By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with a helping hand from Synergy Sports Technology presents the Round 17 Stats Review. The latest statistics review includes a look into the pick-and-roll defenses so far in the 2019-20 Regular Season.
Per EuroLeague: “Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Real Madrid start the second half of the regular season with at least a victory more that all the other Turkish Airlines EuroLeague clubs as the race for the playoffs begins in earnest. Here’s a review of the key statistics in the competitive Turkish Airlines EuroLeague landscape.
High-Gravity Matchups
The marquee matchup of Round 17 between Panathinaikos OPAP Athens and CSKA Moscow in Kaliningrad lived up to its billing. Konstantinos Mitoglou scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed a club-record 16 rebounds while Nick Calathes created, assisted, or scored 61 points in an overtime shootout. Defensively, Panathinaikos allowed CSKA to generate 55 points in the pick-and-roll – among the highest single-game marks in recent history – but weathered that storm thanks to the 11 points Mitoglou and Calathes contributed in overtime. In a game with no shortage of impressive performances, it was timely shot-making down the stretch that proved to be the difference.
Pick-and-Roll Defense
At this point in EuroLeague history, defensive solutions to the pick-and-roll are hard to come by, so outbursts like the one CSKA recorded in Round 17 should come as no surprise. Ballhandlers have used 42% of all half-court possessions this season either directly as pick-and-rolls or spun off such situations. Those possessions have resulted in 0.97 points per possession, just ahead of the 0.96 average for all half-court possessions. The two most efficient pick-and-roll offenses double as the EuroLeague two most efficient overall offenses, making ball screens the single most significant factor in offensive performance for most teams.”
Read the rest of the Round 17 Stats Review on EuroLeague.net.