Valencia Basket came away from its road game at Zalgiris Kaunas with a big 72-87 victory after wiping the floor with the hosts for the majority of their Round 5 meeting in the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Valencia Basket's teamwork caused Zalgiris Kaunas to endure a 'nightmare' night

Valencia Basket got back to the winning ways on Friday night, registering its first road win of the season after [blowing past Zalgiris Kaunas at Zalgirio Arena, 72-87](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/euroleague-live-blog-zalgiris-kaunas-vs-valencia-basket/). 

It was an impressive outing in which Valencia never trailed, built a 22-point halftime lead, was up by as many as 29 points in the third quarter and cruised the rest of the way to improve to 4-1.

"This game was like a little nightmare for us", Zalgiris head coach Kazys Maksvytis stated after the game.

Zalgiris Kaunas-Valencia Basket | Round 5 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

### Valencia turned on the style early on

Valencia was especially impressive in the first half, in which it scored 52 points, tying a club record for points scored in the first 20 minutes. It managed to do so behind some excellent play from Chris Jones, while Turkish Airlines EuroLeague rookies Boubacar Toure and Nate Reuvers both played a big part.

After the break Brandon Davies paced the team to get the margin to 32-61, and when Zalgiris tried to make a run, Jared Harper scored 8 straight points between the third and fourth quarters to restore a 22-point lead. The final margin of 15 points is tied for Valencia's fourth-largest win in a EuroLeague game this century.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Setting new club records💫<br><br>➕2⃣2⃣ it&#39;s the biggest difference at half time of a EuroLeague game for <a href="https://twitter.com/valenciabasket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@valenciabasket</a> ✔️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/FEqcdJqJRi">pic.twitter.com/FEqcdJqJRi</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1717966785155129575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Help on lots of fronts

More proof that Valencia's win was a true team effort is that each of its 12 players scored. The Spanish side made 8 triples but that came from six different players, while it allowed just 6 offensive rebounds on 40 missed field goals by Zalgiris. Meanwhile, the hosts were held to just 7-for-28 from long range.

"I think we are just doing a good job of playing overall together", Harper, who finished with 13 points in 14 minutes, said after this win. "Knowing each other's weaknesses and using each other's strengths and using that to help our team win."

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">What an atmosphere, <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bczalgiris</a> 💚<br><br>Ganar en un sitio así siempre es especial. ¡Lo celebramos con la <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FamiliaTaronja?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FamiliaTaronja</a>! 🧡<br><br>🏆 J5 <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroLeague</a><a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bczalgiris</a> 72<br>🆚 <a href="https://twitter.com/valenciabasket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@valenciabasket</a> 87<br>🤝 <a href="https://twitter.com/Luanvi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Luanvi</a> <a href="https://t.co/An8rw2CUZY">pic.twitter.com/An8rw2CUZY</a></p>&mdash; Valencia Basket Club (@valenciabasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/valenciabasket/status/1717979384961794386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Jones, who paced the team with 16 points, also believes that it is a team effort that has gotten Valencia off to a great start to the season.

"Everybody wants to do the right thing, and I think that is helping us right now," he commented. "As long as we keep that attitude, and work day by day, we will continue to get better."

After just five games, it is way too early in the season to make any predictions, but continuing with such solid performances on both ends of the floor could take Valencia, a club whose only playoff appearance came in 2011, a long way.

More Valencia News

Zalgiris Kaunas team captain Edgaras Ulanovas and former Zalgiris center Brandon Davies, now of Valencia Basket, embrace after the two teams' Round 5 matchup in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Just a few days before Halloween, Alex Mumbru's group forced the home side into quite a few scares in Round 5 en route to a convincing road win.

Valencia's teamwork caused Zalgiris to endure a 'nightmare' night

Zalgiris Kaunas v Valencia Basket (2023-10-27T17:00:00.000Z)

Fenerbahçe Basketball ground out a well-deserved 67-76 win at FC Bayern Munich in Round 5 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season, with Scottie Wilbekin sinking a game-high 17 points.

