By John Rammas/ irammas@eurohoops.net
All five of them were, if not the top scorers, then among the best players for their team and contributed greatly to their first win.
KEVIN PANGOS
Zenit St Petersburg | Guard | January 26, 1993 | Canada
We all want to put last year behind us and Kevin Pangos has one more reason. Due to an injury, he played in just three games in his second season with FC Barcelona: two in the Supercopa and one in the Spanish League. The offseason found him on a plane to Russia and now he’s a member of Zenit St Petersburg. The Russian team could not be happier about that. Already in the opening game, they saw him lead the way past Anadolu Efes Istanbul 69-73 in Turkey. In the game’s last 5 minutes, he scored 11 points and finished with a career-high 23 points. He made 5 of 5 two-pointers, 3 of 9 threes and was perfect on 4 free throws tries in addition to 1 rebound, 7 assists and 1 steal in 28:07 minutes. With those numbers, it’s easy to ignore his 5 turnovers.
ALEC PETERS
TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | Forward | April 13, 1995 | USA
Alec Peters is in his third season in the EuroLeague with a third different team (CSKA Moscow, Efes, Baskonia). Is the third time the charm? The answer will be given at the end, but Peters made the best possible start in that direction. His presence on the court for Baskonia was decisive in its 76-63 win over Real Madrid in Vitoria. His 18 points were the second-most in his career (career-high is 20) in 64 games in the competition. He also had 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 0 turnovers in 24:22 minutes. Baskonia made a lot of changes from last season and with more performances like his, it will have changed for the better.
Alec Peters higlights vs Real Madrid
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