Published on: Jan 9, 2020 2:00 pm IST|Updated on: Jan 9, 2020 2:00 pm IST
RM vs ZAL Dream11: After another routine win in Liga ACB against Valencia Basket on Monday, Real Madrid turn their attention towards Europe as they host Zalgiris Kaunas in EuroLeague round-18 match at WiZink Center on Thursday night (IST). The signs of the great teams are that they pull themselves together and buckle up when the going gets tough when the doubts are raised by all factions over their credentials. That’s when the great teams remind who is the boss. Real Madrid are doing just that, burying all the questions to their graves. After losing three times in the first five league games, Real Madrid string together a run nobody could have imagined. They are unbeaten since losing 95-86 against Bayern Munich, a 12-game winning run. Zalgiris Kaunas, meanwhile arrive in this game with the momentum of their own following two successive wins over Bayern Munich and Maccabi Tel Aviv respectively.
Head-to-head:
Real Madrid have 18 wins in the 21 overall meetings against Zalgiris Kaunas in EuroLeague.
Season matchup: Real Madrid | Zalgiris Kaunas Games: 17 | 17 Wins: 14 | 05 Defeats: 03 | 12 Total Points scored: 1450 | 1266 Points conceded: 1304 | 1267
Host: Real Madrid Visitors: Zalgiris Kaunas Match Timing: January 10, @ 01:30 AM Venue: WiZink Center
Real Madrid team news: Status out: Real Madrid had a host of first-team players missing from the squad in the last round and still managed to win the game against ASVEL. Status Questionable: Only Jaycee Carroll made a comeback in Madrid’s Liga ACB game against Valencia, with the likes of Sergio Llull, Felipe Reyes, Anthony Randolph (calf) and Gabriel Deck (knee) missing the action. All of them will be evaluated before the match.
Real Madrid active roster: Jordan Mickey, Trey Thompkins, Jeffrey Taylor, Anthony Randolph, Rudy Fernandez, Facundo Campazzo, Nicolas Laprovittola, Gabriel Deck, Usman Garuba, Jaycee Carroll, Walter Tavares, Fabien Causeur, Salah Mejri
Zalgiris Kaunas team news: Status out: Marius Grigonis will miss the game for Zalgiris due to a foot injury. Status Questionable: Jock Landale and Edgaras Ulanovas are both fit now and should feature against Madrid.
Zalgiris Kaunas active roster: Thomas Walkup, Karolis Lukosiunas, Arturas Milaknis, Alex Perez, Lukas Lekavicius, Nigel Hayes, Erikas Venskus, Paulius Jankunas, Martinas Geben, Zach LeDay, Jock Landale, Marius Grigonis, Kerr Kriisa, Edgaras Ulanovas
RM vs ZAL Dream11 starting five:
Real Madrid: PF: Anthony Randolph /Jeffrey Taylor SF: Gabriel Deck / Trey Thompson C: Edy Tavares PG: Fabien Causeur SG: Facundo Campazzo
Zalgiris Kaunas: PF: K. C. Rivers SF: Edgaras Ulanovas C: Martinas Geben PG: Thomas Walkup SG: Paulius Jankunas
Real Madrid: Rudy Fernandez, Jordan Mickey, Trey Thompkins, Nico Laprovittola, Jeffrey Taylor, Usman Garuba, Salah Mejri, Jaycee Carroll Zalgiris Kaunas: Zach LeDay, Arturas Milaknis, Nigel Hayes, Lukas Lekavicius, Erikas Venskus, Karolis Lukosiunas, Jock Landale
RM vs ZAL Dream11 teams:
PG: L Lekavicius, F Campazzo (SP) SG: KC Rivers, R Fernandez, F Causeur SF: T Walkup PF: T Thompkins C: Z LeDay
Team 2:
PG: L Lekavicius, F Campazzo SG: KC Rivers, R Fernandez, F Causeur SF: T Walkup PF: T Thompkins C: Z LeDay (SP)
Real Madrid are on a roll and we can’t see their winning run ending against an inconsistent Kaunas team.
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