Promet – Mars: The great knockout battle of yellow-blacks for qualifying for the Eurocup quarterfinals

He’s determined to make the excess and get the ticket to his quarterfinals. Giannis Kastritis’ team faces the Ukrainian Prometei (19:00 Novasports Prime) in Latvia, with the winner taking the ticket for the “8” of the event. Mars is not the favourite of the fight against Ukrainians, who have taken huge steps forward in the last two years, becoming one of the best Eurocup teams. Giannis Kastritis will wait until the last moment for Dimitris Katsivelis, while data outside are Galinut and Fillios. The battle in Riga Arena was discussed by Giannis Kastritis, Lefteris Bohoridis. The coach and Aris leader were placed on Eurocup’s official web page, with the first reporting: “We are very excited that in our first appearance at the BKT Eurocup after many years, we managed to pass to the 12 best teams of the event and play in the play-offs. We have the opportunity to face a very strong team, full of quality and depth in its roster. Prometei runs a lot in transition and scores many points from second chances, with aggressive rebounds. Therefore, rhythm control and rebounds will be decisive factors for the final result. We must be ready to fight hard and give 100% to both ends of the floor.” Bohoridis, in turn, pointed out: “After a long time regular season, it’s time for the knockout games at BKT Eurocup. The showdown with Prometay is do or die and that tells all about the readiness we need to have in Riga. We face a very quality team, with depth to its roster and special aggressive talent. Understandably, we need to be very focused and put a lot of energy into defense to limit the opponent’s productivity. Control of rhythm and rebounds will play an important role in the outcome of the race.” The first referee of tonight’s race was appointed Spanish, Juan Carlos Garcia, who will carry Amit Balak from Israel and Uros Obrknezevic from Serbia. The couples for the first knockout phase : Ulm – Bandalona 79–88 Prometei – Mars (6/3, 19:00) London Lions – Turk Telecom (6/3, 20:00) Gran Canaria – Besiktas (6/3, 22:00)