Saski Baskonia

The Basque team has played a good game, on a very difficult court, but in the end it has lost, and is still on a bad streak in the Euroleague.

Paolo Galbiati answers media questions in the run-up to the Euroleague match against Olympiakos The Italian talks about the current situation of the team and makes it clear that the plague of injuries they suffer "is no excuse"

The Vitorians, who have lost the last six Euroleague matches, will visit one of the most difficult courts on the continent, where the Greeks have lost only two games in all competitions, against Panathinaikos and Valencia Basket.

"Meeting the boys and the technical team has been great. I have only heard the good things about the team," explained the new Baskonia player (213 centimeters), who has gathered the opinions of Pablo Prigioni, his coach in Minessota, and his brother, Kai Edwards, played in Spain.

Thus, the Alavés team, which had not yet played at home against the Israeli teams, has made the same decision as Valencia, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Kosner Baskonia has lost 107-96 to San Pablo Burgos on the 22nd day of the Endesa League. They have been behind for almost the entire game, and the change of trend in the last quarter has not been enough to go back.

Galbiati's team has fitted its seventh defeat in the European competition by reaching the match with few players, although in the last four minutes it has been close to climbing a 20-point disadvantage.

It was the first European title of the Vitorian team and it was precisely at home that he won it against the PAOK Thessaloniki . The Baskoniawas trained by Manel Comas, the team had players such as Marcelo Nicola, Velmir Perasovic, Ramón Rivas, Jorge Garbajosa or Kenny Green .

Paolo Galbiati's rival plays home games in the Bosnian capital because of the state of war in the Middle East. Dubai has won four consecutive wins in the Euroleague and will seek to maintain its chances of remaining in the tournament.

The American scored 18 points, gave four assists and captured five rebounds in his last match in the Buesa Arena against Força Lleida.

Kosner Baskonia, led by Eugene Omoruyi, has reacted in time in the Buesa Arena to overcome the dominion of the Hiopos Lleida, which has been very evident for much of the match, but has finally been imposed by 93-90.

In front of the Paris Basketball, Galbiati's men have been behind the scoreboard since the first quarter, and the French team has broken the match in the second quarter.

The Basque team arrives at the match with a staff weakened by injuries, to the casualties previously known, those of the American players, Rodion Kuruccsen and Matteo Spagnolo.

It's the second operation in the same place, the first was on December 11th. The Lithuanian was injured in the Eurobasket. He's only been able to play 20 games this season.

Lituaniarraren bigarren ebakuntza izango da, urtarrilean egindakoa kontuan hartuta.  Udan, bere selekzioarekin Eurobasketa jokatzen ari zela, min hartu zuen orkatilean.

Before the start of the match, the Baskonia offered the fans the King's Cup won in Valencia from the middle of the court. The match broke in the first few minutes, and the Alavés team went from behind throughout the meeting.

The match will be played at the Buesa Arena on Thursday from 8.30 p.m. Kurucs, Diop and Sedekerskis are expected to be low, but Markquis Nowell and Kobi Simmons will be available from Galbia.

The Italian coach, in the final minutes of the Kosner Baskonia party in Vitoria, spoke to EITB: "This victory will tie us forever," he reiterated from Galbia. 

The Lithuanian player has been encouraged by the Euskera and has sung the famous Basque song.