Name: Top 10 Plays | RS Round 17 | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

Arguably the best two forwards in the competition will go into a direct battle as [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/) (23.5 PIR, second in the league) takes on fellow former league MVP [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) (22.9 PIR, fourth-best). [Josh Nebo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/josh-nebo/011199/)'s latest injury blow is a big blow for Milan in its bid to compete in the paint against a Reds frontcourt featuring [Moustapha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/moustapha-fall/008811/), who is coming off his best performance of the season with 18 points on 9-of-9 two-point shooting to help overcome ALBA. The host will also need the all-round game of [Shavon Shields](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shavon-shields/007831/) (9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists per game) to overcome an Olympiacos team which smashed Milan 89-68 when the teams met in October, behind 22 points from [Shaq McKissic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shaquielle-mckissic/007853/).

Game Videos

\- Olympiacos beat Milan 89-68 in Round 3 behind Sasha Vezenkov who earned MVP of the Round honors with 31 PIR.

\- Last season in Round 3, Milan beat Olympiacos 65-53 for Milan head coach Ettore Messina's 300th EuroLeague win.

\- Milan set a club record for blocks with 8 against Olympiacos Piraeus in January 2014. In that game, Gani Lawal set Milan's single-game record for blocks by a player with 5.

\- Milan set a club record in two-pointers made with 31 against Olympiacos Piraeus on January 25, 2017.

\- Milan forward Zach LeDay played for Olympiacos during the 2018-19 season and made his EuroLeague debut there. He was a teammate of Kostas Papanikolaou and Nigel Williams-Goss.

\- LeDay and Olympiacos guard Thomas Walkup were teammates at Zalgiris Kaunas during the 2019-20 season.

\- Olympiacos guard Naz Mitrou-Long made his EuroLeague debut with Milan during the 2022-23 season.

\- The Reds registered a 72-93 win in Milan in November 2021 during which Giannoulis Larentzakis of Olympiacos scored 18 points and made a career-best 5 three-point shots.

\- Olympiacos center Nikola Milutinov pulled down 19 rebounds and set his career-high with 16 offensive rebounds for CSKA Moscow against Milan in December 2020.

\- Milan forward Nikola Mirotic set his career-high with 5 steals playing for Real Madrid against Olympiacos in Game 1 of the 2014 EuroLeague Playoffs.

\- Mirotic pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds, including a career-best 11 defensive boards, in a 90-80 home win against Olympiacos in December 2019.

\- Milan forward Zach Leday collected a career-high 4 steals playing for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade against Olympiacos in October 2023.

\- Olympiacos forward Kostas Papanikolaou matched his career-high in offensive rebounds with 5 against Milan in January 2017.

\- Olympiacos guard Luca Vildoza dished a career-high 12 assists while playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in an 80-75 win against Milan in January 2019.

\- Milan's Giampaolo Ricci had a career-high 3 steals against Olympiacos in March 2023.

Game News

Milan (9-8) will attempt to bounce back from consecutive losses by downing one of the four co-leaders, Olympiacos (11-6). 

Game Notes: Milan vs. Olympiacos

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v Olympiacos Piraeus (2024-12-26T19:30:00.000Z)

Maccabi’s frontcourt could be strengthened by [a debut for Trevion Williams](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/maccabi-signs-trevion-williams-away-from-alba-berlin/), who averaged 10.8 points and 6.9 rebounds for previous club ALBA. Zalgiris will hope that key scorer Lonnie Walker can return to form after suffering a rare off night in last week’s home loss to ASVEL, which saw the American guard score 0 points after missing all 5 of his field goal shots. With five straight defeats, Maccabi is on the competition's longest losing run and has already suffered at the hands of Zalgiris’s league-best defense once this season to Zalgiris, going down 78-63 in October as [Edgaras Ulanovas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/edgaras-ulanovas/002329/) netted 14 points.

### Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

**Streaks**

John DiBartolomeo has made 70 consecutive free throws, which is the longest streak in competition history.

