RM vs VGB EuroLeague Playoffs Quarter-Final: At the WiZink Centre, Real Madrid and Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz will play each other in the quarterfinals of the Euro League Playoffs. This is game two since Real Madrid defeated Baskonia 90-74 in the first meeting. The Madrids are hoping for another win to lock up home court before heading out on the road.
On the other hand, Baskonia lost the first game of the best of five and is looking for a win today so that they can return home relieved and with a victory.
Real Madrid vs Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Details
- Date: Friday 26th April 2024
- Time: 12:30 AM IST
- How to Watch Live: Ten Sports, FanCode
- Venue: Spain
- Arena: WiZink Center
RM vs VGB Starting Five
Real Madrid (RM) Possible Starting 5: Dzanan Musa, Sergio Rodriguez, Vincent Poirier, Walter Tavares, Rudy Fernandez
Baskonia (VGB) Possible Starting 5: Markus Howard, Tadas Sedekerskis, Sander Raieste, Aleksandr Savkov, Codi Miller-McIntyre
RM vs VGB Match Preview
Real Madrid Team Updates (1-0):
- Real Madrid achieved record breaking 27 victories and got 7 defeats in the regular season of the Euro League, securing the first position in the standings.
- Real Madrid handed a 90-74 loss to Baskonia in the first game of playoffs quarterfinal. As with excellent run of four-game winning streak against them.
- Sergio Llull broke the EuroLeague record for making the most three-pointers (624), surpassing Juan Carlos Navarro.
- In this game, Real Madrid will try to break Baskonia’s rhythm once more by playing solid defence. They will also want to take advantage of their advantage in the centre positions.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Team Updates (0-1):
- Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz finished eighth in the Euro League standings with only 18 victories and 16 defeats during the regular season.
- Real Madrid defeated Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 90-74 in the opening game of the series. They’ve lost three of their past five games, so it seems unlikely that they’ll recover without making major progress.
- The team’s most effective players included Codi Miller-McIntyre and Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos, who started well but faced tighter defence later on.
- Baskonia will aim to increase the pace of the game, but will need to reduce turnovers, which allowed the opponent to gain an early advantage in the previous game.
Real Madrid vs Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz Injury Updates
- Real Madrid (RM): No Injuries
- Baskonia (VGB): Khalifa Diop, Chima Moneke
RM vs VGB Winning Prediction
- Real Madrid played really well in the first game, but Baskonia can do better this time. Especially Markus Howard, he can score more points and avoid mistakes.
- Real Madrid is favourite to take the lead of 2-0, but Baskonia won’t give up easily. They’ve been tough opponents all season.
RM vs VGB Last 10 H2H Match-up
Real Madrid (RM): 5 games won
Baskonia (VGB): 5 games won
RM vs VGB Team Squads
Real Madrid: Egor Demin, Facundo Campazzo, Carlos Alocen, Sergio Rodriguez, Sergio Llull, Fabien Causeur, Rudy Fernandez, Alberto Abalde, Mitar Bosnjakovic, Hugo Gonzalez, Mario Hezonja, Gabriel Deck, Guerschon Yabusele, Dzanan Musa, Ismaila Diagne, Vincent Poirier, Walter Tavares, Eli Ndiaye
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz: Markus Howard, Chris Chiozza, Joseba Querejeta, Codi Miller-McIntyre, Jordan Theodore, Sander Raieste, Aleksandr Savkov, Tadas Sedekerskis, Vanja Marinkovic, Daniel Diez, Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos, Pape Sow, Vit Hrabar, Khalifa Diop, Maik Kotsar, Matthew Costello, Seydina Faye, Chima Moneke
RM vs VGB Dream11 team
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