Four of the yellows’ last five losses were on away games, but in front of 11,000 fans at Menora Mivtachim Arena, they will get the ideal situation to restore their deterrent power. Giannis Sfairopoulos might get Roman Sorkin back to the squad after the center was given permission to use a special brace for his broken finger.

“The most important thing right now is to respond well to the losses we had,” Sfairopoulos said ahead of the interesting clash with the Turkish side. “With all the respect we have for Anadolu, we need to focus only on ourselves.”

“I am a fighter, and I fight to the end,” the Greek coach added, “this is my job, this is what I love to do, and this is what I have done all these years as a coach. I went through difficult moments as we are going through now, but I am totally optimistic”.

“We’re the same team that won five in a row, so we know we’re capable of doing that again,” said Angelo Caloiaro. “We held a 7:3 at some point, but we knew back then that in a season like this, there will be a lot of ups and downs. Everything is still under our control”.