TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Olympiacos Piraeus

2020-21Regular SeasonRound 27

March 03, 2021 CET: 19:00

Local time: 19:00 BUESA ARENA

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Records

13-13	Regular Season	11-15
13-13	Overall	11-15

Referees

Crew Chief

JAVOR, DAMIR

Umpire 1

PETEK, SASO

Umpire 2

TRAWICKI, TOMASZ

The Take

In a showdown between two teams on the outside of the playoff zone, TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts Olympiacos Piraeus on Wednesday. Baskonia (13-13) has been on a roll recently with four straight wins. Olympiacos (11-15) has slumped with six consecutive defeats. Though the Reds have a winning record on the road this season (7-6), Baskonia is 8-5 on its home court.

Last time they met

Baskonia recorded a valuable road win by downing Olympiacos 76-90 in Round 11 in November. Zoran Dragic led the winners with 18 points and Pierria Henry added 17 points and 11 assists for Baskonia, which led 31-47 at halftime and never looked back. Georgios Printezis and Kostas Sloukas paced Olympiacos with 15 points apiece.

Marquee matchup

Rokas Giedraitis (11.5 ppg.) has found his shooting tough recently and is averaging 13.7 points on 50% from downtown (7 for 14) in his last three games. He will face a tough matchup in this game against Shaquielle McKissic (11.2 ppg.), who has been worth 17.3 points in Olympiacos's last four games, during which he's made at least 3 threes three times. Their showdown on the wings will be important to this game's outcome.

Keys to victory: Baskonia

It is always tougher to win on the road when getting outrebounded and that's good for Baskonia, which has been a superior rebounding team this season. To date, Baskonia has outrebounded its opponents by 3.5 per game on average, while Olympiacos has been outrebounded by 1.2. What's more, Baskonia is third in the league in offensive boards at 10.9 per game. With Hassan Martin sidelined for the Reds, Baskonia will look to Achile Polonara, Tonye Jekiri and Moustapha Fall to control the glass in what could be the key to victory.

Keys to victory: Olympiacos

Turnovers have been an issue for both teams this season; they each average 14.3 per game, which is tied for fourth-most in the league. Baskonia has made up for its turnovers by leading the league in steals (8.0 spg.) and ranking second in assists (19.9 apg.). Olympiacos will not only need to cut down on its turnovers in this game, but increased defensive pressure on the Baskonia backcourt could also make a big difference.

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TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

#	Player	Pos.	H.	Age
2	RAIESTE, SANDER	F	2.04	21
3	VILDOZA, LUCA	G	1.91	25
4	QUEREJETA, JOSEBA	G	1.90	18
5	JEKIRI, TONYE	C	2.12	26
6	SAVKOV, PAVEL	F	2.02	18
7	HENRY, PIERRIA	G	1.93	28
8	SEDEKERSKIS, TADAS	F	2.00	23
12	DIOP, ILIMANE	C	2.11	25
19	FALL, YOUSSOUPHA	C	2.21	26
21	SIGISMONTI, LUCAS	F	2.01	17
25	PETERS, ALEC	C	2.06	25
29	SOW, PAPE	F	2.03	17
30	DRAGIC, ZORAN	F	1.96	31
31	GIEDRAITIS, ROKAS	F	2.00	28
33	POLONARA, ACHILLE	C	2.02	29
47	KURUCS, ARTURS	G	1.90	21
55	HANZLIK, ONDREJ	F	2.00	19

Head coach: IVANOVIC, DUSKO

Olympiacos Piraeus

#	Player	Pos.	H.	Age
1	NIKOLAIDIS, ALEXANDROS	G	1.90	18
2	HARRISON, AARON	G	1.98	26
4	CHARALAMPOPOULOS, VASILIS	F	2.02	24
5	LARENTZAKIS, GIANNOULIS	G	1.96	27
7	SPANOULIS, VASSILIS	G	1.93	38
11	SLOUKAS, KOSTAS	G	1.90	31
12	MARTIN, HASSAN	C	2.01	25
14	VEZENKOV, SASHA	F	2.06	25
15	PRINTEZIS, GEORGIOS	F	2.05	36
16	PAPANIKOLAOU, KOSTAS	F	2.04	30
17	JEAN-CHARLES, LIVIO	F	2.05	27
22	JENKINS, CHARLES	G	1.91	32
26	KOLOVEROS, IOSIF	G	1.83	18
31	KOUFOS, KOSTA	C	2.13	32
32	ELLIS, OCTAVIUS	C	2.08	27
41	CHRISTIDIS, VASILEIOS	F	2.00	22
77	MCKISSIC, SHAQUIELLE	G	1.96	30

