Pre-game breakdown
The Army Men did not have full days-off after the win against Khimki. The coaches hosted a video session on Tuesday and let some players rest. After that the team continued in his usual pre-game routine.
It is interesting that Bayern has to visit Moscow twice in a row. They will come again to play against Khimki next week.
Pre-game quotes
Dimitris Itoudis, CSKA head coach:
We have to bounce back after our poor performance in the last EuroLeague game. Bayern is a high-quality team which is very ambitious and athletic. They play well this season so we have to raise the level of our performance to our advantage.
Andrey Vorontsevich, CSKA forward:
Bayern is a good team, which has size and quality. They have many offensive weapons, they defend well, so I expect the game to be difficult. Hopefully we will have many fans in attendance who will help us on our home court.
“Relativity” connections
Daniel Hackett was a teammate of Bayern’s Maodo Lo and Leon Radosevic at Brose Bamberg last season.
Important numbers
Coach Itoudis has used 11 different players in CSKA’s starting lineups this season; no player has started in every EuroLeague game.
Will Clyburn has scored at least 10 points in 14 straight EuroLeague games.
Clyburn has collected at least 1 steal in 14 of CSKA’s last 15 EuroLeague games.
Will Clyburn is fourth in the league in average PIR this season with 19.6 per game.
Clyburn also ranks fourth in scoring with 14.8 points per game and Cory Higgins is fifth with 14.7.
Clyburn ranks fourth in rebounding with 6.9 per game.
Nando De Colo has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven straight EuroLeague games.
Nando De Colo ranks first in free throw accuracy this season with 94.3%.
De Colo is the EuroLeague career leader in free throw accuracy at 93.71%.
Daniel Hackett has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven EuroLeague games.
Cory Higgins ranks third in three-point accuracy at 53.7%.
Kyle Hines is tied with Alex Tyus for third in EuroLeague history with 196 blocked shots. Anadolu Efes big man Bryant Dunston is second with 208 and counting.
Hines is third in EuroLeague history with 475 offensive rebounds.
Hines is ranked 11th in competition history with 1,078 rebounds. Mike Batiste is 10th with 1,117.
Sergio Rodriguez ranks fifth all-time with 1,014 assists for his career. Barcelona point guard Thomas
Heurtel is fourth with 1,095 career assists and counting.
Nikita Kurbanov needs 2 more steals to reach 100 for his career.
Past matchups
Wins/losses: 3-0
2013-14. Euroleague. Top 16. CSKA – Bayern: 61-86 (+25)
2013-14. Euroleague. Top 16. Bayern – CSKA: 77-70 (+7)
2018-19. Euroleague. Top 16. Bayern – CSKA: 79-93 (+16)
Short dossier
Bayern Munich, Germany
Founded: 1946
Colors: red, white
Home court: Audi Dome (6,700)
President: Uli Hoeness
Head coach: Vladan Radonjic
Website: www.fcb-basketball.de
Trophy case: 4-time German champion (1954, 1955, 2014, 2018), 2-time German Cup winner (1968, 2018)
