BASKETBALL

Pre-game Report: Fenerbahçe Beko – Alba Berlin

18 February 2021 Thursday 12:45

In the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 25, Fenerbahçe Beko is looking for a home victory over Alba Berlin, tomorrow at 20.45. This match will be broadcasted on beIN Sports Haber.
 
Referees:
Sreten Radovic (Croatia)
Carmelo Paternico (Italy)
Rain Peerandi (Estonia)
 
Pre-game Notes – Fenerbahçe Beko
 
Twelve different players have started games for Fenerbahçe Beko so far this season. Edgaras Ulanovas is the only player to start every game.
 
Marko Guduric has started all nine games since joining the team.
 
Jan Vesely has scored at least 10 points and posted a PIR in double-digits in nine consecutive games.
 
Nando De Colo has scored in double figures in six straight and 10 of his last 11 appearances.
 
De Colo has made at least 1 three-pointer is six straight games.
 
Jarell Eddie has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven straight games.
 
Lorenzo Brown has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven straight games.
 
Marko Guduric has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight straight games.
 
Jan Vesely ranks eighth this season in average PIR with 17.4 per game and Nando De Colo is ninth with 16.9 per game.
 
De Colo ranks third in the league in free-throw accuracy at 95.5%.
 
Lorenzo Brown ranks third in steals this season with 1.5 per game and De Colo is fifth with 1.4 per game.
 
Ahmet Duverioglu ranks third this season in two-point accuracy at 75.0%.
 
Jan Vesely ranks seventh all-time with 461 offensive rebounds. Vesely is fourth all-time with 989 two-pointers made. Vesely is tied with Mirza Begic for ninth all-time with 162 blocks. Vesely is in 16th place all-time with 2,577 points.
 
Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 94.1%. De Colo is ranked fourth all-time in scoring with 3,331 points. De Colo ranks fourth all-time with 832 free throws made. De Colo ranks sixth all-time with 3,741 index rating points. De Colo is ranked 17th all-time with 319 career three-pointers.
 
Ali Muhammed is 16 points shy of 1,500 for his career.
 
Edgaras Ulanovas needs 4 more steals to reach 100 for his career.
 
Ahmet Duverioglu ranks sixth all-time in two-point accuracy at 67.5%.
 
Marko Guduric needs 2 more steals to reach 100 for his career.
 
Roster and Pre-game notes – Alba Berlin
 
Guards: Jayson Granger, Peyton Siva, Maodo Lo, Jonas Mattiseck, Malte Delow, Marcus Eriksson
Forwards: Niels Giffey, Simone Fontecchio, Louis Olinde, Luke Sikma, Lorenz Brenneke, Tim Schneider
Centers: Ben Lammers, Johannes Thiemann, Kresimir Nikic
Coach: Aito Garcia Reneses
 
Thirteen different players have started games for ALBA so far this season. No player has started every game.
 
Niels Giffey has been missing in action since Round 17 with an injury.
 
Marcus Eriksson has made at least 1 three-point shot in 31 of his last 32 appearances.
 
Peyton Siva has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 consecutive appearances.
 
Luke Sikma has posted a PIR in double figures in 12 of his last 13 appearances.
 
Maodo Lo has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight games.
 
Jayson Granger ranks eighth this season with 5.1 assists per game. Peyton Siva ranks ninth with 4.6 per game.
 
Ben Lammers ranks fifth this season with 1.1 blocks per game.
 
Niels Giffey ranks 15th all-time in three-point accuracy at 44.7%.
 
Maodo Lo needs 7 assists to reach 300 for his career.
 
Jayson Granger needs 8 more three-pointers to reach 200 for his EuroLeague career.
 
Team Stats - Offense (Fenerbahçe Beko - Alba Berlin):
 
Points: 78.6 – 77.1
2 PTs: %56.7 - %51.1
3 PTs: %40.6 - %36.0
FTs: %83.6 - %82.5
Rebounds: 30.3 – 31.6
Assists: 19.4 – 19.7
Steals: 6.6 – 6.8
Blocks: 1.9 – 1.9
 
Team Stats - Defense (Fenerbahçe Beko - Alba Berlin):
 
Points: 78.3 – 83.0
2 PTs: %52.1 - %56.6
3 PTs: %37.0 - %39.9
FTs: %77.5 - %80.9
Rebounds: 33.0 – 33.8
Assists: 19.5 – 21.0
Steals: 7.4 – 8.0
Blocks: 2.1 – 2.8
 
Stats Leaders (Fenerbahçe Beko - Alba Berlin):
 
Points: De Colo 13.8, Vesely 13.0, Brown 10.4 / Siva 10.1, Fontecchio 10.1, Lammers 9.9
Rebounds: Vesely 5.1 / Sikma 5.7
Assists: Brown 3.9, De Colo 3.9, Vesely 2.5 / Granger 5.0, Siva 4.6, Sikma 4.0
Steals: Brown 1.5, De Colo 1.4 / Siva 1.3, Granger 1.1, Giffey 1.0
Efficiency: Vesely 17.4, De Colo 16.9, Pierre 11.6 / Sikma 14.3, Granger 12.6, Siva 11.9
 
Past meetings:
 
2020-21 Regular Season – Alba Berlin 89-63 Fenerbahçe Beko 
2019-20 Regular Season – Alba Berlin 70-74 Fenerbahçe Beko
2019-20 Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Beko 107-102 Alba Berlin
2008-09 Regular Season – Alba Berlin 72-63 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2008-09 Regular Season – Fenerbahçe Ülker 82-73 Alba Berlin