Monaco and Fenerbahce go head-to-head for the second time with the Turkish team in control of the series after a thrilling 91-95 overtime triumph on Wednesday.
Game Facts: Monaco vs. Fenerbahce
As so often this season, Nigel Hayes-Davis was the architect of that success, combining 19 points with 7 rebounds in nearly 40 minutes on the floor. A more surprising star was Nate Sestina, who hit 4 of his 5 three-point attempts to help Fener enjoy its usual excellence from beyond the arc, making 14 of 30 shots from deep.
Improved perimeter defense will be a priority for Monaco, which will also look for greater accuracy from its own deep game after going just 8-for-27 in Game 1. In particular, backcourt stars Mike James (1-for-6) and Elie Okobo (2-for-8) need to be more effective.
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Streaks
Mike James scored in double figures in each of this season's 35 appearances.
Elie Okobo has made at least 1 three-point shot in eight of his last nine games.
Donatas Motiejunas had a PIR in double figures in four of his last five games.
Jaron Blossomgame had a PIR in double figures in four of his last five games.
Season rankings
Mike James leads the league in average index rating with 20.0 per game.
James ranks second in scoring with 18.6 points per game.
James ranks seventh in assists with 5.1 per game.
James ranks ninth in average three-pointers made with 2.3 per game.
Yakuba Ouattara ranks sixth in three-point shooting at 48.9%.
Monaco has committed a league-low 9.9 turnovers per game.
Monaco has forced 13.5 turnovers per game, which is the most this season.
Records/Milestones
Mike James is the all-time leading scorer. He has 4,574 career points.
James is third all-time with 4,665 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is second with a PIR of 4,814 and counting.
James is in third place all-time in free throws made with 995. Nando De Colo is second with 1,090.
James is ranked eighth all-time with 1,264 career assists. Thomas Heurtel is seventh all-time with 1,340 assists.
James ranks seventh all-time with 527 three-pointers made. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is sixth with 576.
Donta Hall leads the all-time charts in two-point accuracy at 74.9%.
Donatas Motiejunas set a EuroLeague single-game record with 18 defensive rebounds on December 7, 2011, when playing for Asseco Prokom Gdynia against Union Olimpija Ljubljana. In that game, Motiejunas pulled down a total of 21 rebounds, the most rebounds in a single game by any active player.
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Streaks
Dyshawn Pierre has made 16 consecutive free throws.
Johnathan Motley has PIRs of 10 or more in 13 straight games.
Tarik Biberovic has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games.
Nigel Hayes-Davis has scored 10 or more points in nine straight games.
Hayes-Davis has made multiple triples in nine straight games.
Hayes-Davis has PIRs of 10 or more in eight of his last nine games.
Scottie Wilbekin has PIRs of 10 or more in seven of his last eight games.
Wilbekin has at least 1 steal in nine of his last 10 games.
Wilbekin has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Season rankings
Marko Guduric ranks third in free throw shooting at 93.3%.
Scottie Wilbekin ranks second in average three-pointers made with 2.9 per game.
Tarik Biberovic leads the league in three-point shooting at 56.1%.
Fenerbahce leads the league in three-point shots made with 11.3 per game.
Fenerbahce leads the league in three-point accuracy at 39.4%.
Records/Milestones
Nigel Hayes-Davis set the all-time EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 50 points in a victory over ALBA Berlin in Round 32.
Nick Calathes is the EuroLeague all-time leader in assists with 2,056.
Calathes set the EuroLeague single-season record in 2018-19 with 286 total assists.
Calathes is the EuroLeague all-time leader in steals with 441.
Calathes is second all-time with 305 career games started. Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus is the all-time leader with 306 starts and counting.
Calathes ranks sixth all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Calathes ranks eighth all-time with 4,168 index rating points. Vassilis Spanoulis is seventh with 4,183.
Calathes is ranked 15th all-time in scoring with 3,186 points. Paulius Jankunas is 14th with 3,241 points.
Calathes needs 1 three-point shot made to reach 300 for his career.
Calathes needs 17 two-point shots made to reach 1,000 for his career.
Scottie Wilbekin ranks fifth all-time in three-point shots made with 589. Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid ranks fourth with 593 three-point shots made and counting.
Georgios Papagiannis ranks seventh all-time with 208 blocks. Tibor Pleiss of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is sixth with 228 blocks and counting.
Papagiannis ranks 16th all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.9%.
Melih Mahmutoglu needs 12 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Dyshawn Pierre needs 4 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.