BAR vs OLY Euroleague Playoffs: In the second game of the Euro League Playoffs quarterfinal match, Barcelona and Olympiacos Piraeus will square off against each other at the Palau Blaugrana. Barcelona is playing in game two after a 77-75 loss to Olympiacos Piraeus in the first encounter. Before hitting the road, the Barcelona team is trying to secure the biggest victory possible to secure home court.
Olympiacos Piraeus, on the other hand, won the close first game of the best of five and is looking for another victory today to return home with relief and a 2-0 lead.
BAR vs OLY Game Info
- Date: Saturday 27th April 2024
- Time:12:30 AM IST
- How to Watch Live: Ten Sports, FanCode
- Venue: Spain
- Arena:Palau Blaugrana
Barcelona vs Olympiacos Piraeus Starting Five
Barcelona (BAR) Possible Starting 5: Jan Vesely, Nikola Kalinic, Tomas Satoransky, Nicolas Laprovittola, Jabari Parker
Olympiacos Piraeus (OLY) Possible Starting 5: Thomas Walkup, Isaiah Canaan, Moustapha Fall, Alec Peters, Luke Sikma
Barcelona vs Olympiacos Piraeus Previews
Barcelona Team Updates (0-1)
- Barcelona finished fourth in the Euro League with 22 wins and 12 losses during the regular season.
- Barcelona lost to Olympiacos 75-77 in the opening quarterfinal match of the playoffs. They are consequently in a “must win” scenario.
- Poor shooting from within the arc proved to be a major contributing factor in Barcelona’s defeat. They also struggled to score three points.
- Barcelona will need to improve their perimeter shooting and paint defence to win this matchup.
Olympiacos Piraeus Team Updates (1-0)
- Olympiacos Piraeus finished fifth in the Euro League standings, just behind Barcelona, with 22 wins and 12 losses in the regular season.
- Olympiacos Piraeus defeated Barcelona in the first game of the series. Olympiacos could play a much stronger defence against their opponent, as evidenced by limiting Barcelona to only 75 points.
- Isaiah Canaan hit threes whenever necessary, and Nigel Williams-Goss orchestrated the offence. Filip Petrusev also played an excellent role off the bench.
- The Olympiacos shot only 5/17 from downtown. On Friday, we may see more attempts from long-range and different offensive setups.
BAR vs OLY Injury Updates
Barcelona (BAR): No Injuries
Olympiacos Piraeus (OLY): Kostas Papanikolau, Michalis Lountzis
BAR vs OLY Winning Prediction:
On Wednesday, we saw an extremely defensive game with a small number of possessions that ended with a score of 75-77. The teams combined for 152 points despite pathetic three-point shooting percentages.
Barcelona will need to accelerate the pace in game two, leading to more possessions, and it’s realistic to expect better shooting percentages. Therefore, we anticipate seeing more points than in the first game.
BAR vs OLY Last 10 H2H Match-up:
Barcelona (BAR): 5 games won
Olympiacos Piraeus (OLY): 5 games won
BAR vs OLY Team Squads:
Barcelona (BAR): Nicolas Laprovittola, Tomas Satoransky, Rokas Jokubaitis, Dario Brizuela, Oscar Da Silva, Jabari Parker, Willy Hernangomez, Jan Vesely, Kasparas Jakucionis, Dayan Nessah, Elhadji Dame-Sarr, Ricky Rubio, Oriol Pauli, Joel Parra, Alex Abrines, Nikola Kalinic, James Nnaji
Olympiacos Piraeus (OLY): Isaiah Canaan, Nigel Williams-Goss, Thomas Walkup, Kostas Papanikolaou, Shaquielle Mckissic, Alec Peters, Moustapha Fall, Filip Petrusev, Luke Sikma, Veniamin Abosi, Georgios Tanoulis, Anastasios Rozakeas, Naz Mitrou-Long, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Michalis Lountzis, Ignas Brazdeikis, Moses Wright, Nikola Milutinov
BAR vs OLY Dream11 Prediction
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