Third offense vs. best defense 4 february 2016
On Friday, February 5, 2016 BC Khimki within the bounds of Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 will face Olympiacos Piraeus on the road. The beginning of the meeting is at 22.45 msk. Watch live at Match TV, Match TV! Igra and Euroleague TV.
OUR OPPONENT
OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS (GREECE)
Founded in 1931
Team colors: red and white
Honors: Euroleague (1997, 2012, 2013), Intercontinental Cup (2013), Greek National League (1949, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2012, 2015), Greek National Cup (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2010, 2011)
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium (capacity – 14940)
President: Panagiotis and Georgios Angelopoulos
Official website: www.olympiacosbc.gr
Watch live at Match TV, Match TV! Igra, Sportbox.ru and Euroleague TV.
PRE-GAME QUOTES
Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:
"Right now something goes wrong with Olympiacos. They suddenly lost to Brose Baskets at home and were defeated in Kaunas two weeks ago. They also had a tough road game in Madrid. Having gotten three losses in a row they will be hungry for a victory and try to play on a maximum level, as they need this win very much. It will be a very tough matchup and we know how difficult it is to play at their court. First, we have to stop Spanoulis who is the heart of Olympiacos. If we manage to stop him, as other teams did, we will have a chance to win. If he is riding high, he will sublime. I would like to point out a very important player in Lojeski. We have to limit his running abilities and not to give him a space on the court".
Alexey Shved, BC Khimki guard:
"Olympiacos has good players and they won Final Fours for several times. Now they don’t play their real game. We need to play concentrated and hard all 40 minutes and listen to the coach to beat them. They have a great leader in Spanoulis and other good players".
OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS (GREECE)
Founded in 1931
Team colors: red and white
Honors: Euroleague (1997, 2012, 2013), Intercontinental Cup (2013), Greek National League (1949, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2012, 2015), Greek National Cup (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2010, 2011)
Arena: Peace and Friendship Stadium (capacity – 14940)
President: Panagiotis and Georgios Angelopoulos
Official website: www.olympiacosbc.gr
Watch live at Match TV, Match TV! Igra, Sportbox.ru and Euroleague TV.
PRE-GAME QUOTES
Rimas Kurtinaitis, BC Khimki head coach:
"Right now something goes wrong with Olympiacos. They suddenly lost to Brose Baskets at home and were defeated in Kaunas two weeks ago. They also had a tough road game in Madrid. Having gotten three losses in a row they will be hungry for a victory and try to play on a maximum level, as they need this win very much. It will be a very tough matchup and we know how difficult it is to play at their court. First, we have to stop Spanoulis who is the heart of Olympiacos. If we manage to stop him, as other teams did, we will have a chance to win. If he is riding high, he will sublime. I would like to point out a very important player in Lojeski. We have to limit his running abilities and not to give him a space on the court".
Alexey Shved, BC Khimki guard:
"Olympiacos has good players and they won Final Fours for several times. Now they don’t play their real game. We need to play concentrated and hard all 40 minutes and listen to the coach to beat them. They have a great leader in Spanoulis and other good players".