Head coach: BARTZOKAS, GEORGIOS

Player Stats

Points

Peters, A. / 12.1 Giedraitis, R. / 11.5 Polonara, A. / 11.3

Sloukas, K. / 11.8 McKissic, S. / 11.2 Vezenkov, A. / 9.3

Rebounds

Polonara, A. / 6.3 Jekiri, T. / 4.8

Vezenkov, A. / 4.9 Martin, H. / 4.6

Assists

Henry, P. / 7.2 Vildoza, L. / 3.6

Sloukas, K. / 5.9

Steals

Henry, P. / 1.8 Vildoza, L. / 1.5 Polonara, A. / 1.1

McKissic, S. / 1.4

Blocks

Polonara, A. / 1.2 Fall, Y. / 0.8

Ellis, O. / 0.8 Jean-Charles, L. / 0.7 Martin, H. / 0.5

2PT

Fall, Y. / 64.5% Peters, A. / 59.8% Sedekerskis, T. / 57.9%

Ellis, O. / 72.0% Martin, H. / 72.0% Printezis, G. / 61.8%

3PT

Peters, A. / 45.4% Polonara, A. / 45.1% Vildoza, L. / 39.5%

Jenkins, C. / 46.9% Printezis, G. / 43.2% Sloukas, K. / 42.2%

Peters, A. / 88.1% Henry, P. / 82.1% Giedraitis, R. / 81.1%

Sloukas, K. / 91.6% Vezenkov, A. / 87.2% Ellis, O. / 81.3%

PIR

Henry, P. / 16.2 Polonara, A. / 15.4 Peters, A. / 13.2

Sloukas, K. / 13.6 Vezenkov, A. / 12.4 Martin, H. / 10.9

Team Roster - TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team Roster - Olympiacos Piraeus

Team Stats - Offense

Ave.		Ave.
80.0	Points	78.8
34.7	Rebounds	31.4
10.9	O. Rebounds	9.5
23.8	D. Rebounds	22.0
19.9	Assists	16.7
8.0	Steals	6.8
3.0	Blocks	3.0
53.4%	2PT	55.6%
38.8%	3PT	35.6%
75.3%	FT	77.4%
95.7	PIR	83.5

Team Stats - TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team Stats - Olympiacos Piraeus

Team Stats - Defense

Ave.		Ave.
77.2	Points	80.7
31.2	Rebounds	32.6
9.4	O. Rebounds	9.8
21.8	D. Rebounds	22.7
16.9	Assists	18.1
6.3	Steals	7.5
2.1	Blocks	2.5
51.5%	2PT	55.3%
39.5%	3PT	37.6%
80.3%	FT	76.9%
79.2	PIR	90.1

Team Stats - TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team Stats - Olympiacos Piraeus

Head Coaches

BARTZOKAS, GEORGIOS

Olympiacos Piraeus

"For sure we believe that we can win. There is no game that we are thinking we will not be competitive or that we will not fight to the end for the win. Of course, it is going to be a tough game. Baskonia is playing uptempo and also is the team that scores more in transition game. We must control the game through our offense. We must execute well, so we will not allow them to play in their tempo. Sometimes we have good reactions in the game. We play well on both sides and we execute our plan. But there are points in which we do the opposite. All season we are looking for consistency but unfortunately some key factors like absences, do not allow us to have that. Still, on a good day, we can beat any team."

Players

HARRISON, AARON

Olympiacos Piraeus

"We are aware of our position and know that we have taken a few losses in a row but we definitely still believe in ourselves. We have to play hard and figure out how we will win. We must play harder than they do. Baskonia is an athletic team, we are just as athletic. We play well, we play together and we are tough to beat as well. So, we have to go out there and play as hard as we can, as a team. We have everything: Skill wise, player wise... We won’t give up. We will keep playing and believing in each other. We all believe that we can make things happen."

TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Olympiacos Piraeus

· These two teams have met 41 times this century, with Olympiacos holding a 24-17 advantage.

· Baskonia won 76-90 in Round 11 in Piraeus with Zoran Dragic scoring 18 points and Pierria Henry collecting 17 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds.

· Last season in their game in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Baskonia center Youssoupha Fall posted career-highs in total rebounds (16), defensive rebounds (10) and offensive rebounds (6) in an 82-66 victory over Olympiacos.

· Baskonia and Olympiacos have met in the EuroLeague Playoffs twice - in 2001 and 2007. Baskonia won in a best-of-three series both times.

· Olympiacos set its club record with 36 two-point shots made against Baskonia in a 102-85 home win in March 2010.

