Baskonia couldn't handle the strong defensive third-quarter performance of Villeurbanne so they lost 83-77 at France. Even though the Basques were the ones to have control of the game in the first half, in the end, they break down and they dropped at 9-13 record this season. Alec Peters scored  15 points for Baskonia, while Rokas Giedraitis had 13 points, and Youssoupha Fall another 11 points.

It might be too late for Baskonia, but if they want to keep their dream for play-offs participation alive they need to win tonight. So how can they achieve that? First of all, they need to improve their defense. They allow 88.5 in their current losing streak and this number is way more than satisfying. And of course, create chances for good chance three-point shooting.

When Valencia had an 8-0 run and took the lead with one point and only 3.3 seconds remaining, everything seemed to end for Zalgiris. But their star Marius Grigonis stepped up and with an off-balance jumper on the buzzer he gave his team an amazing win at La Fonteta. Besides his effort Augustine Rubit had 17 points, Joffrey Lauvergne added 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Rokas Jokubaitis scored 10 for Zalgiris.

Tonight Zalgiris continues their Spanish tour and visits the Basque Country to face Baskonia. They want to continue their winning streak also. And in order to do that they must keep on shooting around their average 45.5% in three-points. And of course, to struggle through the pressure the Basques are expected to put up. And their front line to continue playing lie they do lately.

The overall record in Euroleague since 2000, is Baskonia v Zalgiris Kaunas 13-10. 

Let's take a look at main and special odds markets offered at bet365 website :

• FullTime Result : 1.71 (Baskonia) - 2.00 (Zalgiris Kaunas)
• Over/Under 156.5 points : 1.90 (Over) - 1.90 (Under)
• Race to 20 points: 1.60 (Baskonia) - 2.45 (Zalgiris Kaunas)

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Grigonis was the one that gave Zalgiris a well-deserved win over Valencia two days ago and now he wants to lead his team to another win in their Spanish tour this week. The EuroLeague MVP for October 2020 is the key player in this season's effort of the Lithuanian side. Tonight he will have to face one of this league's best shooters. His countryman Giedraitis is a great catch-and-shoot scorer which is expected to lead Baskonia's offensive efforts. Two young guns in a unique battle.