Efes has had the upper hand against Zvezda with a 9-3 record in their dozen games this century starting in 2015.
Zvezda got the best of Efes in the final round of the last regular season with a 93-85 home win in Round 34 as Nikola Kalinic scored 16 points.
Efes won their earlier game last season, 84-83 in Round 17 in Istanbul, thanks to 23 points from Tibor Pleiss, who made a career-high 5 three-point shots that game, and 21 points from Vasilije Micic. It was Efes's sixth straight win over Zvezda.
Efes's single-game record for assists by a player is 15, which Thomas Heurtel tied against Crvena Zvezda in February 2017.
Efes guard Vasilije Micic spent part of the 2015-16 season playing for Zvezda. He was a teammate of current Zvezda players Luka Mitrovic and Branko Lazic. They helped Zvezda reach the 2016 EuroLeague Playoffs together.
Micic scored 26 points and earned MVP of the Round honors with a PIR 29 in an 85-70 home win over Zvezda in October 2019.
Micic and Zvezda's Ognjen Kuzmic and Branko Lazic were teammates on the Serbian national team that won the silver medal at EuroBasket 2017.
Micic has been a teammate of Zvezda's Nemanja Nedovic, Stefan Markovic and Ognjen Dobric on the Serbian national team, too.
Zvezda center Filip Petrusev made his EuroLeague debut last season with Efes and helped it win the EuroLeague.
Zvezda center Miroslav Raduljica played with Efes during the 2010-11 season.
Efes guard Rodrigue Beaubois made a career-best 9 two-point shots playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Crvena Zvezda in February 2018.
Zvezda center Hassan Martin blocked a career-high 3 shots while playing for Olympiacos Piraeus against Efes in October 2020.
Efes big man Bryant Dunston matched his career-high with 21 points in an 85-84 win over Crvena Zvezda in December 2015.
Zvezda got the best of Efes in the final round of the last regular season with a 93-85 home win in Round 34 as Nikola Kalinic scored 16 points.
Efes won their earlier game last season, 84-83 in Round 17 in Istanbul, thanks to 23 points from Tibor Pleiss, who made a career-high 5 three-point shots that game, and 21 points from Vasilije Micic. It was Efes's sixth straight win over Zvezda.
Efes's single-game record for assists by a player is 15, which Thomas Heurtel tied against Crvena Zvezda in February 2017.
Efes guard Vasilije Micic spent part of the 2015-16 season playing for Zvezda. He was a teammate of current Zvezda players Luka Mitrovic and Branko Lazic. They helped Zvezda reach the 2016 EuroLeague Playoffs together.
Micic scored 26 points and earned MVP of the Round honors with a PIR 29 in an 85-70 home win over Zvezda in October 2019.
Micic and Zvezda's Ognjen Kuzmic and Branko Lazic were teammates on the Serbian national team that won the silver medal at EuroBasket 2017.
Micic has been a teammate of Zvezda's Nemanja Nedovic, Stefan Markovic and Ognjen Dobric on the Serbian national team, too.
Zvezda center Filip Petrusev made his EuroLeague debut last season with Efes and helped it win the EuroLeague.
Zvezda center Miroslav Raduljica played with Efes during the 2010-11 season.
Efes guard Rodrigue Beaubois made a career-best 9 two-point shots playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Crvena Zvezda in February 2018.
Zvezda center Hassan Martin blocked a career-high 3 shots while playing for Olympiacos Piraeus against Efes in October 2020.
Efes big man Bryant Dunston matched his career-high with 21 points in an 85-84 win over Crvena Zvezda in December 2015.
Game Facts - Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Streaks
Vasilije Micic has scored 12 or more points in 19 of his last 20 games.
Micic has PIRs of 12 or more in 19 of his last 20 appearances.
Micic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 17 straight games and has made multiple triples in 12 straight.
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has posted double-digit PIRs in eight of his last nine games.
Larkin has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.
Rankings
Shane Larkin ranked second in average PIR last season with 18.7 per game and Vasilije Micic finished seventh with 17.5 per game.
Vasilije Micic led the league in scoring last season with 18.2 per game; Larkin ranked fifth with 14.7 points per game.
Larkin ranked fourth in assists with 5.3 per game last season and Micic ranked sixth with 4.6 per game.
Larkin ranked eighth in steals last season with 1.3 per game.
Larkin ranked third in three-point shots made last season with 2.4 per game and Vasilije Micic was fifth at 2.2.
Larkin ranked fourth in free throw accuracy last season at 89.8%.
Larkin led the league in average minutes played last season with 31:53 per game, and Micic was fourth with 30:12.
Bryant Dunston ranked third in two-point shooting last season at 72.0%.
Dunston ranked fifth in blocks with 1.0 per game last season.
Ante Zizic ranked 10th last season in average PIR with 15.5 per game.
