KB vs BEL Dream11 EuroLeague | Saski Baskonia vs Crvena Zvezda

KB vs BEL Dream11 Match Prediction

KB vs BEL Dream11: With the regular-season heading towards its culmination, the stakes become higher in each game for the teams chasing the qualification spots, and put two direct rivals against each other, a negative result could be catastrophic for either team. This is one such game where the stakes are high as top-8 chasing Saski Baskonia play hosts to Crvena Zvezda at Fernando Buesa Arena on Thursday night (IST).
With 9 wins and 16 defeats, Baskonia are 8th heading into this game, two games behind 8th spot. They have lost three times in the last four games, including 60-74 loss to Zalgiris Kaunas in the last round.
Crvenza Zvezda, on the other hand, are only one game away from 8th placed BCK Khimki and know they can close the gap with a win in this game. They have won twice in the last three games but dropped the last game 81-86 at home to CSKA Moscow.

Head-to-head:

This will be the 10th such meeting between these two teams in EuroLeague since 2000. Saski Baskonia have four wins, while Crvena Zvezda have come out on top in five meetings.

Match Basics:

Host: Saski Baskonia
Visitors: Crvena Zvezda
Match Timing: February 28, @ 01:30 AM
Venue: Fernando Buesa Arena

Saski Baskonia vs Crvena Zvezda team news:

Saski Baskonia team news:
Status out: Baskonia have some issues in this department. Jayson Granger has been ruled out with an Achilles injury that will keep him out of action until at least March.
Patricio Garino is expected to be out for the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Luca Vildoza has undergone surgery to fix a shoulder problem and will be out until May.
Status Questionable: None.
Note: Baskonia have promoted their top prospect, Lautaro Lopez, to the first-team roster. Pierriá Henry is back to full fitness.

Saski Baskonia roster: Zoran Dragic, Achille Polonara, Youssoupha Fall, Ilimane Diop, Pierriá Henry, Lautaro Lopez, Sergi Garcia, Shavon Shields, Tornike Shengelia, Michael Eric, Matt Janning, Semaj Christon

Crvena Zvezda team news:
Status out: Ongjen Dobric suffered a finger injury that will keep him out of the team for four weeks.
Status Questionable: None.
Note: Crvena Zvezda have signed Kalin Lucas until the end of this season. He previously played nine EuroLeague games with Olympiacos in the 2011-12 season. He may be in contention for this game.
In addition, Filip Covic and Ognjen Kuzmic both have left the team for pastures new.

Crvena Zvezda active roster: Marko Jagodic-Kuridza, Branko Lazic, Vladimir Stimac, Billy Baron, Lorenzo Brown, James Gist, Kevin Punter, Dejan Davidovac, Michael Ojo, Stratos Perperoglou

KB vs BEL Dream11 starting five:

Saski Baskonia:
PF: Shavon Shields
SF: Tornike Shengelia
C: Michael Eric
PG: Matt Janning
SG: Semaj Christon

Crvena Zvezda:
PF: Marko Jagodic-Kuridza
SF: Branko Lazic
C: Vladimir Stimac
PG: Billy Baron
SG: Lorenzo Brown

Likely to feature from the bench:

Saski Baskonia: Zoran Dragic, Achille Polonara, Youssoupha Fall, Ilimane Diop, Pierriá Henry, Lautaro Lopez, Sergi Garcia
Crvena Zvezda: James Gist, Kevin Punter, Dejan Davidovac, Michael Ojo, Stratos Perperoglou

KB vs BEL Dream11 teams:

Team1:
PG: S Christon, L Brown
SG: M Janning, B Baron
SF: S Shields, D Davidovac
PF: T Shengelia (SP)
C: V Stimac

Team 2:
PG: S Christon, L Brown
SG: B Baron
SF: S Shields
PF: T Shengelia (SP)
C: V Stimac, I Diop, Y Fall