Buducnost VOLI Podgorica point guard Justin Cobbs has been one of the top point guards in the EuroCup this season, but it is exactly for matchups like these that Umana Reyer Venice signed Jordan Theodore.
Major matchup: Cobbs, Buducnost vs. Theodore, Reyer
Cobbs, 30, is flourishing in his third season with Buducnost. This season he is third in the league in average PIR (20.8 per game), second in steals (1.8 spg.), seventh in scoring (17.2 ppg.) and his 4.6 assists per game are 11th in the EuroCup. He is shooting 48.0% from downtown, too. Cobbs is coming off his worst game of the season; he was held to single digits for the first time all season last week when he had 8 points, 4 assists and 3 turnovers in Buducnost’s victory over Virtus Segafredo Bologna. He will be eager to bounce back against Reyer.
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Theodore debuted for Reyer last week and played a big role with 13 points, 5 assists and 1 turnover in a victory over ratiopharm Ulm. A EuroCup finalist last season with UNICS Kazan, the 32-year-old’s experience helped him make an instant impact with Reyer and his role should only grow from week to week. The showdown between these two veteran point guards could end up being critical, especially if this game comes down to the wire.