranks fifth in rebounding with 6.5 per game.

 

Lessort ranks third in two-point shooting at 74.1%.

 

Lessort ranks second in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.

 

Wenyen Gabriel ranks ninth in offensive rebounding with 2.0 per game.

 

Gabriel ranks fourth in blocks with 1.2 per game.

 

Kostas Sloukas ranks 10th in assists with 4.8 per game.

 

Sloukas ranks fifth in free-throw shooting at 93.0%.

 

Panathinaikos ranks second in the league in average PIR with 103.5 per game.

 

Panathinaikos ranks third in scoring with 87.4 points per game.

 

Panathinaikos ranks third in two-point shooting at 58.6%.

 

Panathinaikos ranks second in defensive rebounding with 24.2 per game.

 

Panathinaikos has allowed 9.9 offensive rebounds per game, the third-lowest this season.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Kostas Sloukas is in third place all-time with 417 games played.

 

Sloukas ranks third all-time with 1,845 assists. Sergio Rodriguez is second with 1,874.

 

Sloukas is in fourth place all-time with 988 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is third with 1,126 and counting.

 

Sloukas is eighth all-time with 3,972 career points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is seventh with 4,012 and counting.

 

Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 4,960 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is third with 5,099 and counting.

 

Sloukas is 12th all-time with 500 three-point shots made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is 11th with 505 and counting, and Rodrigue Beaubois of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 511 and counting.

 

Marius Grigonis ranks seventh all-time in free-throw accuracy at 90.6%.

 

Sloukas ranks 16th all-time in free-throw accuracy at 89.0%.

 

Sloukas is in 18th place on the all-time charts with 266 career steals. Vassilis Spanoulis is 17th with 273 steals.

 

Tibor Pleiss is ranked seventh all-time with 228 career blocks. Alex Tyus is sixth with 238.

 

Pleiss is tied with Nick Calathes in 11th place all-time with 1,009 two-pointers made. Paulius Jankunas is 10th with 1,011.

 

Pleiss is ranked 15th all-time with 1,399 rebounds. Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos is 14th with 1,412 and counting.

 

Grigonis needs 4 steals to reach 100 for his career.

 

Jerian Grant is the all-time leader with a 3.1-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

 

Grant needs 5 steals to reach 100 for his career.

### Paris Basketball

**Streaks**

 

TJ Shorts has scored in double figures in all but one of his 30 EuroLeague appearances – including the last 23.

 

Shorts has posted a PIR of at least 10 in 23 straight games.

 

Tyson Ward has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 of his last 11 games.

 

Mikael Jantunen has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games.

 

Yakuba Ouattara is perfect in 11 trips to the foul line this season.

 

**Season rankings**

 

TJ Shorts ranks second in average index rating with 23.0 per game.

 

Shorts ranks fourth in scoring with 18.8 points per game.

 

Shorts leads the league in assists with 7.2 per game.

 

Nadir Hifi ranks eighth in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.

 

Paris ranks third in offensive rebounding with 12.0 per game.

 

Paris has committed 9.9 turnovers per game, the fewest in the league.

 

Paris has allowed a league-high 12.1 offensive rebounds.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Kevarrius Hayes needs 6 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.

 

Maodo Lo needs 1 rebound to reach 400 for his career.

 

Yakuba Ouattara needs 5 three-point shots to reach 100 for his career.

Game Facts: Panathinaikos vs. Paris

### ALBA Berlin

**Streaks**

 

Matt Thomas has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 games. He has made multiple threes in 12 of those games.

 

Thomas has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.

 

Yanni Wetzell has scored 10 or more points in 10 straight games.

 

David McCormack has at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.

 

**Season rankings**

 

Martin Hermannsson ranks fourth in assists with 5.8 per game.

 

Louis Olinde ranks ninth in two-point shooting at 69.1%.

 

Matt Thomas ranks third in three-pointers made with 2.7 per game.

 

ALBA has committed a league-high 15.5 turnovers per game.

 

ALBA has allowed a league-high 91.1 points per game.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Matteo Spagnolo needs 12 assists to reach 200 for his career.

