Khimki Moscow are set to entertain Panathinaikos in the EuroLeague Basketball fifth-round match at Khimki Basketball Center. The hists come into this match on the back of a 74-87 win over Bayern Munich on the road, their seventh victory in the last eight games in all competitions.
Alexey Shved led the way for Khimki with a game-high 19 points and nine assists. his pick and roll was too hot to handle for the German outfit. All of Anthony Gill, Janis Timma and Devin Booker scored in the double-digits.
With the win, Khimki improved their EuroLeague record to 3-1 to sit fourth on the points table.
Panathinaikos will also fancy their chances here after ending their two-game losing run with a 79-89 win over Zenit Petersburg in the last match.
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MATCH DETAILS:
Match Timing: October 29, 2019, @ 10:30 PM IST
Venue – Khimki Basketball Center
Capacity- 5,070
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PAN vs BCK Dream11 Team News:
BC Khimki:
Egor Vialtsev is out due to a knee injury and joins Chris Kramer, Timofey Mozgov, Stefan Jovic and Evgeny Valiev on the team’s injury list.
Head coach Georgios Bartzokaswill most probably go with the same system which he named against Bayern Munich.
Alexey Shved will be the key player for Khimki once again. His pick and roll play and the skills beyond the arc and inside the paint will be the key factor in deciding whether Khimki takes home all the points.
Anthony Gill and Janis Timma will be taking care of the frontcourt.
BC Khimki expected squad for this match:
Alexey Shved, Dairis Bertans, Egor Vyaltsev, Timofey Mozgov, Anthony Gill, Janis Timma, Devin Booker, Chris Kramer, Evgeny Valiev, Jeremy Evans, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Sergey Karasev, Andrey Desyatnikov, Maxim Barashkov, Sergei Monia, Petr Gubanov, Timofey Yakushin, Stefan Jovic, Sam Froling, Jonas Jerebko
Panathinaikos- Ian Vougioukas missed last week’s Greek Basketball League match against Aris due to illness and remains a doubt here.
Panathinaikos squad for this match:
Deshaun Thomas, Tyrese Rice, Georgios Papagiannis, Ioannis Papapetrou, Nikos Pappas, Ian Vougioukas, Kostas Papadakis, Wesley Johnson, Rion Brown, Jimmer Fredette, Nick Calathes, Jacob Wiley, Dinos Mitoglou, Ben Bentil
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PAN vs BCK Dream11 Starting 5:
BC Khimki: Alexey Shved, Dairis Bertans, Anthony Gill, Janis Timma, Devin Booker
Panathinaikos: Nick Calathes, Deshawn Thomas, Jimmer Fredette, Ioannis Papapetrou, Georgios Papagiannis
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Fantasy Picks from this match:
Alexey Shved: The best two-way player in Khimki’s team.
Devin Booker: One of the most consistent players for Khimki this season, averaging more around 15 points per game.
Jeremy Evans: A handy option from the bench.
Nick Calathes: The former Memphis Grizzlies star is an all-rounder who can defend in any position and is more than capable of send the ball into the hoop.
Jimmer Fredette: A no-nonsense choice.
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Impact players:
Jonas Jerebko
Anthony Gill
Janis Timma
Kostantinos Mitoglu
Jacob Wiley
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BCK vs PAN Dream11 Teams:
Team 1:
Team 2:
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BCK vs PAN Dream11: likely winner
The hosts are favorite to win the match.