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Khimki – Zalgiris
*The Round 2 game of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season between Khimki Moscow Region and Zalgiris Kaunas, originally scheduled to be played on Friday, October 9 at 19:00 CET, has been postponed until Saturday, October 10 at 19:00 CET to guarantee the receipt of the results of COVID-19 follow-up tests administered to the whole Khimki roster after the positives announced by Khimki on Friday.*
Khimki started the 2020-21 EuroLeague season with a 76-78 loss at Panathinaikos OPAP Athens. Devin Booker led the way for Khimki, which was without key players Alexey Shved, Stefan Jovic and Greg Monroe. Khimki may be even further shorthanded this week after three of its players tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. Zalgiris edged Olympiacos Piraeus 67-68 in Round 1 in Greece. Rokas Jokubaitis had 12 points and hit the go-ahead free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining. Marius Grigonis led the winners with 15 points.
Khimki allowed Panathinaikos to pull down 19 offensive boards in Round 1. Rebounding is a team effort and it requires everyone to box out, especially since the team’s big man – Jonas Jerebko, Jordan Mickey and Booker – combined for 21 boards in that game. Khimki hit only 5-of-23 three-pointers, so better numbers are expected from sharpshooters like Sergey Karasev and Dairis Bertans. If Khimki protects its defensive glass and can run the floor as always, it will have a better chance to win.
Khimki announced on Sunday that Jordan Mickey, Janis Timma and Evgeny Voronov have conditionally tested positive for COVID-19. All three players have been isolated and are under medical supervision. Alexey Shved, Greg Monroe, Egor Vialtsev, Stefan Jovic and Errick McCollum all missed Round 1.
Zalgiris protected its rim pretty well in Round 1, forcing Olympiacos to shoot with low percentages (48.6% 2FG, 33.3% 3FG). The Lithuanian champs also pulled down 11 offensive rebounds. Zalgiris gets its best results in half-court offense due to its ball circulation and overall patience. Thomas Walkup and Jokubaitis must make sure that the team’s many shooters – Grigonis, Arturas Milaknis, Lukas Lekavicius, Steve Vasturia – find open looks. Joffrey Lauvergne plays against his former team and must play strong in the paint.
Tip: 2 (-4.0) at 1.90 with bet365
(Price correct at 10/10/2020, 09:30 CET, subject to change)
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