Fenerbahçe subdues FC Bayern, 67-76, as Scottie Wilbekin shines

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Johnathan Motley of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul keeps the ball away from Serge Ibaka of FC Bayern Munich during the two teams' Round 5 matchup in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The visitors held off a late surge from the hosts to improve to 4-1.

Fenerbahce subdues Bayern, 67-76, as Wilbekin shines

FC Bayern Munich v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2023-10-27T18:30:00.000Z)

Panathinaikos B.C. snapped a two-game losing streak by beating an undermanned Saski Baskonia 95-81 in Round 5 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Panathinaikos B.C. gets back on track against Baskonia, 95-81

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Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos Athens gets around a screen while having Nico Mannion of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on his tail in Round 5 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Mathias Lessort and Dinos Mitoglou shined as the Greens brought an end to their two-game losing streak.

Panathinaikos gets back on track against Baskonia, 95-81

Panathinaikos Athens v Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2023-10-27T18:15:00.000Z)

Virtus Bologna spoiled Gianmarco Pozzecco's first game in charge of LDLC ASVEL by winning 84-87 at the Astroballe in Round 5 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague Regular Season.

Virtus Bologna downs LDLC ASVEL, 84-87, to notch fourth straight win

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Daniel Hackett of Virtus Segafredo Bologna has possession under pressure from Paris Lee of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne during the two teams' Round 5 matchup in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The Italian visitors held off the battling hosts in Gianmarco Pozzecco's first game on the ASVEL bench.

Virtus downs ASVEL, 84-87, to notch fourth straight win

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2023-10-27T18:00:00.000Z)

Valencia Basket led from start to finish as it defeated Zalgiris Kaunas 72-87 in Round 5 of the 2023-24 EuroLeague season, with this win improving the Spanish side's record to 4-1.

Valencia Basket blows Zalgiris Kaunas away, 72-87

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Kassius Robertson of Valencia Basket is defended by Rolands Smits of Zalgiris Kaunas during the two teams' meeting in Round 5 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

The Spanish side led from start to finish, silencing a sold-out Zalgirio Arena in the process.

Valencia blows Zalgiris away, 72-87

Round 5 in the 2023-24 EuroLeague season came to a close tonight, with wins for Valencia Basket, Virtus Bologna, Fenerbahçe Basketball and Panathinaikos B.C.

Game Center: Valencia, Virtus, Fenerbahçe keep rolling with road wins; PAO turns the tide

### Friday, October 27

[Zalgiris Kaunas 72-87 Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/euroleague-live-blog-zalgiris-kaunas-vs-valencia-basket/)

Valencia Basket led from start to finish in a resounding 72-87 road win over Zalgiris Kaunas on Friday night, which improved its record to 4-1 and saw the hosts drop to 3-2.

[LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 84-87 Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/euroleague-live-blog-ldlc-asvel-vs-virtus-bologna/)

Virtus Segafredo Bologna ruined the debut of new LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne coach Giancarlo Pozzecco by holding on for an 84-87 road victory, after a game of 16 lead changes which saw neither team ahead by more than 5 at any time.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">WIN WIN WIN ⚪️⚫️<br>La Segafredo lotta con il giusto carattere e vince in Francia 🤪💪🏼<br><br>🔢 Cordinier 20, Shengelia 18, Belinelli 16, Mickey 11, Hackett 6, Dobric 5, Cacok 4, Pajola 3, Smith 2<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmarsiAncora?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmarsiAncora</a> <a href="https://t.co/XQQavvy802">pic.twitter.com/XQQavvy802</a></p>&mdash; Virtus Segafredo Bologna (@VirtusSegafredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VirtusSegafredo/status/1717993732451053614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Panathinaikos Athens 95-81 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/euroleague-live-blog-panathinaikos-bc-vs-baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/)