Jake Cohen has made 19 consecutive free throws.

Tamir Blatt has dished 7 assists or more in eight straight games.

Blatt dished at least 5 assists in each of his 12 games this season.

Jasiel Rivero has had a PIR of at least 10 in 10 of his last 11 games.

Jaylen Hoard has had a PIR of at least 10 in all 17 of his EuroLeague appearances.

Hoard has scored 14 points or more in seven of his last eight games.

Levi Randolph has had at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.

**Season rankings**

Tamir Blatt leads the league in assists with 8.6 per game.

Blatt ranks eighth in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.

Jasiel Rivero ranks seventh in offensive rebounding with 2.4 per game.

Rokas Jokubaitis ranks sixth in assists with 5.3 per game.

Maccabi ranks second in the league in offensive rebounding with 12.7 per game.

Maccabi allows a league-high 60.4% on two-point shooting.

**Records/Milestones**

John DiBartolomeo is 12th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Rokas Jokubaitis needs 27 assists to reach 500 for his career.

Jokubaitis needs 11 three-point shots made to reach 100 for his career.

### Zalgiris Kaunas

**Streaks**

Lonnie Walker has scored at least 13 points and posted a PIR of at least 13 in seven of his last eight games.

Walker had made at least 1 three-pointer in eight of his last nine games and multiple three-pointers in seven of his last eight.

Sylvain Francisco has had a PIR of at least 10 in five straight games.

Francisco has made multiple three-pointers in five straight games. He’s made at least 3 in four of those games.

Francisco has scored in double figures in four straight games.

Deividas Sirvydis has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games and multiple three-pointers in six of his last seven.

Brady Manek has made multiple three-pointers in five straight games. He’s made at least 3 in four of those games.

 

**Season rankings**

Lonnie Walker ranks seventh in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.

Sylvain Francisco ranks fourth in steals with 1.4 per game.

Zalgiris ranks last in the league in scoring with 76.9 points per game.

Zalgiris has shot a league-low 49.4% on two-pointers.

Zalgiris has shot a league-low 72.0% from the free-throw line.

Zalgiris has averaged a league-low 14.3 assists per game.

Zalgiris's defense has allowed a league-low 75.0 points per game.

Zalgiris's defense has held opponents to 29.7% three-point shooting, the lowest in the league.

**Records/Milestones**

Bryant Dunston ranks second all-time with 353 blocked shots. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the all-time leader with 450 and counting.

Dunston ranks ninth all-time with 1,534 rebounds. Ante Tomic is eighth with 1,545.

Dunston ranks fifth all-time with 641 career offensive rebounds. Jan Vesely is fourth with 651 and counting.

Dunston is in seventh place all-time with 1,023 two-pointers made. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is sixth with 1,041 two-point makes and counting.

Edgaras Ulanovas ranks fourth all-time with 266 games started. His former teammate Paulius Jankunas is third with 283 starts.

Alen Smailagic ranks 16th all-time in two-point accuracy at 64.2%.

Tomas Dimsa needs 8 points to reach 500 for his career.

Two teams aiming to get back in the win column meet in Belgrade as Maccabi (4-13) hosts Zalgiris (10-7). 

Game Facts: Maccabi vs. Zalgiris

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv v Zalgiris Kaunas (2024-12-26T19:05:00.000Z)

\- There have been 34 meetings this century between these two clubs, with Maccabi winning 23 of those.

\- Zalgiris won 78-63 when they met in Round 5.

\- One of the most historic moments in EuroLeague history came on April 8, 2004, in Tel Aviv where Derrick Sharp made a miracle three-pointer to force overtime against Zalgiris for an eventual 107-99 victory that led to Maccabi winning that season's EuroLeague championship - and defending it the next year.

\- Zalgiris set its club record with 38 free throws made in that 107-99 road overtime loss to Maccabi in April 2004.