### Virtus Segafredo Bologna

**Streaks**

 

Matt Morgan has made 17 consecutive free throws.

 

Toko Shengelia has had a PIR of 12 or more in 11 of his last 12 games.

 

Will Clyburn has posted a PIR of at least 10 in 13 of his last 14 games.

 

Clyburn has at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.

 

**Season rankings**

 

Will Clyburn ranks fifth in steals with 1.19 per game.

 

Alessandro Pajola ranks sixth in steals with 1.185 per game.

 

Virtus shoots three-pointers on a league-low 30.1%.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Toko Shengelia ranks 12th all-time in scoring with 3,461 points. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 11th with 3,538 and counting.

 

Will Clyburn is in 15th place all-time in scoring with 3,304 points. Kyle Hines is 14th with 3,339 points.

 

Shengelia ranks ninth all-time with 777 free throws made. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth with 789 and counting.

 

Daniel Hackett ranks 16th all-time in assists with 955. Theo Papaloukas ranks 15th with 977 assists.

 

Hackett is in 19th place on the all-time charts with 262 career steals. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is 18th with 266 steals and counting. Vassilis Spanoulis is 17th with 273 steals.

 

Achille Polonara needs 2 blocks to reach 100 for his career.

 

Alessandro Pajola ranks third all-time with a 2.9-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

 

Ante Zizic ranks 17th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.3%.

 

Zizic needs 3 assists to reach 100 for his career.

Game Facts: ALBA vs. Virtus

### Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade

**Streaks**

 

Joel Bolomboy has posted a PIR in double digits in seven of his last eight games.

 

Bolomboy has pulled down at least 5 rebounds in eight straight games.

 

Nemanja Nedovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine straight and 15 of his last 16 games.

 

Mike Daum has made all 23 of his free-throw attempts in his EuroLeague career.

 

Isaiah Canaan has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.

 

Yago dos Santos has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.

 

**Season rankings**

 

Joel Bolomboy leads the league in rebounding with 8.3 per game.

 

Bolomboy leads the league in offensive rebounding with 3.4 per game.

 

Zvezda ranks third in assists with 19.9 per game.

 

Zvezda has allowed the second-fewest points with 79.7 per game.

 

Zvezda holds opponents to 33.3% three-point shooting, the second-lowest in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Milos Teodosic is in fifth place all-time with 595 three-pointers made. Scottie Wilbekin is fourth with 608 and counting.

 

Teodosic is ranked fifth all-time in assists with 1,488. Vassilis Spanoulis is fourth with 1,607.

 

Teodosic ranks 13th all-time in career points scored with 3,417. Toko Shengelia of Virtus Segafredo Bologna is 12th with 3,461 and counting.

 

Teodosic ranks 13th all-time in free throws made with 708. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is 12th with 728 and counting.

 

Joel Bolomboy needs 3 more blocks to reach 100 for his career.

 

Luka Mitrovic needs 3 steals to reach 100 for his career.

### Real Madrid

**Streaks**

 

Mario Hezonja has made at least 1 triple in nine straight and 39 of his last 40 games.

 

Hezonja has had a PIR of 10 or more in 15 of his last 16 games.

 

Hezonja has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in eight of his last nine games.

 

Walter Tavares has at least 1 block in eight of his last nine games.

 

Tavares has had a PIR of 11 or more in nine of his last 10 games.

 

**Season rankings**

 

Facundo Campazzo ranks ninth in average index rating with 18.3 per game.

 

Campazzo ranks third in assists with 6.5 per game.

 

Walter Tavares leads the league in blocks with 1.4 per game.

 

Tavares ranks second in two-point shooting at 75.7%.

 

Usman Garuba ranks fourth in two-point shooting at 73.7%.

 

Tavares ranks third in rebounding with 7.0 per game.

 

Tavares is tied for third in offensive rebounding with 2.7 per game.

 

Real leads the league in rebounding with 36.8 per game.

 

Real leads the league in defensive rebounding with 26.4 per game.

 

Real leads the league in two-point accuracy at 59.8%.

 

Real has held opponents to a league-low 51.8% two-point shooting.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots in the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season record.

