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Pre-game Report: Fenerbahçe Beko – Zalgiris Kaunas

17 March 2021 Wednesday 15:02

In the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 30, Fenerbahçe Beko (17-12) is looking for a home victory over Zalgiris Kaunas (15-14) tomorrow at 20.45. This match will be broadcasted on beIN Sports News.
 
Referees:
 
Angel Miguel Perez (Spain)
Milivoje Jovcic (Serbia)
Mario Majkic (Slovenia)
 
Pre-game notes – Fenerbahçe Beko
 
Twelve different players have started games for Fenerbahçe so far this season. No player has started every game.
 
Marko Guduric, Alex Perez and Melih Mahmutoglu started practicing with the team. Edgaras Ulanovas will miss the game due to injury and he will be re-evaluated next week.
 
Jan Vesely has posted a PIR in double-digits in 14 consecutive games. Vesely has scored in double figures in 13 of his last 14 games.
 
Nando De Colo has scored in double figures in 11 straight appearances. De Colo has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight games.
 
Marko Guduric has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 of his last 12 games.
 
Nando De Colo ranks fifth this season in average PIR with 18.7 per game; Jan Vesely is sixth with 17.9 per game.
 
De Colo ranks seventh in scoring this season with 15.4 points per game.  De Colo ranks seventh in steals this season with 1.4 per game; Lorenzo Brown is eighth with 1.3. De Colo ranks second this season in free-throw accuracy at 95.2%.
 
Ahmet Duverioglu ranks third in the EuroLeague in two-point accuracy this season at 73.2%.
 
Jan Vesely ranks sixth all-time with 471 offensive rebounds. Vesely is fourth all-time with 1,017 two-pointers made. Vesely ranks ninth all-time with 167 blocks. Vesely ranks eighth all-time with 1,220 rebounds. Vesely is in 15th place all-time with 2,644 points.
 
Nando De Colo is the all-time leader in free-throw accuracy at 94.1%. De Colo is ranked third all-time in scoring with 3,439 points. De Colo ranks fourth all-time with 849 free throws made. De Colo is in fourth place all-time with 3,868 index rating points. De Colo ranks 16th all-time with 330 career triples made.
 
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 67.4%.
 
Roster and pre-game notes – Zalgiris Kaunas
 
Guards: Rokas Jokubaitis, Thomas Walkup, Lukas Lekavicius, Steve Vasturia, Marius Grigonis, Mantas Rubstaviciu
Forwards: Arturas Milaknis, Patricio Garino, Karolis Lukosiunas, Nigel Hayes, Paulius Jankunas, Paulius Murauskas
Centers: Joffrey Lauvergne, Martinas Geben, Augustine Rubit, Marek Blazevic
Coach: Martin Schiller
 
Zalgiris swingman Patricio Garino remains out of action after a knee operation.
 
Arturas Milaknis's streak of 200 consecutive appearances was snapped in Round 26. That was the second-longest this century. He has missed the last four games since then.
 
Marius Grigonis and Thomas Walkup have started every game for Zalgiris this season.
 
Marius Grigonis had double-digit PIRs in eight of his last nine games. Grigonis has made 19 consecutive free throws.
 
Thomas Walkup has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight games.
 
Joffrey Lauvergne ranks ninth this season with 5.6 rebounds per game and sixth in offensive rebounds with 2.2 per game.
 
Marius Grigonis leads the league this season in free-throw accuracy at 96.3%; Paulius Jankunas ranks fifth at 92.7% and Lukas Lekavicius seventh at 92.1%.
 
Paulius Jankunas is the EuroLeague's all-time leader with 1,934 rebounds. Jankunas is also the EuroLeague's all-time leader with 1,390 defensive rebounds. Jankunas has played in more games (370) and has started more games (275) than any player in EuroLeague history.
Jankunas is ranked third all-time with 544 offensive rebounds. Jankunas ranks fifth all-time with 3,158 points scored. Jankunas is in second place all-time with 3,939 performance index rating points. Jankunas is ranked fifth all-time with 994 two-pointers made.
 
Arturas Milaknis ranks 10th all-time with 404 three-pointers made. Alexey Shved of Khimki Moscow Region is ninth with 412 three-pointers and counting.
 
Marius Grigonis is ranked second all-time in free throw accuracy at 93.4%.
 
Team Stats - Offense (Fenerbahçe Beko - Zalgiris Kaunas):
 
Points: 79.0 – 76.9
2 PTs: %56.9 - %52.7
3 PTs: %40.0 - %41.4
FTs: %83.3 - %85.0
Rebounds: 30.3 – 31.2
Assists: 19.3 – 18.0
Steals: 6.5 – 6.3
Blocks: 2.0 – 1.0
 
Team Stats - Defense (Fenerbahçe Beko - Zalgiris Kaunas):
 
Points: 79.8 – 77.2
2 PTs: %53.8 - %55.4
3 PTs: %37.6 – %37.7
FTs: %79.2 - %77.8
Rebounds: 32.0 – 30.2
Assists: 19.7 – 18.8
Steals: 7.0 – 6.6
Blocks: 2.3 – 2.6
 
Stats Leaders (Fenerbahçe Beko - Zalgiris Kaunas):
 
Points: De Colo 15.4, Vesely 13.1, Brown 10.0 / Grigonis 14.3, Lauvergne 11.2, Hayes 8.8
Rebounds: Vesely 5.3 / Lauvergne 5.6
Assists: De Colo 4.2, Brown 3.9, Vesely 2.6 / Walkup 4.6, Grigonis 3.0, Jokubaitis 2.7
Steals: De Colo 1.4, Brown 1.3 / Walkup 1.0, Hayes 1.0
Efficiency: De Colo 18.7, Vesely 17.9, Pierre 11.7 / Grigonis 14.9, Lauvergne 12.8
 
Past Meetings:
 
2020-21 Zalgiris Kaunas 99-62 Fenerbahçe Beko
2019-20 Fenerbahçe Beko 76-79 Zalgiris Kaunas
2018-19 Zalgiris Kaunas 82-99 Fenerbahçe Beko
2018-19 Zalgiris Kaunas 57-66 Fenerbahçe Beko
2018-19 Fenerbahçe Beko 80-82 Zalgiris Kaunas
2018-19 Fenerbahçe Beko 76-43 Zalgiris Kaunas
2018-19 Fenerbahçe Beko 78-61 Zalgiris Kaunas
2018-19 Zalgiris Kaunas 75-82 Fenerbahçe Beko
2017-18 Zalgiris Kaunas 67-76 Fenerbahçe
2017-18 Zalgiris Kaunas 78-85 Fenerbahçe Doğuş
2017-18 Fenerbahçe Doğuş 89-90 Zalgiris Kaunas
2016-17 Zalgiris Kaunas 67 – 76 Fenerbahçe
2016-17 Fenerbahçe 82 – 68 Zalgiris Kaunas
2010-11 Zalgiris Kaunas 85 – 84 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2010-11 Fenerbahçe Ülker 80 – 72 Zalgiris Kaunas
2009-10 Fenerbahçe Ülker 68 – 76 Zalgiris
2009-10 Zalgiris 78 – 84 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2006-07 Zalgiris 70 – 83 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2006-07 Fenerbahçe Ülker 84 – 75 Zalgiris
1998-99 Zalgiris Kaunas 64-59 Fenerbahçe
1998-99 Fenerbahçe 99-84 Zalgiris Kaunas