Panathinaikos Athens snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 2-3 as it defeated undermanned Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 95-81 at home. The Greens secured the win thanks to a big fourth quarter as Kostas Mitoglou scored 23 points and Mathias Lessort collected 23 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks, Kostas Mitoglou had 23 points as well and Kostas Sloukas chipped in 12 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Final score ☘️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobc</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Baskonia</a> 95-81 <a href="https://t.co/kJXsotSoEJ">pic.twitter.com/kJXsotSoEJ</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/paobcgr/status/1717997235466588420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[FC Bayern Munich 67-76 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/euroleague-live-blog-fc-bayern-munich-vs-fenerbahce-basketball/)

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Münih’ten galibiyetle dönüyoruz! 💪<br><br>Tebrikler Fenerbahçe Beko! 👏<br><br>Maç Sonucu | <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FCBBasketball</a> 🆚 Fenerbahçe Beko: 67-76<br><br>Skor dağılımımız: Wilbekin 17, Guduric 14, Hayes-Davis 9, Motley 9, Papagiannis 8, Pierre 6, Dorsey 5, Sestina 4, Calathes 4. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowLegacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowLegacy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/0OPJDNGQQT">pic.twitter.com/0OPJDNGQQT</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1718003926534893855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Thursday, October 26

[Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 88-86 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/euroleague-live-blog-kk-partizan-vs-kk-crvena-zvezda/)

Partizan rallied from 13 behind in the fourth quarter as Aleksa Avramovic scored 12 of his 14 points in the final 3 minutes and 35 seconds, leading his team to a thrilling 88-86 win over Zvezda and sending the home fans into a frenzy after a roller coaster Belgrade Derby. This win improved Partizan's record to 2-3, while Zvezda lost its fourth straight and has a 1-4 record.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Belgrade Derby did NOT disappoint 🤯🤯🤯<a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PartizanBC</a> get back with a HUGE 4th quarter comeback to win their first game at 🏠<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/cXVM30ORA2">pic.twitter.com/cXVM30ORA2</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1717611410681737505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

[ALBA Berlin 85-82 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/euroleague-live-blog-alba-berlin-vs-olimpia-milano/)

ALBA registered its first victory of the season in rallying from 12 points down to beat Milan 85-82 with Sterling Brown providing the winner on a layup with 24 seconds left. ALBA improved to 1-4 thanks to Johannes Thiemann scoring 22 points and Brown finishing with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Milan dropped to 1-3 as it could not take advantage of Nikola Mirotic totaling 30 points, 12 rebounds and an index rating of 36 while Shavon Shields had 25 points in the loss.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Da ist das Ding!!! 🤯😍<br> <br>Mit ganz viel Kampfgeist und Wahnsinns-Stimmung in der Mercedes-Benz Arena holen wir uns unseren ersten EuroLeague-Sieg der Saison. Ganz starke Leistung! 💪<br><br>📸 Florian Ullbrich <a href="https://t.co/sjl2hhpSee">pic.twitter.com/sjl2hhpSee</a></p>&mdash; ALBA BERLIN (@albaberlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/albaberlin/status/1717632033965441130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

[**Real Madrid 65-64 FC Barcelona**](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/real-madrid-fc-barcelona/E2023/40/)

Real improved to 5-0 after coming out on top in El Clásico, having downed FC Barcelona 65-64 at WiZink Center in Round 5. Following this defeat, Barca dropped to a 4-1 record. Gabriel Deck paced Real with 20 points, while Vincent Poirier was the only other player to score a double-digit number of points, finishing with 14. Mario Hezonja had just 7 points, but he brought down 10 rebounds. For Barca, Willy Hernangomez netted a team-high 13 points, Jan Vesely added 12, Alex Abrines chipped in with 11 and Tomas Satoransky had 10.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">💯 <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RMBaloncesto</a> stand as the only team with a perfect 5-0 after beating Barça in El Clásico⚪️⚪️ <a href="https://t.co/dFZkQzCoiL">pic.twitter.com/dFZkQzCoiL</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1717650246665167166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

[**Olympiacos Piraeus 75-57 Anadolu Efes Istanbul**](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/olympiacos-piraeus-anadolu-efes-istanbul/E2023/38/)