· Olympiacos set its club record in three-pointers made with 16 against Baskonia in October 2016.

· The Olympiacos single-game record for steals is 7, which Arvydas Macijauskas set against Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz in October 2007.

· Olympiacos star Vassilis Spanoulis delivered a career-high and club-record 15 assists against Baskonia in Vitoria-Gasteiz in his team's 90-95 win there in October 2016.

· Spanoulis earned weekly MVP honors against Baskonia in the 2005-06 playoffs for Games 1 and 2 while playing for Panathinaikos Athens. Spanoulis averaged a performance index rating of 23 in those two games.

· Olympiacos forward Vasilis Charalampopoulos played under current Baskonia head coach Dusko Ivanovic at Panathinaikos Athens during the 2014-15 season.

· Olympiacos forward Kostas Papanikolaou scored a career-high 22 points and netted a career-best 6 triples, including one that sent the game into overtime, in rallying the Reds to a 91-87 overtime home win in January 2018.

· Olympiacos guard Charles Jenkins had a career-high 8 rebounds against Baskonia in November 2016.

· Olympiacos guard Kostas Sloukas matched his career-high with 11 assists playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against Baskonia twice in the 2018 EuroLeague Playoffs, in Games 1 and 3 of the series that Fenerbahce won 3-1.

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TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Roster
Coach Ivanovic has used 12 different players this season and each one has made at least 1 start. No player has started every game.

Rankings
Luca Vildoza has made at least 1 three-pointer in 23 of his last 24 games.
Pierria Henry has a double-digit PIR in 15 of his last 16 games.
Henry has recorded at least 1 steal in 17 of his last 18 games.
Alec Peters has made at least 1 three-pointer in 14 straight games.
Rokas Giedratitis has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 straight games.

Rankings
Achille Polonara ranks third this season with 6.3 rebounds per game.
Polonara ranks fifth this season with 1.2 blocks per game.
Pierria Henry is the league leader in steals this season with 1.8 per game; Luca Vildoza ranks third with 1.5 per game.
Henry ranks third this season with 7.2 assists per game.

Records/Milestones
Zoran Dragic needs 6 more steals to reach 100 for his career.

Olympiacos Piraeus

Roster
Four different players appeared in a game for Olympiacos so far this season and each has made at least one start. Kostas Sloukas is the only one to start every game.
Kostas Papanikolaou has missed Olympiacos's last 11 games.
Kosta Koufos is set to make his Olympiacos debut.
Hassan Martin is sidelined with a knee injury.

Streaks
Kostas Papanikolaou has made at least 1 three-point shot in 10 of his last 11 games.
Kostas Sloukas has made at least 1 three-point shot in 16 of his last 17 games.
Sloukas has dished at least 5 assists in 15 consecutive games.
Sasha Vezenkov has made at least 1 triple in 10 of his last 11 games.

Rankings
Kostas Sloukas ranks fifth this season with 5.9 assists per game.
Shaquielle McKissic ranks fourth in steals this season with 1.4 per game.
Octavius Ellis ranks fourth this season in two-point accuracy at 72.0%; Hassan Martin is fifth at 71.97%.

Records/Milestones
Vassilis Spanoulis is the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer with 4,412 points.
Spanoulis is the EuroLeague's career leader in assists with 1,577.
Spanoulis is the career leader with 4,133 performance index rating points.
Spanoulis is the EuroLeague all-time leader with 1,121 free throws made.
Spanoulis ranks second all-time with 513 three-pointers made. Juan Carlos Navarro retired as the all-time leader with 623.
Spanoulis ranks sixth all-time with 271 steals. Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid is fifth with 294 and counting.
Spanoulis ranks second all-time with 253 games started.
Georgios Printezis ranks sixth all-time with 1,383 career rebounds. His former teammate Kyle Hines is seventh with 1,401.
Printezis is tied with Ante Tomic for the all-time lead with 1,137 two-pointers made.
Printezis ranks fifth all-time with 1,011 defensive rebounds. Ante Tomic is fourth with 1,025.
Printezis ranks 13th all-time with 372 offensive rebounds; Mirsad Turkcan is 12th with 385.
Printezis ranks eighth all-time with 3,628 performance index rating points.
Kostas Sloukas is eighth all-time with 1,075 assists. Milos Teodosic is seventh with 1,126.
Sloukas needs 12 three-pointers to reach 300 for his career.
Octavius Ellis is the all-time EuroLeague leader in two-point accuracy at 73.3%.
Kostas Papanikolaou is 6 blocks away from 100 for his EuroLeague career.
Papanikolaou needs 2 more baskets to reach 600 field goals for his career.

