Premiere tonight for the second phase of the Euroleague 16 which split into two groups of 8 teams will claim a seat in the 4 of each group with the best possible placing so they are more likely to qualify for the Final Four and claim the trophy .
Besiktas qualified 3rd from their group and defeated Bamberg, Partizan and Lithuanian Rita while failing to win any of the 4 matches against Barcelona and CSKA Moscow who took the first 2 places of the group. Based on the other teams in the group (Olympiacos, Maccabi, Barcelona, ​​Fener, Siena and Caja) the Turks also imagine based on their roster as the weakest team in the group (and by name of course) so if the Russians want to have hopes for to finish in the first 4 places will have to go through Istanbul with a victory. The hosts rely mostly on the appetites of Jerrells who likes to shoot from the perimeter tactics that do not always work for the benefit of his team since he is indistinguishable for its stability. Next to him are Wayne (formerly a player of Khimki, with whom he even won a Russian cup), Marcotta (with a tenure in the NBA but without great parchments, remaining an "eternal talent" without the expected development, and the American Gastar Garn There is not one of the stars of the past who wore the team jersey this year (most notably Deron Williams of the Nets, of course) so the emphasis has been on the team's defensive performance and the defense has been responsible for most of the victories they have achieved. this year in Europe.
Kimberly has a much more complete roster, it's more a "team" since its "backbone" is made up of players who play for years together (Planic, Fritzon, Monica and Loncar) while they are framed by good Americans like River, Ogousin and Davis, as well as players with experience in Europe like Nielsen and Finn Copenhagen. In the previous round they ended in an episodic manner (and the continuous technical penalties for them in the final of the match against Panathinaikos) in their 2 position behind Real, having only one away win in the OAKA. However, now things are completely different since it has not secured its qualification for 8 and it plays a very important role in which position it will end up in order to have more hopes to go even further.
I will rely on the experience of the Russians and the completeness of their roster and despite the weaknesses they have shown in their away games in Euroleague, I expect to be able to respond to the defensive play of the Turks and to win the premiere starting with the right their obligations in the "16" phase.
The game is also in the OPAP coupon at 827 but the handicap is there at -2.5 (and the odds are much lower).
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