Dāvis Bertāns marks 34th birthday with Dubai’s EuroLeague trip to Olympiacos

Dāvis Bertāns turns 34 on Thursday, 12 November, and spends the evening on one of the toughest trips in the EuroLeague. Dubai play Olympiacos in Piraeus at 21:15 Riga time, with both sides going into round 11 on seven wins and three defeats.

A shooter off the bench

EuroLeague statistics show Bertāns has appeared in eight games this season, all as a substitute. He averages just over 11 minutes and 3.2 points and has made 7 of 20 three-point attempts (35%). His best night came in mid-October in Milan, where Dubai won 101-97 and he scored 11 points; a week later he added nine points, hitting three from long range, in Munich. He did not play in Dubai’s last game in Bologna.

Dubai rarely lose on the road

Dubai opened the season with home wins over Real Madrid (78-77) and Barcelona (94-87), and their only away defeat came against Fenerbahçe in Istanbul. Wins in Vitoria, Milan, Munich and Bologna give them a 4-1 road record. They have won their last two games, against Hapoel Tel Aviv (97-83) and Virtus Bologna (93-75).

Olympiacos have lost only once away, in Bologna, but have stumbled more often at home: last week they lost 62-57 to Crvena zvezda of Belgrade in Piraeus, and they were beaten 64-61 by Fenerbahçe there in October. Tonight’s winner will move, at least for now, towards the top of the table.

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