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Head-to-head records

Home team		Away team
	17 - 24
TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz		Olympiacos Piraeus
* overall record in EuroLeague since 2000

TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Home record vs. Olympiacos Piraeus:	13-7
Away record vs. Olympiacos Piraeus:	4-17

Olympiacos Piraeus
Home record vs. TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz:	17-4
Away record vs. TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz:	7-13

Results

Season	Date	Phase	Home	Result	Away
2020-21	26 November 2020	Regular Season	Olympiacos Piraeus	76 - 90	TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
2019-20	30 January 2020	Regular Season	Olympiacos Piraeus	80 - 70	KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
2019-20	25 October 2019	Regular Season	KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz	82 - 66	Olympiacos Piraeus
2018-19	08 January 2019	Regular Season	Olympiacos Piraeus	91 - 87	KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
2018-19	17 October 2018	Regular Season	KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz	80 - 85	Olympiacos Piraeus
2017-18	12 January 2018	Regular Season	KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz	86 - 54	Olympiacos Piraeus
2017-18	12 October 2017	Regular Season	Olympiacos Piraeus	75 - 64	KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz
2016-17	20 January 2017	Regular Season	Olympiacos Piraeus	92 - 62	Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz
2016-17	27 October 2016	Regular Season	Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz	90 - 95	Olympiacos Piraeus
2015-16	04 March 2016	Top 16	Olympiacos Piraeus	82 - 68	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz
2015-16	07 January 2016	Top 16	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz	76 - 82	Olympiacos Piraeus
2015-16	26 November 2015	Regular Season	Olympiacos Piraeus	59 - 52	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz
2015-16	23 October 2015	Regular Season	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz	96 - 89	Olympiacos Piraeus
2014-15	20 March 2015	Top 16	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria	74 - 73	Olympiacos Piraeus
2014-15	23 January 2015	Top 16	Olympiacos Piraeus	76 - 64	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria
2014-15	27 November 2014	Regular Season	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria	89 - 70	Olympiacos Piraeus
2014-15	24 October 2014	Regular Season	Olympiacos Piraeus	63 - 57	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria
2013-14	21 March 2014	Top 16	Olympiacos Piraeus	89 - 59	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria
2013-14	24 January 2014	Top 16	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria	70 - 89	Olympiacos Piraeus
2012-13	22 February 2013	Top 16	Olympiacos Piraeus	82 - 74	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria
2012-13	27 December 2012	Top 16	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria	82 - 74	Olympiacos Piraeus
2012-13	16 November 2012	Regular Season	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria	72 - 89	Olympiacos Piraeus
2012-13	11 October 2012	Regular Season	Olympiacos Piraeus	85 - 81	Laboral Kutxa Vitoria
2011-12	08 December 2011	Regular Season	Olympiacos Piraeus	84 - 82	Caja Laboral
2011-12	02 November 2011	Regular Season	Caja Laboral	81 - 79	Olympiacos Piraeus
2009-10	04 March 2010	Top 16	Olympiacos Piraeus	102 - 85	Caja Laboral
2009-10	28 January 2010	Top 16	Caja Laboral	85 - 89	Olympiacos Piraeus
2008-09	12 March 2009	Top 16	Tau Ceramica	80 - 88	Olympiacos Piraeus
2008-09	05 February 2009	Top 16	Olympiacos Piraeus	73 - 70	Tau Ceramica
2007-08	12 December 2007	Regular Season	Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz	75 - 64	Olympiacos
2007-08	25 October 2007	Regular Season	Olympiacos	95 - 90	Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz
2006-07	05 April 2007	Playoffs	Olympiacos	89 - 95	Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz
2006-07	03 April 2007	Playoffs	Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz	84 - 59	Olympiacos
2006-07	13 December 2006	Regular Season	Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz	89 - 74	Olympiacos
2006-07	25 October 2006	Regular Season	Olympiacos	97 - 78	Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz
2003-04	07 April 2004	Top 16	Tau Ceramica	87 - 82	Olympiacos
2003-04	10 March 2004	Top 16	Olympiacos	83 - 85	Tau Ceramica
2003-04	21 January 2004	Regular Season	Olympiacos	81 - 72	Tau Ceramica
2003-04	20 November 2003	Regular Season	Tau Ceramica	92 - 77	Olympiacos
2000-01	28 February 2001	Playoffs	Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz	98 - 76	Olympiakos
2000-01	22 February 2001	Playoffs	Olympiakos	72 - 78	Tau Ceramica Vitoria-Gasteiz