Olympiacos improved to a 3-2 record with a comprehensive 75-57 drubbing of visiting Efes, which slipped to 2-3 after a tepid performance. Olympiacos led from start to finish. Nigel Williams-Goss and Kostas Papanikolaou paced the home team with 14 points and 7 rebounds each, while Isiah Canaan posted 10 points to go with 7 rebounds and Alec Peters chipped in with 12 points for Olympiacos.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">Final!🏀 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> - Anadolu Efes 75-57 (40&#39;) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OLYEFS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OLYEFS</a> <a href="https://t.co/4FrZwzFZpS">pic.twitter.com/4FrZwzFZpS</a></p>&mdash; OLYMPIACOS BC (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1717641012292546612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

[**AS Monaco 107-79 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv**](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/as-monaco-maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/E2023/41/)

Monaco took control early and never looked back in dismissing visiting Maccabi 107-79 on Thursday. Monaco's third consecutive win gave it a 3-2 record, while Maccabi dropped 2-2. Monaco tied its club scoring record and registered its biggest-ever EuroLeague win. It was also a milestone night for Mike James, the game's top scorer with 24 points, who became only the fourth, and fastest, man to reach 4,000 points scored in EuroLeague history. James led all scorers despite playing fewer than 22 minutes. Alpha Diallo scored 18, Elie Okobo had 17 points and 6 assists, John Brown had 11 points plus 8 rebounds.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You couldn’t ask for a better Thursday evening than this 😍💯 <a href="https://t.co/uviXNAyUzQ">pic.twitter.com/uviXNAyUzQ</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket EN (@asmonaco_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/asmonaco_en/status/1717649044690915423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

EuroLeague Live Blogs: Some mouth-watering games to close Round 5.

Round 5 came to a close tonight, with three teams improving to a 4-1 record while elsewhere, the Greens got back on track by winning at OAKA.

Game Center: Valencia, Virtus, Fener get road wins; PAO turns the tide

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona (2023-10-26T18:45:00.000Z)

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade v Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (2023-10-26T16:30:00.000Z)

Olympiacos Piraeus v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2023-10-26T19:00:00.000Z)

AS Monaco v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2023-10-26T19:00:00.000Z)

ALBA Berlin v EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2023-10-26T18:00:00.000Z)

Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona, the season's first captured by MindFly's first-person POV CAM

Experience El Clásico like never before

EuroLeague fans will have the chance to experience some the most thrilling moments of the season from a first-person perspective as the referees officiating selected Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season games will wear the revolutionary MindFly AI ultralight-powered bodycams during the action.

Euroleague Basketball and MindFly started their collaboration during the last Final Four held in Kaunas, where all fans had the possibility to [re-live some of the best moments of the EuroLeague's final phase](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynrS9fivSVA) as if they were inside the court.

The 2023-24 season will bring this collaboration even further as all fans will have more opportunities during the regular season to experience what happens inside the court.

The 65-64 victory of Real Madrid over FC Barcelona on Thursday in the Spanish clásico kicked off the project that brings the content around the game to a brand-new level, enhancing the fan experience.

EuroLeague fans will have the chance to experience some the most thrilling moments of the season from a first-person perspective as the referees officiating selected Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season games will wear the revolutionary MindFly AI ultralight-powered bodycams during the action.

Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona, the season's first game captured by MindFly's first-person POV CAM

Two experienced, versatile forwards, Edgaras Ulanovas and Victor Claver, face each other on Friday when of Zalgiris hosts Valencia to break their tie near the top of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings.

Head-to-head: Ulanovas, Zalgiris vs. Claver, Valencia

[Zalgiris Kaunas welcomes Valencia Basket in Round 5](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/zalgiris-kaunas-valencia-basket/E2023/45/), giving fans a chance to see an always-interesting head-to-head matchup featuring savvy veteran forwards [Edgaras Ulanovas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/edgaras-ulanovas/002329/), for the hosts, and [Victor Claver](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/victor-claver/000556/), for the visitors.