\- In December 2004, Sarunas Jasikevicius made 14 free throws for Maccabi against Zalgiris, a Maccabi individual single-game club record.

\- Maccabi's single-game record for blocks is 9 and its single-game record by a player is 6, each of which was tied twice in games against Zalgiris. Maccabi had 9 blocks against Zalgiris in January 2015 and November 2017. Terence Morris rejected 6 Zalgiris shots in March 2008 and then Alex Tyus matched him in January 2015.

\- Maccabi's Rokas Jokubaitis spent four seasons with Zalgiris, from 2017 to 2021. He made his EuroLeague debut there in 2018 and previously played for Zalgiris in the ANGT Tournament.

\- Zalgiris's Lukas Lekavicius, Edgaras Ulanovas, Arnas Butkevicius, Deividas Sirvydis, Tomas Dimsa and Ignas Brazdeikis have been teammates of Jokubaitis on the Lithuanian national team.

\- Zalgiris center Bryant Dunston had 5 blocks, tied for his career-high, playing for Anadolu Efes Istanbul against Maccabi in November 2017.

\- Zalgiris guard Lukas Lekavicius set his career-high with 8 rebounds against Maccabi in October 2016.

\- Maccabi big man Jake Cohen had a career game, posting personal bests in PIR (23), points (20), rebounds (7) and two-point shots made (8) in a win over Zalgiris in January 2020.

Game Notes: Maccabi vs. Zalgiris

The Turkish team has won three in a row, with the return to fitness of [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/) helping to spark an offense which was led superbly by [Darius Thompson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/darius-thompson/011078/) in the Round 17 victory over Partizan, dishing 11 assists without a turnover. Forward [Ercan Osmani](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/ercan-osmani/012710/) will look to maintain the best form of his career after averaging 19 points and 6 boards across last week’s two wins. His rebounding ability will test a Monaco line-up which needs more output from big men [Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/) and [Mam Jaiteh](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mam-jaiteh/002581/), who combined for just 4 points and 3 rebounds in last week’s loss.

### AS Monaco

**Streaks**

Mike James has had a double-digit PIR in 14 straight games.

James has made multiple three-pointers in nine of his last 10 games.

James has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 straight games.

Elie Okobo has scored 10 points or more in eight straight games.

Okobo has posted a PIR of 12 or more in seven of his last eight games.

Okobo has dished 5 assists or more in five of his last six games.

Okobo has made at least 1 steal in six of his last seven games.

Alpha Diallo has had a PIR of 13 or more in five straight games.

Nick Calathes has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven games.

Calathes has had at least 1 steal in four of his last five games.

Jordan Loyd has made at least 1 three-point shot in 11 of his last 12 games.

Terry Tarpey is perfect in 8 trips to the free-throw line in his EuroLeague career.

Tarpey has recorded at least 1 steal in four straight games.

**Season rankings**

Mike James ranks fourth in assists with 5.5 per game.

Alpha Diallo ranks second in steals with 1.6 per game.

Elie Okobo ranks 10th in steals with 1.2 per game.

Diallo ranks ninth in three-point accuracy at 47.8%.

Georgios Papagiannis is tied for fourth in blocks with 1.2 per game.

Monaco has committed a league-low 9.6 turnovers per game.

Monaco ranks second with 7.5 steals per game.

Monaco ranks third in team PIR with 99.2 per game.

Monaco has forced a league-high 14.2 turnovers per game.

**Records/Milestones**

Mike James is the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer with 4,862 career points.

James is third all-time with 5,006 index rating points. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is second with a PIR of 5,065 and counting.

James is in third place all-time in free throws made with 1,061. Nando De Colo is second with 1,124 and counting.

James is ranked seventh all-time with 1,377 career assists. Sergio Llull of Real Madrid is sixth with 1,427 assists.

James ranks seventh all-time with 561 three-pointers made. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade is sixth with 586 and counting.

James is fifth all-time in two-point shots made with 1,059. Ante Tomic is fourth with 1,137.

