Valencia - Efes (Total points 158.5) Two extremely spectacular teams clash in Valencia tonight with the local team welcoming Efes. The home side have not started the season well by counting 5 defeats in 7 matches with the defense being their Achilles heel. In the Euroleague match, they have conceded 96 and 89 points respectively in the clashes with Tskka and Olympiacos, while also coming from a defeat at Barcelona headquarters to 97-94. A common feature of the two wins so far by Valencia is that it has managed to greatly restrict the opponent and keep him below 70 points but in all the other matches his defense has been very low.
Efes comes from a shock defeat in the Turkish league as the 84-66 from Bandirma came as a big surprise. Ataman's overall is still not reminiscent of the team that impressed with its performances last year, reaching the championship and the Euroleague final, and the reason is named after Shane Larkin. The Turks' driving lever was suffering from an injury problem and made his debut in the clash against Alba scoring 26 points and once he is fully back I think the Turks will again find their way to success.
The clash between Valencia and Efes has been written all over it since both teams have the offensive weapons to punish the many defensive weaknesses that exist. Over 158.5 in 1.67 performance
