Dimitris Diamantidis of Panathinaikos Athens leads the Euroleague in assists this season with an average of 6.1 per game.

His counterpart in this week's game, Caja Laboral's Marcelinho Huertas, is second with 5.9 per game.

In their previous meeting in the Top 16 stage, Caja Laboral beat Panathinaikos by a final of 77-70.