Nick Calathes is the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in assists with 2,085.

Calathes set the EuroLeague single-season assists record in 2018-19 with 286.

Calathes is the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in steals with 449.

Calathes ranks second all-time in games started with 311, behind only Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiacos Piraeus, who has 318 and counting.

Calathes ranks eighth all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Calathes ranks seventh all-time with 4,240 performance index rating points. Kyle Hines is sixth with 4,299.

Calathes is ranked 17th all-time in scoring with 3,236 points. Paulius Jankunas and Will Clyburn of Virtus Segafredo Bologna are tied for 15th with 3,241 points apiece.

Calathes needs 5 two-point shots made to reach 1,000 for his career.

Georgios Papagiannis ranks sixth all-time with 234 blocks. Alex Tyus is fifth with 238 blocks.

Papagiannis ranks 17th all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.9%.

Donatas Motiejunas set the EuroLeague single-game record with 18 defensive rebounds on December 7, 2011, while 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.

### Anadolu Efes Istanbul

**Streaks**

Darius Thompson has made at least 1 steal in seven of his last eight games.

Ercan Osmani has made at least 1 three-pointer in six straight games.

Shane Larkin has had a double-digit PIR in eight of his last nine games.

Dan Oturu had a PIR of 10 or more in four of his last five games.

Rodrigue Beaubois has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 of his last 13 games.

Beaubois has posted a PIR in double figures in six of his last seven games.

Jordan Nwora has made at least 1 three-pointer in five of his last six games.

 

**Season rankings**

Vincent Poirier ranks second in blocks with 1.4 per game.

Dan Oturu ranks third in two-point accuracy at 75.3%.

Ercan Osmani ranks second in three-point accuracy at 53.3%.

Rodrigue Beaubois is tied for sixth in three-point accuracy at 50.0%.

Efes leads the league in blocks with 4.1 per game.

Efes has shot 60.0% on two-pointers, which is second best in the league.

Efes's defense has held opponents to 52.4% two-point shooting, the third lowest in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

Larkin is ranked 11th all-time in scoring with 3,390 points. Georgios Printezis is 10th with 3,599 points.

Shane Larkin is tied with Monaco head coach Vassilis Spanoulis in eighth place all-time in three-pointers made with 518. Monaco's Mike James is seventh with 561 and counting.

Rodrigue Beaubois is in 10th place all-time in three-pointers made with 490.

Vincent Poirier ranks ninth all-time in blocks with 196. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is eighth all-time with 215 and counting.

Poirier is in 13th place all-time with 426 offensive rebounds for his career. Bourousis is 12th all-time with 439 offensive rebounds.

In a key matchup between direct rivals, Monaco (11-6) will look to bounce back from last week's heavy loss in Madrid by overcoming a surging Efes (10-7). 

Game Facts: Monaco vs. Efes

AS Monaco v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2024-12-26T18:00:00.000Z)

\- In Round 8, Monaco beat Efes in Istanbul 69-81 with Georgios Papagiannis collecting 15 points and 7 rebounds. That was the third straight road win in games between these two teams.

\- Last season in the Principality, Efes beat Monaco 82-89 behind 25 points from Shane Larkin. That marked the first road win in the rivalry between these two teams.

\- Monaco's Furkan Korkmaz grew up with Efes and made his EuroLeague debut there in 2014. He made a total of 40 EuroLeague appearances in an Efes uniform.

\- Korkmaz has been a teammate of Shane Larkin, Dogus Ozdemiroglu and Ercan Osmani on the Turkish national team.

\- Monaco's Elie Okobo and Terry Tarpey were teammates of Efes center Vincent Poirier on the French national team at EuroBasket 2022; they won silver medals together.

\- Monaco point guard Nick Calathes was a teammate of Efes big man Rolands Smits at FC Barcelona during the 2020-21 and 2021-2022 seasons.

