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In is a clash of two already-qualified teams, Khimki would clinch second place with a win and Fenerbahce is already mathematically first. Khimki, however, can be third or fourth with a loss depending on other results. In six previous Euroleague meeetings between them, the home team has always won.
These teams boast the Euroleague's best three-point defenses, with Fenerbahce holding opponents to 27.8% three-point shooting and Khimki 28.8%. Khimki’s defense forces the most turnovers (15.
, as well. Paul Davis is unavailable for Khimki, so James Augustine, Sergey Monya and Marko Todorovic will see the most playing time around the baskets against Jan Vesely, Pero Antic and Ekpe Udoh. Tyler Honeycutt pulled down 18 rebounds last week and is set to help Khimki dominate the boards again. His matchup against Luigi Datome will be critical in this game. Fenerbahce has to stop Alexey Shved, who comes off a 23-point performance against Strasbourg. The hosts have more backcourt options in Tyrese Rice, Petteri Koponen, Zoran Dragic and Egor Vyaltsev.
Rice faces a tough matchup against Bobby Dixon, while Koponen and Shved must take advantage of their quickness against Kostas Sloukas and Nikola Kalinic. Bogdan Bogdanovic could be the guests's x-factor but a good defender like Vyaltsev will make things tough for him. Expect an interesting game.
