15 Gameday 15 LNBM

This Saturday and Sunday will take place the 15th round of the LNBM. Six games are scheduled, half  of them on Saturday the other half on Sunday.

CS Energia Tirgu Jiu - BCM U Pitesti is a local derby. The home team comes after a spectacular victory in Eurochallenge against Belgian team Okapi Aalstars. The visitors played an overtime  at home against Timba Timisoara before coming away with a contested victory. In Pitesti Energia won 60-83. Former Olympiakos center Andreas Glyniadakis arrived to Tirgu Jiu at the Christmas break and proved already an important aquisition for the team. Pitesti signed former Oradea playmaker Nemanja Maric. The game will be played on Saturday starting at 17:00 and will be live on Digisport 2.

Universitatea Cluj-Napoca - CSU Sibiu is on paper the most one sided game of the round. The hosts don't have any victory this season but their three new signings could prove important on home court. Sibiu qualified for the Final Four of the Romanian Cup, ousting Tirgu Jiu after a controversial game in Sibiu. The score of the first game between the two teams was 102-66 for Sibiu. The game will be played on Saturday starting at 19:00.

CSU Asesoft Ploiesti - CSM Oradea is usually one of the highlight games of the championship. I say usually because an already injury ridden Oradea lost point guard Marcus Hatten on Wednesday. He had a season ending knee injury. With no pure playmaker in the team, Oradea looks a sure casualty in front of a star studded Asesoft. Ploiesti has nine foreign players to choose from, but any six of them form a formidable core. Oradea lost their home game 73-90. The game will be played on Saturday starting at 20:00 and will be live on Digisport 3.

U-BT Cluj-Napoca - CS Gaz Metan Medias has  a clear favorite in the home team, but Medias proved that they can beat any opponent who underestimate them. Cluj has a longer rotation and the advantage of home court. Medias has the heart and the fighting spirit to compensate for the short rotation. In Medias the score was 71-86 for Cluj. The game will be played on Sunday starting at 18:00 and will be live on Digisport 2.

BC Timisoara - BC Timba Timisoara is a must win for both teams. The hosts must win to keep their playoff position, the visitors to keep their survival hopes alive. In the first game BC Timisoara won 70-82. The game will be played on Sunday starting at 18:00.

SCM U Craiova - BC Mures Tirgu Mures will probably be one of the closest encounters of the round. Craiova changed its core of foreign players, and it proved beneficial in their Balkan League victory on Wednesday. BC Mures lost forward Vlad Corpodean who will probably sign with Oradea. Both teams need this victory to stay in playoff contention. In the first game Craiova came away from Tirgu Mures with a 75-77 victory. The game will be played on Sunday starting at 19:45 and will be live on Digisport 2.

Steaua CSM Eximbank Bucuresti will sit out this round as the 13th team.