By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
The 35 points of the American forward certify his quality and put him in the same sentence with icons like Dominique Wilkins, Dino Radja and Nikos Galis!
Singleton had 35 points (6/7 two-point, 6/8 three-point, 5/6 free throws), 6 rebounds, 3 assists and just one mistake, with his aggressive performance being at Top- 4 of the best for a player in Panathinaikos in a championship match and the top in the Greek League the new millennium!
Dominique Wilkins: 40 points
The top score since 1992, at League level, is the 40 points of Dominique Wilkins, on 3/3/1996 in the away match against Ampelokipi (79-93 for Panathinaikos), where the former superstar of the NBA scored 40 points with 13/17 two-point, 2/3 three-point, 8/8 free throws in 40 minutes!
Arijan Komazec: 38 points
Second in the list is Arijan Komazec, who had an amazing performance in Peristeri in the 1992/1993 season (72-106). He scored 38 points, while he had 36 points in the same year home win over Piraikos (77-115), but also 35 away from Olympiakos in Piraeus (78-76).
Dino Radja: 36 points (twice)
Dino Raja, who had scored 36 points twice, is in third place in the list. The first time was the 1997/1998 season (28/10/1997) in a match against Panionios in Nea Smyrni (68-81), with the Croatian giant having 36 points with 11/15 shots and 14/21 free throws in 40 minutes on the court!
The second was the next season (1998/1999) on 26/9/1998, against Maroussi (91-76), also with 36 points (13/19 two-point, 10/13 free throws) in 38: 22 minutes.
Nikos Galis: 36 points
Hall of Famer Nikos Galis had 36 points in Panathinaikos‘ easy home win over Piraikos (87-72) in the 1992/1993 season, before Singleton scored 35 with the team, he had done it in the 1993/1994 season ( 15/1/1994) against AEK in Glyfada (91-63), as he scored 35 points with 13/13 doubles and 9/10 free throws in 37:22 “!
Based on the times of participation, undoubtedly Singleton’s record is the best, since the American fought for 23 minutes and if he played more, then he could break the “green” record!
At the same time, in the new millennium, 35 points are the second best green record, after 36 points of Yaka Lakovic on 25/3/2004 in Treviso against Benetton in a EuroLeague game.