Valencia Basket counts on La Fonteta to change its dynamics vs. Zalgiris Kaunas

Valencia Basket repeats at La Fonteta with its second European competition game of the week hosting Zalgiris Kaunas (Friday 25, 8:45 p.m., Fonteta, DAZN/Movistar+ dial 65) in a game that closes the tenth round of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

 

The Taronja team will have the support of their fans to break a negative dynamic that has led them to chain three losses in a row trying to stretch the good feelings of the second half of Tuesday's game against Real Madrid, looking for a victory that allows them to balance again its record in the European competition.

 

The taronja squad will try to do it against an opponent who has been one of the positive sensations of this start of the competition, intractable especially on his court and who has also competed well away from the Zalgirio Arena.

 

The precedents are balanced so far, with two wins for each team in the four games played in Valencia, although the green team has won in its last two visits to La Fonteta.

 

Point guard Chris Jones will be questionable until the last moment due to the physical discomfort he is suffering and his presence in the final roster will be a game-time decision. Millán Jiménez (left ankle) and the long-term injured Martin Hermannsson remain sidelined.

 

Valencia Basket begins this round located in the 12th position with a 4-5  the standings.

 

Rosters

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Jared Harper

EE.UU

Base

1.78

1

Víctor Claver

España

Alero

2.08

2

Josep Puerto

España

Alero

1.99

3

Klemen Prepelic

Eslovenia

Escolta

1.91

4

Jaime Pradilla

España

Ala-pívot

2.02

5

James Webb

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/Armenia

Base

1.88

9

Sam Van Rossom

Bélgica

Base

1.88

12

Jonah Radebaugh

EE.UU/MNT

Escolta

1.91

14

Bojan Dubljevic

Montenegro

Pívot

2.05

21

Kyle Alexander

Canadá/Jamaica

Pívot

2.08

41

Jasiel Rivero

Cuba

Ala-pívot

2.06

 

Sidelined

 

 

 

16

Millán Jiménez

España

Alero

1.99

24

Martin Hermannsson

Islandia

Base

1.90

Álex Mumbrú

Entrenador

 

REAL MADRID

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

2

Keenan Evans

EE.UU

Base

1.91

3

Dovydas Giedraitis

Lituania

Escolta

1.93

4

Lukas Lekavicius

Lituania

Base

1.80

8

Kevarrius Hayes

EE.UU

Pívot

2.06

10

Rolands Smits

Letonia

Ala-pívot

2.08

15

Laurynas Birutis

Lituania

Pívot

2.13

16

Karolis Lukosiunas

Lituania

Escolta

1.95

17

Ignas Brazdeikis

Lituania

Alero

2.01

33

Tomas Dimsa

Lituania

Escolta

1.96

34

Tyler Cavanaugh

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.06

51

Arnas Butkevicius

Lituania

Alero

1.97

92

Edgaras Ulanovas

Lituania

Alero

1.99

 

Kazys Maksvytis

 

Entrenador

 

 

REFEREES: RADOVIC, BELOSEVIC, SILVA