Türk Telekom vs JDA Dijon
The final eight teams are competing in Athens to decide the winner of the Basketball Champions League (BCL). Türk Telekom are facing French side JDA Dijon on Wednesday evening.
You can follow all the action and every shot, rebound and free throw on this link: https://www.fibalivestats.com/u/FEUR/1753006/.
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— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) September 30, 2020
The Teams
Türk Telekom made their BCL debut this season and have progressed to the quarter-finals. They have made some changes since the hiatus, losing key player Moustapha Fall and replacing him with Michael Eric but they still retain some important players such as captain Muhammed Baygül. The Turk averages 11.4 points per game, 3.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds for the Ankara side.
Furthermore, before the hiatus, the Turkish side had the best field goal percentage in the BCL at 50.4% and also, the third-ranked offense in the competition, scoring 116.5 points over 100 possessions.
French side JDA Dijon, who won their first-ever Leaders Cup in February, have also made the quarter-finals of the BCL for the first time.
Point-Guard David Holston is one of Dijon’s main men and he averages 12.3 points and 6.9 assists per game.
Alexandre Chassang has had career best numbers, averaging 11.5 points per game. He also has a field goal percentage of 58.1%, ranked fifth in the BCL this season.
Dijon’s defence is ranked fifth in the BCL this season with 102.9 goals conceded per 100 possessions.
