This is a matchup between two teams going South on the EuroLeague points table as Zalgiris Kaunas host Crvena Zvezda in round-10 at Zalgiris Arena. Zalgiris was defeated 85-86 by Panathinaikos in the last game, a tough result to swallow, but the fact remains that their form is a cause for concern for the fans and the team management, having lost three times in as many games in Europe, and four times in five games.
As for Crvena Zvezda, they are not far behind and continue to slide down the table with each passing game week. For they are losing games after games, with their last game, a 93-80 defeat against Alba Berlin, being their third consecutive defeat. Zvezda are 16th on the points table with 2 wins and 7 defeats from the first game, while Zalgiris, having started the season with three wins in five games are 12th on the points table.
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Match details:
Teams: Zalgiris Kaunas and Crvena Zvezda
Venue: Zalgiris Arena
Match Timing: November 21, @ 11:30 PM
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Captain options:
With both the teams struggling to rack up wins, it directly reflects on the player’s numbers. But both the teams still have a couple of players who can change the game on their own, or will at least, dominate the proceedings here.
One such player is Zach LeDay. The 25-year-old American is a leading scorer for Zalgiris Kaunas this season with 12.7 points per game.
While Billy Baron has been a leader for Crvena Zvezda this season, as he leads the scoring charts for the team this season with 11.4 points per game.
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Zalgiris Kaunas team news:
Laurynas Birutis is the only injured player on Zalgiris’ list ahead of this game.
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Crvena Zvezda team news:
Stratos Perperoglou and James Gist both were held out from Crvena Zvezda’s road trip against Alba Berlin. The team management is yet to release a statement on whether the duo will be available for this game or not. In addition, Nemanja Nenadic and Ognjen Kuzmic are both back to full fitness and will be available for selection.
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Zalgiris Kaunas: Zach LeDay, Edgaras Ulanovas, Nigel Heyes, Marius Grigonis, Thomas Walkup
Crvena Zvezda: Borisa Simanic, Branko Lazic, Ognjen Kuzmic, Lorenzo Brown, Billy Baron
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Likely squads:
Zalgiris Kaunas: Nigel Hayes, Erikas Venskus, Paulius Jankunas, Martinas Geben, Thomas Walkup, Karolis Lukosiunas, Arturas Milaknis, Alex Perez, Lukas Lekavicius, Zach LeDay, Jock Landale, Marius Grigonis, Kerr Kriisa, Edgaras Ulanovas
Crvena Zvezda: Billy Baron, Derrick Brown, James Gist, Nikola Jovanovic, Charles Jenkins, Branko Lazic, Nemanja Nenadic, Lorenzo Brown, Dejan Davidovac, Ognjen Dobric, Mouhammad Faye, Michael Ojo, Stratos Perperoglou, Borisa Simanic
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Team 1:
PG: C Jenkins
SG: B Baron, L Brown
SF: T Walkup, E Ulanovas
PF: N Hayes
C: Z LeDay (SP), J Landale
Team 2:
PG: C Jenkins
SG: B Baron (SP), L Brown
SF: T Walkup, E Ulanovas
PF: N Hayes
C: Z LeDay, J Landale