\- Nick Calathes set a career-high in PIR with 42 playing for Panathinaikos Athens in a thrilling 81-82 victory over Efes in Istanbul in Round 8 of the 2017-18 season. He tallied 29 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists in capturing MVP of the Round honors.

\- Efes's Rolands Smits grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds playing for Zalgiris Kaunas in a loss against Monaco in December of last season.

\- In the 2019-20 season, while playing for CSKA Moscow, Mike James made the game-winner with 17 seconds remaining to lift CSKA to an 80-81 win over Efes in Istanbul. James earned MVP of the Round honors with a PIR of 36; he scored 28 points, making 5 of 5 two-pointers and 5 of 7 triples. He also led CSKA with 6 rebounds and added 4 assists that night.

\- Monaco's Mike James pulled down a career-high 9 rebounds in an 87-72 road loss against Efes in April 2023.

\- In their Round 8 game, Efes point guard Darius Thompson blocked a career-best 3 shots.

\- When Monaco pulled out a 95-92 overtime home win in October 2022, Alpha Diallo dished a career-high 7 assists.

\- Efes center Vincent Poirier blocked a career-high 5 shots for Real Madrid against Monaco last November.

\- In the first meeting between these two sides in November 2021, Efes beat Monaco 98-77 in Istanbul with Rodrigue Beaubois scoring 17 points and dishing a career-high 7 assists.

\- Monaco's Elie Okobo set career highs in assists (10) and steals (4) for LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne against Efes in October 2021.

\- Monaco center Georgios Papagiannis tied his career high with 7 offensive rebounds for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul against Efes last April.

Game Notes: Monaco vs. Efes

The German team has been weakened by the loss of big man [Trevion Williams to Maccabi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/maccabi-signs-trevion-williams-away-from-alba-berlin/), so Real will expect league rebounding leader [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) (7.9 per game) to be even more dominant in the paint. The visitor will also look for [Dzanan Musa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/dzanan-musa/006540/) to continue the sharpshooting form that saw him average 17 points on 13-of-19 field goal shooting in the double round week, while ALBA needs guard [Matt Thomas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/matt-thomas/008967/) to stay hot after netting a season-high 19 points in last week’s narrow loss at Olympiacos. The host is looking to make history after losing all 17 of its previous meetings with Real.

### ALBA Berlin

**Streaks**

Matt Thomas has made at least 1 three-pointer in 18 of his last 19 games.

Gabriele Procida has scored 10 or more points in seven of his last nine games.

Procida has had a PIR of 10 or more in six of his last seven games.

David McCormack has scored 16 or more points in four of his last five games.

McCormack has had PIRs of 16 or more points in four of his last five games.

Martin Hermannsson has made 10 consecutive free throws.

 

**Season rankings**

Trevion Williams ranks fourth in rebounding with 6.9 per game.

Williams ranks sixth in offensive rebounding with 2.4 per game.

Martin Hermannsson ranks ninth in assists with 5.0 per game.

Louis Olinde ranks fifth in two-point accuracy at 73.5%.

Elias Rapieque is tied for sixth in two-point accuracy at 69.7%.

Gabriele Procida ranks eighth in two-point accuracy at 69.6%.

ALBA has committed a league-high 16.1 turnovers per game.

ALBA is shooting three-pointers at a league-low 29.9%.

ALBA has allowed a league-high 91.4 points per game.

### Real Madrid

**Streaks**

Facundo Campazzo has had a PIR of at least 19 in eight of his last nine games.

Campazzo has made 17 consecutive free throws.

Campazzo has made at least 1 three-pointer in 16 of his last 17 games.

Campazzo has recorded at least 1 steal in seven straight games.

Mario Hezonja has made at least 1 triple in 27 straight games.

Hezonja has scored more than 10 points in 11 of his last 12 games.

Walter Tavares has had at least 5 rebounds in five of his last six games.

Tavares has had a PIR of 11 or more in 14 of his last 15 games.

Tavares has scored at least 10 points in six of his last seven games.

