Here are some interesting facts about the duel.


Game Facts: ALBA Berlin vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

### ALBA Berlin
**Roster**
Oscar Da Silva made his EuroLeague debut in Round 2.
Ben Lammers, Christ Koumadje, Johannes Thiemann, Marcus Eriksson and Stefan Peno all missed the Round 2 game.

**Streaks**
Marcus Eriksson has made at least 1 three-point shot in 14 of his last 15 appearances.
Ben Lammers has at least 1 blocked shot in 11 of his last 12 games.

**Rankings**
Luke Sikma ranked seventh last season with 5.7 rebounds per game.
Ben Lammers ranked fourth last season with 1.3 blocks per game.
Marcus Eriksson ranked third in the EuroLeague last season with 2.6 three-point shots made per game.
Eriksson ranked fifth in the EuroLeague last season in free-throw accuracy at 94.3%.

**Records/Milestones**
Marcus Eriksson tied the EuroLeague single-game record with 10 three-pointers made last season in Round 28 against Khimki Moscow Region. He finished the game with an ALBA club record 36 points.

Game Notes: ALBA Berlin vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

· Fenerbahce holds a 4-2 edge over ALBA in their games this century. The teams split home wins last season, including ALBA thrashing Fenerbahce 89-63 in Berlin behind 28 assists.

· Fenerbahce is 3-0 against ALBA in Istanbul, including an 89-84 win last season behind 28 points and 8 assists from Nando De Colo.

· Fenerbahce set its club record in scoring when it beat ALBA 107-102 in overtime in December 2019.

· Ismet Akpinar grew up with ALBA, made his EuroLeague and 7DAYS EuroCup debuts there, and played with the club until 2017.

· ALBA point guard Maodo Lo and Fenerbahce's Danilo Barthel were teammates at FC Bayern Munich from 2018 to 2020.

· ALBA's Johannes Thiemann and Lo have been teammates with Barthel on the German national team.

· Devin Booker had a career game, scoring 24 points in less than 25 minutes on the floor, making a career-best 10 of 13 two-point shots and pulling down 10 rebounds playing for Khimki Moscow Region against ALBA in December 2019. Booker had a career-high performance index rating of 36, earning MVP of the Round honors.

· Fenerbahce big man Achille Polonara posted his career-high with 23 points playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against ALBA in January 2021.

· ALBA center Ben Lammers tied his career-high with 3 blocks in a road loss against Fenerbahce in February of last season.

Here are some interesting notes about the duel.

ALBA Berlin has struggled on the defensive end this season; opponents have averaged 83.5 points on 63.9% two-point shooting and 51.3% on threes. The Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul attack is led by clever guards Nando De Colo, Pierria Henry and Marko Guduric and if they can exploit the holes in the ALBA defense, it could be a long night for the hosts.

Keys to victory: ALBA Berlin vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

ALBA Berlin has struggled on the defensive end this season; opponents have averaged 83.5 points on 63.9% two-point shooting and 51.3% on threes. Moreover, the German champs have been outrebounded by 5.5 per game. The Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul attack is led by clever guards Nando De Colo, Pierria Henry and Marko Guduric and if they can exploit the holes in the ALBA defense, it could be a long night for the hosts.

Where ALBA has excelled is with offensive rebounding. It leads the league with 16.5 offensive boards per game; Luke Sikma and Oscar la Silva have done much of the damage. Fenerbahce has been susceptible to giving up second-chance points, allowing 13.5 offensive boards per game. Fenerbahce must take care of business on the glass to improve its chances of winning on the road.

Luke Sikma carries the load for the ALBA frontcourt and he has done so admirably so far this season with averages of 11 points, 9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Though Devin Booker may line up against Sikma at times, the matchup with former EuroLeague MVP Jan Vesely is one everyone wants to see. 

Marquee matchup: Luke Sikma vs. Jan Vesely

Luke Sikma carries the load for the ALBA frontcourt and he has done so admirably so far this season with averages of 11 points, 9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Though Devin Booker may line up against Sikma at times, the matchup with former EuroLeague MVP Jan Vesely is one everyone wants to see. Vesely has started the season in fine form with 13 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Vesely's length, speed and athleticism will make things tough on Sikma, who is often his team's playmaker from the post. Last season Sikma averaged 6.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6 assists in the two games against Fenerbahce, while Vesely was worth 9 points, 5.5 boards and 1.5 blocks. A big game by either could be the difference this time.