Zizic ranked ninth in offensive rebounding last season with 2.2 per game.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Bryant Dunston is the all-time leader in blocked shots with 309.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 203 blocked shots. Alex Tyus is fifth with 217.
Dunston is ranked 10th all-time with 1,267 rebounds. Mirsad Turkcan is eighth with 1,287.
Pleiss ranks 11th all-time with 1,218 career rebounds.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 523 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.
Pleiss ranks 13th all-time with 405 offensive rebounds. Kerem Gonlum is 12th with 421.
Vasilije Micic ranks 10th all-time with 931 assists. Theo Papaloukas is ninth with 977.
Micic has 198 career appearances in the competition.
Ante Zizic needs 28 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Dogus Balbay needs 1 assist to reach 200 for his career.
Vasilije Micic has scored 12 or more points in 19 of his last 20 games.
Micic has PIRs of 12 or more in 19 of his last 20 appearances.
Micic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 17 straight games and has made multiple triples in 12 straight.
Shane Larkin has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.
Larkin has posted double-digit PIRs in eight of his last nine games.
Larkin has at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.
Will Clyburn has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.
Rankings
Shane Larkin ranked second in average PIR last season with 18.7 per game and Vasilije Micic finished seventh with 17.5 per game.
Vasilije Micic led the league in scoring last season with 18.2 per game; Larkin ranked fifth with 14.7 points per game.
Larkin ranked fourth in assists with 5.3 per game last season and Micic ranked sixth with 4.6 per game.
Larkin ranked eighth in steals last season with 1.3 per game.
Larkin ranked third in three-point shots made last season with 2.4 per game and Vasilije Micic was fifth at 2.2.
Larkin ranked fourth in free throw accuracy last season at 89.8%.
Larkin led the league in average minutes played last season with 31:53 per game, and Micic was fourth with 30:12.
Bryant Dunston ranked third in two-point shooting last season at 72.0%.
Dunston ranked fifth in blocks with 1.0 per game last season.
Ante Zizic ranked 10th last season in average PIR with 15.5 per game.
Zizic ranked ninth in offensive rebounding last season with 2.2 per game.
Records/Milestones
Shane Larkin set the EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 49 points in a victory over FC Bayern Munich in November 2019. In that game, he also tied the competition record with 10 three-pointers made.
Larkin knocked down a EuroLeague-record-tying 10 three-pointers against Olympiacos Piraeus in March 2020 when he scored 40 points, becoming the first player this century to score 40 or more points twice in his career.
Bryant Dunston is the all-time leader in blocked shots with 309.
Tibor Pleiss ranks sixth all-time with 203 blocked shots. Alex Tyus is fifth with 217.
Dunston is ranked 10th all-time with 1,267 rebounds. Mirsad Turkcan is eighth with 1,287.
Pleiss ranks 11th all-time with 1,218 career rebounds.
Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 523 career offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is fourth with 557.
Pleiss ranks 13th all-time with 405 offensive rebounds. Kerem Gonlum is 12th with 421.
Vasilije Micic ranks 10th all-time with 931 assists. Theo Papaloukas is ninth with 977.
Micic has 198 career appearances in the competition.
Ante Zizic needs 28 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Dogus Balbay needs 1 assist to reach 200 for his career.
Game Facts - Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Roster
Jaylen Adams, John Holland and Dalibor Ilic are all set to make their respective EuroLeague debuts.
Streaks
Ognjen Dobric has made at least 1 three-pointer in 23 of his last 24 appearances.
Nemanja Nedovic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 18 straight appearances.
Nedovic has recorded PIRs of 12 or more in 11 of his last 12 appearances.
Nedovic has scored 13 or more points in 16 of his last 17 games.
Rankings
Nemanja Nedovic ranked seventh in scoring last season with 14.3 points per game.
Nedovic ranked fourth in three-point shots made last season with 2.3 per game.
Ognjen Kuzmic ranked eighth last season in offensive rebounding with 2.2 per game.
Records/Milestones
Stefan Markovic ranks eighth all-time with a 2.55-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Markovic needs 8 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Team captain Branko Lazic has 198 career appearances in the competition.
Jaylen Adams, John Holland and Dalibor Ilic are all set to make their respective EuroLeague debuts.
Streaks
Ognjen Dobric has made at least 1 three-pointer in 23 of his last 24 appearances.
Nemanja Nedovic has made at least 1 three-point shot in 18 straight appearances.
Nedovic has recorded PIRs of 12 or more in 11 of his last 12 appearances.
Nedovic has scored 13 or more points in 16 of his last 17 games.
Rankings
Nemanja Nedovic ranked seventh in scoring last season with 14.3 points per game.
Nedovic ranked fourth in three-point shots made last season with 2.3 per game.
Ognjen Kuzmic ranked eighth last season in offensive rebounding with 2.2 per game.
Records/Milestones
Stefan Markovic ranks eighth all-time with a 2.55-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Markovic needs 8 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Team captain Branko Lazic has 198 career appearances in the competition.