Alberto Abalde has made at least 1 triple in 12 of his last 13 games.

**Season rankings**

Facundo Campazzo ranks fifth in average index rating with 21.2 per game.

Campazzo ranks third in assists with 7.4 per game.

Walter Tavares leads the league in rebounding with 7.9 per game.

Tavares is tied for second in offensive rebounding with 2.8 per game.

Tavares leads the league in blocks with 1.5 per game.

Tavares ranks second in two-point accuracy at 76.5%.

Alberto Abalde is fourth in three-point accuracy at 52.5%.

Real leads the league in defensive rebounding with 26.8 per game.

Real leads the league in two-point accuracy at 60.3%.

Real ranks second in blocks with 3.2 per game.

Real has held opponents to 50.5% two-point shooting, a league low.

Real allows 9.5 offensive rebounds, the second fewest in the league.

**Records/Milestones**

Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots in the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season record.

Tavares is the competition's all-time leader in blocks with 450.

Tavares is fourth all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.3%.

Tavares ranks fifth all-time with 1,749 rebounds. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is fourth with 1,762 rebounds and counting.

Tavares ranks third all-time with 656 offensive rebounds. Felipe Reyes is second with 705.

Sergio Llull is the all-time leader in three-point shots made with 656.

Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 4,048 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is fourth with 4,152.

Llull is sixth all-time with 1,427 assists. Milos Teodosic of Crvena Zvezda is fifth with 1,468 and counting.

Facundo Campazzo is in 13th place all-time with 1,010 assists. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul is 12th with 1,056 and counting.

Llull ranks 12th all-time with 710 free throws made. Tornike Shengelia of Virtus Bologna is 11th with 736 and counting.

Llull ranks fifth all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Facundo Campazzo ranks ninth all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set the all-time single-season EuroLeague record.

Llull has made 424 EuroLeague appearances, second all-time behind only Kyle Hines's 425.

Gabriel Deck needs 1 point to reach 1,500 for his career.

On the back of two big wins last week, Real (8-9) will look to continue its resurgence with a trip to last-placed ALBA (3-14). 

Game Facts: ALBA vs. Madrid

ALBA Berlin v Real Madrid (2024-12-26T18:00:00.000Z)

\- Real enters this contest with a 17-0 record in EuroLeague play against ALBA this century. Real also enjoyed a two-game playoff sweep en route to the 2007 EuroCup crown.

\- ALBA's Matt Thomas and Real's Alberto Abalde were teammates at Valencia Basket during the 2018-19 season. They won the 2019 EuroCup championship together.

\- ALBA's Mateo Spagnolo joined Real Madrid as a 15-year-old in 2018 and spent three seasons there.

\- ALBA's Malte Delow set his career high in offensive rebounds with 6, and tied another with 7 total rebounds in the Round 11 loss against Real in Madrid.

\- ALBA's Ziga Samar posted career highs in assists (8) and PIR (16) in the Round 11 loss against Real.

\- Yanni Wetzell collected a career-high 3 steals in Round 11.

\- In their 2019-20 clash in Berlin, Facundo Campazzo dished a career-high 19 assists for Real in a 97-103 road win.

\- Louis Olinde posted his career high in steals with 5 for ALBA Berlin against Real Madrid in Round 30 last season.

\- ALBA's Tim Schneider grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds against Real Madrid in November 2022.

Game Notes: ALBA vs. Madrid

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys has reunited with veteran center Djordje Gagic, who previously played for the club from 2020 through 2022

Lietkabelis reunites with center Djordje Gagic

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys has reunited with veteran center [Djordje Gagic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/djordje-gagic/004229/), who previously played for the club from 2020 through 2022. Gagic (2.10 meters, 33 years old) played for Wolves Vilnius last season and averaged 7.3 points on 60% shooting in less than 12 minutes over 10 BKT EuroCup games.

