Unicaja is great home team which likes to run fast breaks, shoot 3-pointers and dominate on the boards. If Le Mans will allow them to do control all this factors they will be smashed out of the court. Le Mans has some well known names like Bluthental, J.P.Batista and Spencer but they would not be playing for Le Mans if they would be top-material. All of them experience problems with their level of play and that's why Le Mans bought them this summer. Neither of them never were great defensive players and honestly speaking I was suprised with such low total in first official Le Mans games. But today they will meet much more seriuos opponent in Unicaja face.

The defending champs begin their title defense on Wednesday when CSKA Moscow hosts Armani Jeans Milano at CSKA Universal Sports Hall in the Russian capital. CSKA has a fully reloaded roster for the new season, with much of last season’s squad back and a number of new faces joining. Meanwhile Milano unveils a roster drastically different than last season’s as it aims to take a step forward to challenge for a spot in the Top 16. The teams will be a little familiar with one another after meeting in a preseason game six weeks ago.

Panathinaikos vs. Zalgiris

MATCH PREVIEW

Panathinaikos will start what it hopes will be the long road to the Final Four in Berlin when it hosts Lithuanian champion Zalgiris Kaunas in both teams’ Euroleague opener on Wednesday night at the Athens Indoor Olympic Hall. The Greens look poised for a big year with a star-studded cast that is hungrier than ever after a tough season last year, in which the then-defending champs were eliminated in the Top 16. Zalgiris on the other hand spent the summer with high hopes, but has been forced back to earth after early season troubles have resulted in a coaching change and the team’s top scoring threat leaving. 

 

Slupsk was 12 team in Polan last year (from 13). Unics is one of the main candidates to take title and is top motivated for this match because of 14 points loss in Game 1. According to interviews after match Unics travelled 20 hours to Slupsk and did not have training, and also on the court they were not ready for the game. That huge loss was a bit shocking for club and it fans but today I expect Kazan to demolish opponents. Aco Petrovic said that he is sure that they will win this game by 15 points and I trust him because he proved that he knows how to handle team in critical situation. Last year they demolished Strasbourg by 37 points, and Hapoel Jerusalim by 53 points.