Real Madrid-KK Crvena zvezda: looking to maintain unbeaten WiZink Center run

In what is such a competitive campaign, picking up points at home is essential if you're going to be towards the top. And Real Madrid are doing a fine job so far. Two games, two wins (four including the League) and against big Final Four favourites in Partizan (93-86) and Panathinaikos (90-86). Tonight's clash will be a big test to the madridistas' unbeaten form on home turf. KK Crvena zvezda have won both games on the road so far, at Paris Basketball and Fenerbahçe. Their only defeat came last time out against Barcelona in Belgrade, and in overtime.

The matchups between these two teams are not often free-flowing offensive affairs, with the exception of the last game, at the WiZink Center in March this year. Madrid ran out 101-94 winners in a high-scoring duel between Musa (30 points and 40 PIR) and Nedovic (30 and 32). In the others, defenses have certainly been on top. In three of Madrid's last four consecutive wins, we have conceded 59 points or fewer. That will be the way forward against opposition who boast the second best three-point stats (43.3%) with great shooters like Nedovic, Dos Santos, Giedraitis, Teodosic, alongside the recent arrivals Canaan, Kalinic, Dobric, and the former Baskonia ace Miller- McIntyre. Inside, Bolomboy is their biggest threat. Madrid boast greater depth there, with Tavares, Ibaka and Ndiaye.

Madrid look increasingly solid
The Serbs are a hugely physical outfit, who are defending well this year so far (75.8 points against). As we've seen in the last couple of games, if our boys strike the right balance between offense and defense, we're pretty tough to stop. We've averaged 92.5 points in those matches, with an average of almost 12 triples and a 42% success rate. At 60.7%, we have the best two-point conversion rate in the competition. In offensive terms, Abalde, Rathan-Mayes and Campazzo have been the standout performers, the latter being the tournament's top-rated player (23.7 PIR).