Unstoppable Monaco (18-10) will look to make it eight straight wins with a trip to face rock-bottom ALBA, which has lost five in a row.
Game Facts: ALBA vs. Monaco
Although Mike James grabbed all the attention after becoming the competition's all-time leading scorer during last week's win over Zvezda, Elie Okobo showed he is also a shining talent in the Monaco backcourt with 14 points and 7 assists. Big man Donatas Motiejunas is also in good form with double-digit scoring in three of the last four games. James, though, remains the key man and he led the way, scoring 17 points, in his team's 86-75 victory over ALBA earlier in the season. Matt Thomas led the German team with 17 points on that occasion, and he always provides a deep threat with multiple triples in four straight games.
ALBA Berlin
Streaks
Sterling Brown has made at least 1 three-point shot in each of his 23 EuroLeague games played.
Jonas Mattisseck has made 14 consecutive free throws.
Matt Thomas has made at least 1 three-pointer in eight straight games.
Thomas has made multiple three-pointers in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Gabriele Procida ranks third in steals with 1.4 per game.
Sterling Brown ranks eighth in free throw shooting at 91.2%.
ALBA has committed a league-high 14.9 turnovers per game.
ALBA ranks second in steals with 7.3 per game.
ALBA scores a league-low 75.7 points per game.
ALBA has forced the second-most turnovers in the league at 13.8 per game.
Records/Milestones
Khalifa Koumadje ranks fourth all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.9%.
AS Monaco
Streaks
Mike James has scored in double figures in 28 straight games.
James has made at least 1 three-pointer in 20 straight games.
James has had PIRs of 17 or more in six of his last seven games.
James has at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.
Elie Okobo has had PIRs of 14 or more in five of his last six games.
Okobo has at least 1 steal in five straight games.
Season rankings
Mike James leads the league in average index rating with 21.3 per game.
James leads the league in scoring with 19.3 per game.
James ranks eighth in assists with 5.2 per game.
James ranks eighth in steals with 1.3 per game.
Alpha Diallo is tied for ninth in steals with 1.2 per game.
James ranks sixth in three-pointers made with 2.6 per game.
Monaco has committed a league-low 9.6 turnovers per game.
Monaco has forced 13.4 turnovers per game, the third most in the league.
Records/Milestones
Mike James became the all-time leading scorer in Round 28. He has 4,464 career points.
James is third all-time with 4,562 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is second with a PIR of 4,750 and counting.
James is in fourth place all-time in free throws made with 953. Felipe Reyes is third with 967.
James is ranked ninth all-time with 1,231 career assists. Dimitris Diamantidis is eighth with 1,255.
James ranks seventh all-time with 519 three-pointers made. Scotie Wilbekin of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is sixth with 565 and counting.
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.