One of the key figures in AS Monaco's 91-74 win over ALBA Berlin on Friday night was big man Donatas Motiejunas.
Motiejunas had ALBA's number
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The Monaco center finished the game with 18 points in 21:31 minutes on the floor. He made 8 of 10 two-point shots and missed his sole three-point attempt. He also had 4 rebounds, including 2 on the offensive glass, both of which he turned into baskets.
What made his performance even more interesting is that this is the second time this season Motiejunas made short work of ALBA.
In their Round 17 clash, he played fewer than 18 minutes, but that was enough to make 9 of 12 two-pointers and his only triple to finish with a season-high 23 points.
In two games against ALBA this season, Motiejunas has now averaged 20.5 points and made 17 of 22 two-point shots.
But now, Motiejunas wants to put anything that happened in the regular season behind him.
"Regular season is over, we have to forget about it, draw a line," Motiejunas said as Monaco finished in seventh place and will play its historic first-ever EuroLeague Playoffs series against Olympiacos Piraeus. "It is 0-0, we start with the playoffs. We have a huge fight ahead of us."