By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Panathinaikos downed AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 83-95 on Friday night, and Calathes starred by scoring 27 points on 12-for-17 two-point shooting, dishing 14 assists, pulling down 8 rebounds and registering 2 steals. His performance index rating of 39 was the second-highest of his career, while Calathes matched his season-high in assists, set his personal best with 12 two-point shots, and 27 points were his third most in 178 EuroLeague games. Behind Calathes, KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz center Vincent Poirier had a PIR of 30, the second best of this round. In a victory over Real Madrid, Poirier collected 19 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
Two players accumulated index ratings of 25 this round: Jeremy Evans of Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul and Ante Tomic of FC Barcelona Lassa. Evans had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists in a loss against Zalgiris Kaunas, while Tomic had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in a defeat at FC Bayern Munich. Rounding out the list of top performers are Marcus Eriksson of Herbalife Gran Canaria and Milan’s Mindaugas Kuzminskas, each with a PIR of 24. Kuzminskas had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, while Eriksson had 24 points and 3 rebounds in a win over Olympiacos Piraeus.
Source: EuroLeague