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Gagic has also played for Partizan Belgrade, Borac Cacak and Hemofarm Vrsac in Serbia; Mornar Bar in Montenegro; Tenerife in Spain; Tsmoki Minsk in Belarus; Royal Hali Gaziantep, Yesilgiresun Belediye and Istanbul BB in Turkey; Aris Thessaloniki in Greece, Igokea in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brindisi in Italy, Blois Basket in France and Sports Club Doha in Qatar. He is a two-time Serbian League champion, won the Serbian Cup twice and the Adriatic League in 2013. Gagic has also been a member of the Serbian national team, with which he won a bronze medal at the 2013 World University Games.

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This will be his seventh season in the EuroCup 

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv fortified its frontline by signing big man Trevion Williams from ALBA Berlin. 

Maccabi signs Trevion Williams away from ALBA Berlin

[Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/roster/tel/?season=2024-25) fortified its frontline by signing big man [Trevion Williams](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/trevion-williams/012604/) from [ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/alba-berlin/roster/ber/?season=2024-25). The contract is through the end of the 2025-26 season. 

Williams (2.06 meters, 24 years old) has averaged 10.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 16 EuroLeague games this season. He is fourth in the league in [rebounding](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=E2024&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=totalRebounds). At Maccabi he will help upgrade a frontcourt that has suffered from injuries this season to center [Jasiel Rivero](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jasiel-rivero/011214/), who is currently [out with a torn hamstring](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/maccabi-loses-jasiel-rivero-again-to-torn-hamstring/) and [Wenyen Gabriel](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/wenyen-gabriel/013383/).

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Head coach, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 

"Trevion Williams is a player we already looked at this summer and really liked what we saw. He is a versatile player with a high basketball IQ and will add depth to our frontcourt. The main goal is to integrate him into our rhythm as quickly as possible so he can help us during such a busy period."

Williams's first season on the Old Continent was sensational as he averaged 14.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals over 18 BKT EuroCup games for [ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/games/ulm/?season=2023-24) last season. He led the competition in [rebounds](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=totalRebounds) and his 12 double-doubles were tied for the most by any player in a single EuroCup season. Williams ranked second in the competition in average PIR with 22.1 and led all centers in assists.

Best of Trevion Williams with ALBA Berlin

Williams starred at Purdue University, where he was a teammate of FC Bayern Munich star [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/), and helped the USA national team to the gold medal at the 2019 U19 World Cup. He made his professional debut in the 2022-23 season with the Santa Cruz Warriors in the G League and also played for the Capital City Go-Go before coming to Europe.

"I am extremely excited to get started in Maccabi," Williams said after signing. "I’ve watched so many great players come through this club and I want to make an impact right away. It’s a blessing to have anyone believe in you and I couldn’t be happier about this new journey."

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The All-EuroCup big man made his EuroLeague debut this season

Two wins in three games - both victories coming in close battles - could be exactly what Virtus Segafredo Bologna head coach Dusko Ivanovic, who believes the Italian side still has a strong season ahead of it, needed

New Virtus boss Ivanovic: 'This was what we needed'

[Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/roster/vir/?season=2024-25) opponents beware - the Black V just might be back. Two wins in three games - both victories coming in close battles - could be exactly what the doctor ordered. The doctor in this case is new head coach [Dusko Ivanovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/vir/ivanovic-dusko/?season=E2024), who believes the Italian side still has a strong season ahead of it.

Virtus crossed the midway mark of the regular season with just a 4-13 record - five victories from 10th place, where the club finished last season to earn a spot in the Play-In Showdown. But Ivanovic has helped the club to a 2-1 mark since taking over the team starting in Round 15.

Win number two under Ivanovic was an impressive [86-81 back-and-forth battle](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/virtus-battles-past-barcelona-86-81-in-first-home-game-under-ivanovic/) over [FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/fc-barcelona/roster/bar/?season=2024-25) - Virtus's first home game with Ivanovic on the sidelines.

