After 17 matches between the Super Cup, the championship and the Champions League, the only constant is that Sassari has never won two games in a row . After the home defeat against Dijon, the counter is reset and it starts again from the PalaSerradimigni for Saturday's matchup against Naples .
It is one of the many play-offs that mark the last part of the first leg. Both have 8 points, for the moment out of the Final 8. Whoever loses the match says goodbye to the Italian Cup, even if not mathematically.
Napoli has won only once away: 99-97 in Pesaro. However, he came close to the coup in Tortona (74-73) by missing the free throw to equalize and then the triple to win.
Like Sassari, Naples also had injury problems , especially with foreigners. After seven games he had to replace the injured Johnson with winger Davis, but Johnson could return against Banco. He also cut the alapivot Agravanis and immediately lost the big Williams to an injury. In the home win against Trento he didn't use full-back Stewart due to knee problems.