Between them, Ulanovas and Claver have a wealth of experience. In his 10th Euroleague season, Ulanovas has played 228 of his 276 games as a starter and reached the 2018 Final Four with Zalgiris. Ulanovas owns career averages of 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.9 PIR.

Now in his ninth EuroLeague season, Claver is coming up on his 198th game, 127 so far as a starter. He has been to two Final Fours: with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in 2016 and with FC Barcelona in 2021. He also lifted the BKT EuroCup trophy with Valencia in 2010. Claver's career averages are 6.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 8.0 PIR. 

Edgaras Ulanovas, Victor Claver Top Plays from 10/01/2023 to 10/27/2023

Edgaras Ulanovas, Victor Claver best plays in 2023-24

It is only logical that Claver and Ulanovas have crossed paths several times. Friday's game will mark their ninth head-to-head confrontation in the EuroLeague.

Claver should have good memories of his first EuroLeague game against Ulanovas. He buried the go-ahead free throws to lead Lokomotiv to a 74-76 road victory in Kaunas. Claver had 12 points and a PIR of 18 that night. Ulanovas had 3 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and a PIR of 12. 

Later in the 2015-16 campaign, Lokomotiv overwhelmed Zalgiris 80-50 behind Claver's double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Ulanovas's first win against Claver came on February 2, 2017: Zalgiris edged Barca 89-85 and Ulanovas played a leading role with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and a PIR of 25.

Claver and Ulanovas have split wins in their previous matchups, getting four victories each, all of them in regular season action.

Overall, Ulanovas has outperformed Claver in their head-to-head games. Ulanovas averages 6.5 points compared to Claver's 5.5. Both of have grabbed 3.5 rebounds per game. And Ulanovas also leads in assists, getting 2.6 against Claver's 1.0, and in steals, 1.0 against 0.4. As such, Ulanovas had an average PIR of 9.3 in their games to Claver's 6.8.

Remarkably enough, neither player has missed a free throw attempt in any of their eight games. Ulanovas has gone 13-for-13 at the foul line in games against Claver, who has buried 10 out of 10 there. Unsurprisingly, both of them are good free throw shooters: Ulanovas makes 82.2% for his career, a little bit better than Claver's 81.1%.

Other than that, Ulanovas has shot the ball better inside the arc, hitting 12 of 29 two-pointers (41.4%), while Claver was limited to 5 of 16 (31.3%). The Valencia forward has done better from beyond the arc,  however, making 8 of 20 three-pointers (40%) to Ulanovas's 5 of 16 (31.3%) in their previous games.

Both players are good defenders and know how to score in the low post. Expect nothing but an exciting matchup between Ulanovas and Claver!

On the day right after the first Belgrade derby of the season, in which Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade survived Crvena Zvezda Medidianbet Belgrade with a heart-stopping 88-86 win, Partizan has made official that one of the main pillars of the team, Kevin Punter, will be missing at least two weeks due to a double-injury, on on each leg - a hamstring on one leg and knee on the other.

Partizan's Kevin Punter out at least two weeks

On the day right after the first Belgrade derby of the season, in which [Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade survived Crvena Zvezda Medidianbet Belgrade with a heart-stopping 88-86 win](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade-crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/E2023/39/), Partizan has made official that one of the main pillars of the team, [Kevin Punter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kevin-punter/009862/), will be missing at least two weeks due to a double-injury, on on each leg - a hamstring on one leg and knee on the other.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Medicinski izveštaj - Kevin Panter van tima u narednim danima.<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/PpjIl9Ycwo">https://t.co/PpjIl9Ycwo</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKPartizan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKPartizan</a> <a href="https://t.co/vdi46QP8fN">pic.twitter.com/vdi46QP8fN</a></p>&mdash; KK Partizan Mozzart Bet (@PartizanBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC/status/1717862735851958487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

In his third year with Partizan, Punter is averaging 11.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals in almost 28 minutes on court. In the Belgrade derby, Punter scored 8 points, dished 2 assists and collected 2 steals, but he also suffered injuries that will now have him away from the courts for half a month.