 

Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 467.

 

Tavares is in fourth place all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.6%.

 

Tavares ranks third all-time with 1,832 rebounds. Kyle Hines is second with 1,855 rebounds.

 

Tavares ranks third all-time with 692 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is second with 705.

 

Tavares is eighth on the all-time list with 4,189 PIR points. Kyle Hines is seventh with 4,299.

 

Sergio Llull is the all-time leader with 438 EuroLeague appearances.

 

Llull is the all-time leader in three-point shots made with 676.

 

Llull ranks fourth all-time in scoring with 4,154 points. Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 4,455.

 

Llull is in sixth place all-time with 1,455 assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda is fifth with 1,488 and counting.

 

Facundo Campazzo is in 13th place all-time with 1,086 assists. Vasilije Micic is 12th with 1,097.

 

Llull ranks 12th all-time with 728 free throws made. Paulius Jankunas is 11th with 748.

 

Llull ranks fifth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

 

Facundo Campazzo ranks 12th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

 

Alberto Abalde needs 2 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.

Game Facts: Zvezda vs. Madrid

A dominant performance in a winning effort has seen Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens superstar Kendrick Nunn secure Round 31 MVP honors with a PIR of 34.

Round 31 MVP: Kendrick Nunn, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

A dominant performance in a winning effort has seen [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) superstar [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) secure Round 31 MVP honors with a PIR of 34.

Nunn played a season-high 38:14 minutes as Panathinaikos beat Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 92-99, with the February MVP of the Month posting 26 points on 2-of-2 two-pointers, 5-of-10 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws, as well as 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 5 fouls drawn. Having previously been the MVP of the Round in Game 5 of the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs and Round 26 of this current campaign, this is the third time that Nunn has achieved this feat.

Olympiacos Piraeus forward [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) recorded the highest index rating in Round 31 with a 36 PIR, but it came in a losing effort as the Reds fell 81-70 at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. Vezenkov poured in 25 points on 5-of-6 twos, 3-of-6 threes and 6-of-6 free throws, while he also grabbed 10 rebounds, dished 1 assist, made 1 steal and drew 3 fouls.

The third-best index rating was shared between ASVEL’s [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/) and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade’s [Brandon Davies](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/brandon-davies/007870/), who both had a 28 PIR – a season high in the case of Davies. Maledon recorded 23 points on 4-of-7 twos, 2-of-5 threes and 9-of-9 free throws, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 7 fouls drawn in ASVEL’s win against Olympiacos, while Davies netted a season-best 22 points on 7-of-8 two-pointers, 2-of-2 triples and 2-of-3 free throws in his team’s 85-71 triumph over ALBA Berlin, in addition to recording 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 7 fouls drawn.

Also sharing a 27 PIR in Round 31 were Panathinaikos’s [Juancho Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/) and Real Madrid’s [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/). Hernangomez amassed 18 points on 1-of-3 twos, 4-of-6 threes and 4-of-6 free throws, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 fouls drawn in the Greens’ win, while Tavares finished with 19 points on 8-of-8 twos and 3-of-4 free throws, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 fouls drawn and a PIR as Real Madrid beat EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 96-89.

### Individual highs: Martin Hermannsson, ALBA, 13 assists

Panathinaikos guard Kendrick Nunn netted 26 points in Round 31, the most of any player. Nunn leads the EuroLeague in scoring with 20.2 points per game, just ahead of Olympiacos’s Sasha Vezenkov (20.17 PPG).

FC Barcelona center [Willy Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/willy-hernangomez/003196/) pulled down a round-high and career-high 14 rebounds. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade’s [Joel Bolomboy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-bolomboy/009035/), who is currently out injured, leads the league in rebounding with 8.3 boards per night.

ALBA Berlin playmaker [Martin Hermannsson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/martin-hermannsson/008780/) dished a career-best 13 assists, which was also the highest total recorded in Round 31. Paris Basketball’s [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) is the league leader in assists with 7.2 dimes per contest.

