Recap
The 21st round of the National Men’s Basketball Divizia A ends with the match between Pitesti and Dinamo Bucharest. The match will be played at Pitești Arena, representing the debut of the „white violets“ in the new hall built in the city. Pitest has three wins and seven defeats, while Dinamo Bucharest has a record of 4-5. So, for the hosts, the goal of this meeting is to leave the area of the last-placed teams, and for the guests, the goal is to stay in the first half of the standings. Dinamo Bucharest has not played since February 4, for more than a month, when they welcomed Cluj-Napoca. The defending champion controlled the game and won 67:76. During the competitive break, caused by the window dedicated to the national teams, Dinamo Bucharest player Ștefan Grasu was in the Romanian national team and played with Bulgaria and Cyprus, while their main coach, Sotiris Manolopoulos leading the Greek national team in the games with Serbia and Latvia. According to the latest reports, Vlad Moldoveanu (13.6 points, 5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 28.2 per match) and Marquis Addison (8.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 22 minutes per match) are out of the squad, which should be a blow. Pitesti has a good mutual tradition, winning the last 5 matches in a row, and will have the upper hand in this match.