Looking ahead: What's coming up in Groups E and F?
MIES (Switzerland) - Groups E and F in the Basketball Champions League both have 3-1 teams leading the way, but several possible scenarios for each team in these respective groups mean that a lot is still far from decided.
The four teams in each of these groups have identical records, as the first place team is 3-1, second and third place teams are 2-2 and fourth place team is 1-3.
Let's take a look at what's next in Groups E and F:
Group E
8/12 games played
GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
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# | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
1 | Galatasaray Nef GALA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 346 | 325 | 21 | 86.5 | 81.2 | 7 | |
2 | PAOK mateco PAOK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 303 | 297 | 6 | 75.8 | 74.2 | 6 | |
3 | ERA Nymburk NYMB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 326 | 341 | -15 | 81.5 | 85.2 | 6 | |
4 | Igokea IGOK | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 309 | 321 | -12 | 77.2 | 80.2 | 5 |
Upcoming Games - December 7
18:30 CET: Igokea vs. ERA Nymburk (First meeting: 82-86)
Upcoming Games - December 8
20:00 CET: Galatasaray Nef vs. PAOK mateco (First meeting: 74-81)
Upcoming Games - December 22
18:30 CET: Nymburk vs. Galatasaray (First meeting: 85-101)
19:30 CET: PAOK vs. Igokea (First meeting: 64-68)
Game to Watch
Galatasaray vs. PAOK. In the first meeting, PAOK gave Galatasaray their first loss. Galatasaray are currently a game ahead of PAOK in the standings, but if PAOK come out on top again in this second matchup, both teams would be 3-2 and PAOK would have the tiebreak over Galatasaray if the two end up with the same record at the end of group play. However, if Galatasaray win this second game, they will be 4-1, which would pretty much secure their spot in the Round of 16 as the top team in Group E. leaving the other three teams battling for the second and third spots.
Group F
8/12 games played
GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
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# | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
1 | Tofas Bursa TOFA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 330 | 313 | 17 | 82.5 | 78.2 | 7 | |
2 | SIG Strasbourg SIG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 307 | 311 | -4 | 76.8 | 77.8 | 6 | |
3 | Filou Oostende OOST | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 346 | 326 | 20 | 86.5 | 81.5 | 6 | |
4 | Kalev/Cramo KALE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 305 | 338 | -33 | 76.2 | 84.5 | 5 |
Upcoming Games - December 7
19:00 CET: Kalev/Cramo vs. SIG Strasbourg (First meeting: 73-75)
Upcoming Games - December 8
20:00 CET: Filou Oostende vs. Tofas Bursa (First meeting: 83-92)
Upcoming Games - December 21
20:30 CET: Strasbourg vs. Oostende (First meeting: 83-77)
21:30 CET: Kalev/Cramo vs. Bursa (First meeting: 81-77)
Game to Watch
Oostende vs. Bursa. Bursa are currently one game ahead of Oostende, so a win by Bursa in this game would put them at 4-1 and in control to finish as the top team in Group F. This result would leave Oostende at 2-3 and they would then be playing for a second or third place finish in order to get to the Play-In round. On the other hand, if Oostende can beat Bursa in this second matchup by at least 10 points, they will then own the tiebreak over Bursa if the two finish tied at the end of group play.