When the words Turk Telekom Ankara are heard, the memory is beautiful for CB Gran Canaria. It is no wonder, as it was the team they beat in the Eurocup final last season. May 3, 2023 went down in history as the day that the Claretian club won its first European title, the same one that it is trying to revalidate this year due to its refusal to take a leap and participate in the Euroleague. Half a year after the milestone, the yellows face the Turkish team again, this time in hostile territory (5:00 p.m., Euroleague YouTube), with the aim of keeping their record in the tournament impeccable.
Dreamland has five wins in five matches in the continental competition, but beyond the record, they have hardly had any opposition: they have shown themselves to be much superior in each and every one of the matches. Furthermore, they arrive at the Turkish pavilion after having achieved their first league victory away from home, against a Baskonia team that they kept at bay throughout the match. Collegiality and personality in difficult moments led him to victory. He wants to put the same qualities into practice to add six out of six.
It is expected that Jaka Lakovic, as he has done in the matches during the week, will use the rotation he has available to manage the minutes, always depending on how the match goes, in this case against the penultimate team in the group – began the day in eighth place, but yesterday’s victory for Lietkabelis made them drop one place. Definitely, Turk Telekom is not the same as it was a few months ago, not even in its country’s league, in which it is tenth, although last weekend it conquered the field of Galatasaray, a rival of some importance.
In any case, Granca, under normal conditions and as long as it maintains the necessary concentration in high competition, should dominate the match from start to finish. He is superior, but he must prove it.
They will try to do it for the second consecutive game without John Shurna, injured last Wednesday in the match against the Lithuanian team and who will be out of the court for more than a month. While the club is looking for reinforcements in the market, the Slovenian coach is recruiting Polish youth player Jakub Urbaniak, a member of the LEB Plata squad.
Brussino
Just three days ago the interior men, questioned since the beginning of the course, responded, but such improvement will have to be confirmed over time. The one who is at a higher level is Nico Brussino, MVP of the last day of the ACB league and main threat of the Claretian team, who once again found the triple in the Buesa Arena.
Dreamland’s average scoring in the Eurocup is stratospheric: 90 points per game, compared to 78 for its rival this afternoon, more than the yellow team concedes (75). Jalen Adams appears as one of the dangers of the Ottoman team: he has had double digits in scoring in the previous five days. His duel with Albicy seems interesting.
In the zone, center Steven Enoch averages 11.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and a 16.0 efficiency. Tyrone Wallace also stands out, averaging 16.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 14.4 efficiency. They are the main names of the rival, whose relevance will decrease if Granca is as it should be.
A sixth win would put the yellow classification even further on track for the next phase, although the margin is infinite. To do this, they will have to win on a court, the Turkish one, which is no longer hell.
2023-11-08 01:00:05
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