Two teams looking to bounce back from narrow losses meet on Tuesday when ALBA Berlin hosts Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.

The Take: ALBA Berlin vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

ALBA (0-2) came up short 67-71 against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne despite 22 points from Maodo Lo and a stellar debut by Oscar da Silva. The German champs have dealt with a rash of injuries recently and have been particularly shorthanded in the paint.

Fenerbahce (1-1) fell 91-87 in the Greek capital against Panathinaikos OPAP Athens. Jan Vesely posted a double-double to lead five Fenerbahce scorers in double figures, but only seven players scored. The home teams have won five of the six previous games between these teams.

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%.

### 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.

CSKA Moscow v Zenit St Petersburg (2021-10-12T17:00:00.000Z)

Game Notes CSKA Moscow vs. Zenit St Petersburg

· CSKA is 4-0 against Zenit in the EuroLeague. Last season in Moscow, CSKA beat Zenit 83-65. These four EuroLEague meetings are the only four times that the two Russian squads faced each other outside the domestic competitions.

· CSKA and Zenit faced each other in the finals of the VTB SuperCup in September; CSKA won 81-73 to take the trophy. Will Clyburn scored 18 points in a victory and Billy Baron netted 17 points in defeat.

· Zenit's single-game record for two-pointers made by a player is 10, which Gustavo Ayon set against CSKA in November 2019.

· CSKA guard Alexey Shved was a teammate of Zenit's Sergey Karasev and Jordan Mickey at Khimki Moscow Region last season. Shved and Mickey have also been teammates at Khimki in the 2018-19 season, while Shved and Karasev have also been there in the 2019-20 season.

· Shved and Zenit's Andrey Zubkov were teammates at Khimki for two seasons, from 2017 to 2019.

· Zubkov has been a teammate on the Russian national team with CSKA's Shved, Semen Antonov and Nikita Kurbanov.

· Zenit guard Dmitry Kulagin played for CSKA in the youth categories and professionally from 2015 to 2017. He helped the team win the 2016 EuroLeague title.

· Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Arturas Gudaitis have played together with CSKA guard Marius Grigonis on the Lithuanian national team.

· Kuzminskas and an injured CSKA center Nikola Milutinov were teammates at Olympiacos Piraeus for the first part of the 2019-20 season.

· Mindaugas Kuzminskas posted his career-high in index rating with 30 playing for Unicaja Malaga against CSKA in November 2015.

· The last time these two teams played in the EuroLeague, Johannes Voigtmann posted his career-high in index rating with 31.

· Zenit forward Jordan Mickey posted his career-high with 6 steals playing for Khimki Moscow Region against CSKA in April 2021.

· Zenit guard Jordan Loyd posted his career-high in scoring with 31 points playing for Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade against CSKA last October.

The pace this game is played at will have a great impact on the outcome.

Keys to victory: CSKA Moscow vs. Zenit St Petersburg

CSKA has one of the best offenses in the league, but Zenit has one of the best defenses. While the frontcourt of Round 2 MVP Toko Shengelia, Johannes Voigtmann and Will Clyburn are in excellent form, CSKA will need guards Alexey Shved, Iffe Voigtmann and Daniel Hackett to push the pace and to play tough defense; Zenit's top three scorers are guards Jordan Loyd (14.5 ppg.), Billy Baron (14.0 ppg.) and Conner Frankamp (10.5 ppg.).

While Zenit has shined this season on the defensive end, it has yet to find its offensive rhythm. The team has committed 13.5 turnovers per game and has made only 30.2% of its three-pointers. If the likes of Loyd, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Mateusz Ponitka and Sergey Karasav can join Frankamp and Baron as serious threats from downtown, the entire Zenit attack will buzz more and make big men Arturas Gudaitis, Jordan Mickey and Alex Poythress even more dangerous.

The leaders in performance index rating on these two teams have been their guards: Iffe Lundberg for CSKA Moscow and Jordan Loyd for Zenit St Petersburg.

Marquee matchup: Iffe Lundberg vs. Jordan Loyd

Lundberg is CSKA's joint leader in scoring (15.0 ppg.), is second in rebounds (6.5 rpg.) and leads with 5.5 assists for an average PIR of 21.0. On a Zenit team that is built on defense and averaging 17 points fewer per game (and allowing 23.5 fewer), Loyd leads all scorers with 14.5 points, which matches his PIR. Both can play either guard spot depending on who else is on the floor and there is little question that they will spend time matched up against one another. This marquee matchup could have a big impact on the outcome.