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz’s [Trent Forrest](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/trent-forrest/013367/) and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan’s [Zach LeDay](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/zach-leday/008987/) both made 4 steals in this round, more than anyone else. FC Bayern Munich ball-hawk [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) tops the steals charts with 1.6 per game.

Partizan’s do-it-all forward Isaac Bonga had 3 blocks in Round 31, the most of any player this week. Real Madrid’s Walter Tavares leads the way in blocks with 1.39 per game, slightly ahead of AS Monaco’s [Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/) (1.36 BPG).

Three players recorded a double-round in Round 31: Paris’s TJ Shorts (19 points, 10 assists), Monaco’s [Jaron Blossomgame](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jaron-blossomgame/011231/) (15 points, 10 rebounds) and Barcelona’s Willy Hernangomez (13 points, 14 rebounds).

This is the third time that he has been the MVP of the Round

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2025-03-26T19:05:00.000Z)

### Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

**Streaks**

 

Nigel Hayes-Davis has made at least 1 triple in 36 straight games.

 

Hayes-Davis has posted a PIR of 10 or more in six of his last seven games.

 

Hayes-Davis has made 21 consecutive free throws.

 

Tarik Biberovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in 15 of his last 16 games.

 

Marko Guduric has made at least 1 three-pointer in 13 of his last 14 games.

 

Errick McCollum has made 31 consecutive free throws.

 

McCollum has scored at least 10 points, made at least 1 three-pointer and had a double-digit PIR in eight of his last nine games.

 

**Season rankings**

 

Nigel Hayes-Davis ranks eighth in scoring with 16.5 points per game.

 

Hayes-Davis ranks sixth in three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.

 

Fenerbahce ranks third in free-throw shooting at 81.1% points.

 

Fenerbahce has held opponents to 9.6 offensive rebounds, which is the second-lowest in the league.

 

 

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Nigel Hayes-Davis set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 50 points in a victory over ALBA Berlin in Round 32 last season.

 

Nicolo Melli is in sixth place all-time in rebounds with 1,610. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fifth with 1,774 and counting.

 

Melli is in second place all-time in defensive rebounds with 1,204. Paulius Jankunas is the all-time leader with 1,453 defensive rebounds.

 

Melli needs 3 blocked shots to tie Victor Khryapa for 15th place all-time. He enters this week's games with 158 career blocks.

 

Melli needs 7 assists to reach 500 for his career.

 

Melli and Scottie Wilbekin are tied in 12th place with 282 steals apiece. Kyle Hines is 11th with 287.

 

Scottie Wilbekin needs 16 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.

 

Dyshawn Pierre needs 25 points to reach 1,000 for his career.

 

Pierre needs 7 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.

 

Sertac Sanli needs 12 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.

 

Devon Hall needs 16 points to reach 1,000 for his career.

### Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

**Streaks**

 

Nikos Rogkavopoulos has made at least 1 three-pointer in 24 straight games.

 

Donta Hall has posted a double-digit PIR in 13 of his last 14 games.

 

Markus Howard has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine straight and 16 of his last 17 games.

 

Trent Forrest has collected at least 1 steal in 10 straight games.

 

**Season rankings**

 

Chima Moneke ranks eighth in average index rating with 18.6 per game.

 

Moneke ranks seventh in rebounding with 6.2 per game.

 

Moneke ranks seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.3 per game.

 

Donta Hall ranks third in blocks with 1.2 per game.

 

Hall ranks sixth in two-point shooting at 71.2%.

 

Markus Howard ranks seventh in three-pointers made with 2.5 per game.

 

Baskonia ranks second in rebounding with 35.8 rebounds per game.

 

Baskonia ranks second in offensive rebounding with 12.1 per game.

 

Baskonia's defense has held opponents to 53.6% two-point shooting, the third-lowest in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Markus Howard made 148 triples last season to set the all-time single-season record.

 

Donta Hall leads the all-time charts in two-point accuracy at 74.1%.

 

Tadas Sedekerskis ranks 12th all-time in two-point accuracy at 65.2%.

 

Kamar Baldwin needs 7 assists to reach 100 for his career.

 

Nikos Rogkavopoulos needs 34 points to reach 500 for his career.