Oded Kattash (13-11) will again be without Rafi Menco (back), but will hope to receive similar contribution from forwards Bonzie Colson and James Webb as they did in Madrid. The locals are without guard Chris Chiozza, but recently added another guard in Jordan Theodore, who already made successfulk debut performances.
Baskonia are paced by the scoring of the quick and dangerous guard Markus Howard, who is second in the EuroLeague with 19 points per game. Power forward Chima Moneke is the team’s energy provider with 14.2 points and 7.1 boards. Maccabi beat Baskonia by a score of 89-81 in the first encounter this season, and also won 7 of the last 8 meetings.
Dusko Ivanovic’s team is 12:12 following two losses in a row, inluding an overtime defeat in Munich earlier this week. “We have to forget the game against Real, recuperate and prepare for a totally different game”, said Maccabi’s head coach, Oded Kattash, “Baskonia has their own rhythm, their own qualities”.
