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KB vs ZAL Dream11 Match Prediction

 

KB vs ZAL Dream11: Saski Baskonia will be looking for their second straight win in EuroLeague when they entertain Zalgiris Kaunas in EuroLeague round-25 at Fernando Buesa Arena on Thursday night (IST).
The stakes are quite high in this game as both the teams are on an identical 9-15 record on the season, and are separated by only point difference, and also faces a two-game deficit in the playoff race. So it’s clear that the losing team will be down by three games after this round, with the task becoming tad harder considering only nine games will be remaining after this round.
As for the form, the hosts are in better shape having won the last game 79-65 against ASVEL Basket and three times in the last four rounds, while Kaunas are the complete opposite having lost three times in the last four EuroLeague games.

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Match details:
Teams: Saski Baskonia and Zalgiris Kaunas
Venue: Fernando Buesa Arena
Match Timing: February 21, @ 01:30 AM

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Saski Baskonia vs Zalgiris Kaunas team news:

Saski Baskonia: The hosts remain without the services of several first-team players. Jayson Granger is definitely out of this game with an Achilles tendon injury that will keep him sidelined until at least March.
Patricio Garino is a long-term injury absentee with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, while Luca Vildoza has undergone surgery to fix a shoulder problem and is out until May.

Zalgiris Kaunas: Kaunas are without two players for the away game against Saski Baskonia. Marius Grigonis remains sidelined with foot surgery, while Laurynas Birutis is yet to play this season after undergoing knee surgery in the off-season. No other injury concerns for Kaunas ahead of this game.

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Saski Baskonia vs Zalgiris Kaunas starting five:

Saski Baskonia: Shavon Shields, Tornike Shengelia, Michael Eric, Matt Janing SG: Semaj Christon
Zalgiris Kaunas: Nigel Hayes, Edgaras Ulanovas, Martinas Geben, Arturas Milaknis, Thomas Walkup

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Grand League tips:

• Tornike Shengelia is the best player on Baskonia‘s roster and leads the team with team-high points per game.
• Shengelia is also good with his defence and has made at least one steal in seven of his last 8 EuroLeague games.
• Matt Janning, Shavon Shields, and Zoran Dragic all are in good form for Saski Baskonia and should be considered.
• From Zalgiris Kaunas, Thomas Walkup is the seventh-best player in EuroLeague with 5.2 assists per game.

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Likely squads:

Saski Baskonia: Shavon Shields, Tornike Shengelia, Michael Eric, Matt Janing SG: Semaj Christon, Ilimane Diop, Zoran Dragic, Achille Polonara, Sergi Garcia, Nik Stauskas, Youssoupha Fall
Zalgiris Kaunas: Zach LeDay, K. C. Rivers, Lukas Lekavicius, Paulius Jankunas, Rokas Jokubaitis, Nigel Hayes, Edgaras Ulanovas, Martinas Geben, Arturas Milaknis, Thomas Walkup

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KB vs ZAL Dream11 teams:

Team 1:
PG: Lekavicius
SG: M Janning, K. C. Rivers
SF: Shields, Walkup
PF: Shengelia (SP)
C: Y Fall, Z LeDay

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Team 2:
PG: P Henry, Christon
SG: K. C. Rivers
SF: Shields, Walkup
PF: Shengelia (SP)
C: Y Fall, Z LeDay