By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Zach LeDay entered Olympiacos’ record books and registered one of the best ever performances in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Winning the weekly MVP award was just natural for him.
According to the EuroLeague press release:
A stunning individual performance helped Olympiacos Piraeus beat visiting Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 92-70 on Friday and marched forward Zach Leday to the Round 10 MVP honor. LeDay piled up 28 points and 8 rebounds while shooting 7-for-8 inside the arc, 2-for-3 from three-point range and 8-for-9 from the free throw line.
He also had 2 steals and 1 assist while drawing 8 fouls in just 21 minutes and 16 seconds on the court. His performance index rating of 42 was a club record for Olympiacos this century and matched the EuroLeague’s best in the last two years. Until LeDay did it, no EuroLeague player had ever posted a PIR of 42 or higher in fewer than 26 minutes. The second-best performance of Round 10 belonged to Brandon Davies, who led Zalgiris to its first home win, 83-78 over AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan. Davies had career highs of 27 points, 11 two-pointers made and 4 assists. He also pulled down 10 rebounds. Will Clyburn’s 27 for CSKA Moscow was Round 10’s third-highest index rating. Clyburn had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in CSKA’s 88-93 road win at Real Madrid. Wrapping up the list of Round 10’s top performers are James Gist of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and Adam Hanga of FC Barcelona Lassa, both with PIRs of 25. Gist collected 19 points and 9 rebounds in a road loss at Khimki Moscow Region, while Hanga had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists despite falling at home to Fenerbahce Istanbul.