Zalgiris Kaunas vs. FC Bayern Munich
· Bayern leads Zalgiris 4-3 in head-to-head meetings between the teams. Bayern and Zalgiris split 1-point home victories last season.
· Last season in Kaunas, Zalgiris beat Bayern 74-73 on a game-winner by Marius Grigonis.
· The last time these two teams played, Bayern pulled out a playoff-clinching 71-70 win behind Vladimir Lucic who had 13 points, made game-winning free throws and delivered a game-clinching block.
· In their only meeting in the 2019-20 season, Zalgiris ran away with a 73-98 win in Munich with Arturas Milaknis netting 19 points.
· Bayern big man Augustine Rubit played for Zalgiris last season. He was a teammate of the majority of players on the current Zalgiris roster.
· Zalgiris center Joffrey Lauvergne and Bayern forward Vladimir Lucic were teammates at Partizan Belgrade during the 2012-13 season.
· Bayern's Darrun Hilliard and Zalgiris sharpshooter Janis Strelnieks were teammates at CSKA Moscow the last two seasons.
· Niels Giffey of Zalgiris and Bayern's Andreas Obst and Paul Zipser have been teammates on the German national team.
· Zalgiris guard Arturas Milaknis matched his career-high with 3 steals in an 85-79 win over Bayern in March 2019.
· Bayern leads Zalgiris 4-3 in head-to-head meetings between the teams. Bayern and Zalgiris split 1-point home victories last season.
· Last season in Kaunas, Zalgiris beat Bayern 74-73 on a game-winner by Marius Grigonis.
· The last time these two teams played, Bayern pulled out a playoff-clinching 71-70 win behind Vladimir Lucic who had 13 points, made game-winning free throws and delivered a game-clinching block.
· In their only meeting in the 2019-20 season, Zalgiris ran away with a 73-98 win in Munich with Arturas Milaknis netting 19 points.
· Bayern big man Augustine Rubit played for Zalgiris last season. He was a teammate of the majority of players on the current Zalgiris roster.
· Zalgiris center Joffrey Lauvergne and Bayern forward Vladimir Lucic were teammates at Partizan Belgrade during the 2012-13 season.
· Bayern's Darrun Hilliard and Zalgiris sharpshooter Janis Strelnieks were teammates at CSKA Moscow the last two seasons.
· Niels Giffey of Zalgiris and Bayern's Andreas Obst and Paul Zipser have been teammates on the German national team.
· Zalgiris guard Arturas Milaknis matched his career-high with 3 steals in an 85-79 win over Bayern in March 2019.
Game Facts - Zalgiris Kaunas
Roster
Zalgiris hired coach Jure Zdovc after parting ways with head coach Martin Schiller after Round 2.
Streaks
Tyler Cavanaugh has made 22 consecutive free throws dating back to the 2019-20 season.
Rankings
Josh Nebo is tied for sixth in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.
Janis Strelnieks ranks sixth this season with 2.7 three-point shots made per game.
Records/Milestones
Paulius Jankunas is the EuroLeague's all-time leader with 1,972 rebounds. He needs 28 more to become the first player in competition history to reach 2,000.
Jankunas is also the EuroLeague's all-time leader with 1,422 defensive rebounds.
Jankunas has played in more games (377) and has started more games (281) than any player in EuroLeague history.
Jankunas is ranked third all-time with 550 offensive rebounds.
Jankunas ranks seventh all-time with 3,180 points scored; Sergio Rodriguez of AX Armani Exchange Milan enters this round in sixth place with 3,188 and counting.
Jankunas needs 4 performance index rating points to reach 4,000. He is in third place all-time.Jankunas needs 1 more two-point shot made to reach 1,000 for his career. Jankunas is ranked fifth all-time. Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is fourth with 1,059 and counting.
Arturas Milaknis ranks 10th all-time with 408 three-pointers made. Gianluca Basile is ninth with 421 three-pointers.
Edgaras Ulanovas needs 2 more steals to reach 100 for his career.
Game Facts - FC Bayern Munich
Roster
Joshua Obiesie, Andreas Obst, Christian Skladanowski, Sebastian Hartmann and Aleksa Vucetic are all set to make their respective EuroLeague debuts.
Vladimir Lucic and Leon Radosevic did not play in the first four games.
Nihad Dedovic made his season debut in Round 4.
Streaks
Vladimir Lucic has posted double-digit PIRs in 15 of his last 16 games.
Lucic has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his last 13 games.
DeShaun Thomas has scored in double figures in four of his last five games.
Darrun Hilliard has at least 1 steal in each of his four appearances this season.
Rankings
Darrun Hilliard is tied for ninth in scoring this season with 16.0 per game.
Hilliard is tied for second in steals this season with 2.0 per game.
Hilliard is tied for fourth this season with 2.8 three-point shots made per game.
Records/Milestones
Othello Hunter ranks fifth all-time with 490 offensive rebounds. Ante Tomic is fourth with 520.
Hunter is ranked 11th all-time with 1,152 rebounds. Bryant Dunston of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 10th with 1,157 and counting.
Hunter needs 9 blocks to reach 100 for his career.
Zan Mark Sisko ranks second all-time with a 2.86-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Leon Radosevic needs 6 steals to reach 100 for his career.