TorontoSun.com - Basketball - Euro grudge matches
The week’s schedule includes a distinct European flavour with the Utah Jazz and Russian forward Andrei Kirilenko starting things off tomorrow against the Raptors.

It was Kirilenko’s Russian squad that upset defending FIBA world champion Spain which, of course, included Raptors’ Jose Calderon and Jorge Garbajosa by a score of 60-59 earlier this fall to win the EuroBasket 2007.

On Sunday, the Golden State Warriors are in for a visit marking the first time Italian national team members Andrea Bargnani and the Warriors Marco Belinelli face each other in the NBA. Belinelli was an 18th overall selection by Golden State last summer. At the EuroBasket championships, Belinelli average 15.5 points a game while Bargnani averaged 12.6.