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If you ever have to bet against Real, the beginning of the season is the time for it. They played the preseason without half of the team, their form is bad, their defense bad. That's the conclusion of the initial matches Real played, and that definitely can't change in a single week. When Real are like that, they can't be the favorite against one of the best teams in Europe. Laso said that Khimki can win Euroleague, and I agree. The team found fantastic players for every position, and it's hard to find one position where Real are better. When these two teams would face each other in top of their form, this would still be an evened out match, in my opinion. When Real are in bad form, and Khimki look this good, you've just got to take this.

Llull is a player made for matches like the one today, with lots of running, offensively oriented. Khimki have Rice and Šved there, none of them are ideal defensive players, as displayed in the only serious match Khimki played so far, the home match against Avtodor when Armstead scored 29. Llull stayed at 8 in the two official matches against Unicaja in the Supercup, with 1/7 three-pointers. Then he scored 11 against Valencia with 0/5 three-pointers. Those 1/12 aren't realistic. He had 15 and 3/8 against Boston, and in two matches against the Brazilian Bauru, during the Intercontinental Cup, he had 21 and 17 points, with 6/14 three-pointers. He plays a lot, has freedom in the game, this match is going to be offensively oriented, and I think this is a margin you've got to take. It's widely available.