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Game Facts: CSKA Moscow vs. Zenit St Petersburg
CSKA Moscow
Roster Marius Grigonis did not play in Round 2. CSKA signed center Kenneth Faried to a two-month deal on Saturday. He will join the team after completing the documentation required to enter Russia.
Streaks Johannes Voigtmann has made at least 1 three-point shot in 14 of his last 15 games. Iffe Lundberg has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight games. Marius Grigonis made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games. Alexey Shved has made at least 1 three-pointer in 19 straight and 44 of his last 45 appearances.
Rankings Alexey Shved led the EuroLeague in scoring last season with 19.8 points per game. Shved ranked second last season in average PIR with 19.6 per game. Shved led the EuroLeague last season with 7.7 assists per game. Shved led the league last season with 3.5 three-point shots made per game. Marius Grigonis was tied for third in the EuroLeague last season in free-throw accuracy at 94.4%.
Records/Milestones In Round 17 last season, Nikola Milutinov smashed the EuroLeague single-game record with 16 offensive rebounds in a road win over AX Armani Exchange Milan. Milutinov ranks eighth on the all-time list with 464 offensive rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is seventh with 469 and counting. Alexey Shved holds the EuroLeague single-season records with 740 points and 107 three-pointers made, both set in the 2017-18 season. Shved ranks ninth all-time with 420 three-point shots made for his career. Gianluca Basile is eighth with 421. Shved ranks 12th all-time in scoring with 2,761 points. Kyle Hines of AX Armani Exchange Milan is 11th with 2,774 and counting. Shved is tied with Ioannis Bourousis for 10th place all-time with 581 free throws made for his career. Kostas Sloukas of Olympiacos Piraeus is ninth with 590 and counting. Shved needs 15 assists to reach 800 for his career. Marius Grigonis is ranked second all-time in free throw accuracy at 92.5%.
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Zenit St Petersburg
Streaks Jordan Loyd has scored in double figures in 12 of his last 13 games. Loyd has netted 14 consecutive free throws. Loyd has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 of his last 13 games. Billy Baron has made at least 1 three-point shot in 31 consecutive games. Mateusz Ponitka has posted double-digit PIRs in 10 of his last 11 games. Jordan Mickey has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Rankings Jordan Loyd ranked third last season in scoring with 17.3 points per game. Loyd ranked 10th last season in average PIR with 16.5 per game. Jordan Mickey ranked seventh last season in scoring with 15.6 points per game. Mickey ranked sixth last season with 5.8 rebounds per game. Mickey ranked third last season with 1.5 blocks per game.
Records/Milestones Jordan Mickey needs 1 block to reach 100 for his career.