"I’m happy because tonight we played good defense. We made some mistakes but we never gave up. We believed and we had the energy we needed for 40 minutes," said the 67-year-old Montenegro coach. "This game demonstrated that they have character. They have good energy."

Ivanovic has plenty of experience to help Virtus; he led [Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/bas/?season=2024-25) to Spanish championships in 2002, 2010 and 2020, Spanish Cups in 2002, 2004 and 2009 and reached the EuroLeague Finals in 2001 and the EuroLeague Championship Game in 2005. Ivanovic has now coached 402 EuroLeague games - fourth most in history - and he thinks highly of his new team.

"I believe in these guys. This is the reason I am here. Because I believe they can win something this year. We will fight for this," he said. 

Ivanovic might actually just be the lucky beneficiary of Virtus finally breaking through. The team was playing pretty solid basketball but just could not win games late. Through the first 13 games of the season, Virtus suffered seven losses by 5 points or fewer, including five by a single basket. 

The last of those was [Virtus's 88-90 home loss](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/alba-beats-virtus-in-ot-88-90/) to ALBA Berlin after which head coach Luca Banchi called it quits and resigned. The team was dead last in the standings with a 2-11 record. 

Enter Ivanovic, who could not coach the team in Round 14 and then helped Virtus to [an 81-82 thrilling win at Baskonia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/clyburn-saves-virtus-81-82-at-baskonia-to-give-ivanovic-victory-in-debut/) in an emotional return to Buesa Arena. A [10-point loss at Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/olympiacos-sinks-virtus-87-77-thanks-to-strong-second-half/) followed to start the double round week before Virtus surprised Barcelona without leading scorer and rebounder [Toko Shengelia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tornike-shengelia/001133/).

"This is what they needed before. They were playing good, but lost seven games by 5 points or fewer. This energy can change things," said Ivanovic. 

Both victories under Ivanovic came with key players coming up clutch - [Will Clyburn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/will-clyburn/004888/) against Baskonia and now [Isaia Cordinier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaia-cordinier/009549/) versus Barcelona. 

"The most important thing for us is fighting - getting back to passion, fight and togetherness," said Cordinier, who set career highs with 24 points and an index rating of 38. “In our position, we are just trying to get back to standards. The easiest way to win a game is to play defense."

After losing those seven tight games, Virtus has now won back-to-back nail biters. And that famous Black V just might be back. 

Dusko Ivanovic has helped Virtus to two wins in three games and believes more will come 

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v FC Barcelona (2024-12-20T19:00:00.000Z)

EuroLeague top photos of the week

Look back at all the action from Round 16 and 17 of the regular season by checking out the best photos of the week!

Top 10 photos of the week: Rounds 16 and 17

With a perennial EuroLeague powerhouse in town, Isaia Cordinier had a career performance to lead Virtus Segafredo Bologna to an 86-81 win over the visiting FC Barcelona, earning Round 17 MVP honors in the process.

Round 17 MVP: Isaia Cordinier, Virtus Segafredo Bologna

With a perennial EuroLeague powerhouse in town, [Isaia Cordinier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaia-cordinier/009549/) had a career performance to lead Virtus Segafredo Bologna to an 86-81 win over the visiting FC Barcelona, earning Round 17 MVP honors in the process.

Cordinier posted a PIR of 38, the highest in Round 17 and a career high, by scoring a career-best 24 points on 5-of-6 two-point and 2-of-5 three-point shooting. He also had 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and drew 8 fouls. This is the first MVP accolade of his career, and the first time a Virtus player has been MVP of the Round in more than a year.

The next best index rating belongs to Anadolu Efes Istanbul’s [Ercan Osmani](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ercan-osmani/012710/), who also had a career night with a career-best 29 PIR. In an 86-77 win over Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, Osmani posted a personal-best 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) recorded a 28 PIR after leading Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens to a resounding 104-69 win over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, as he had 26 points on 6-of-12 three-point shooting, 9 assists and 4 steals. Three players had a PIR 26 this round: Partizan's [Tyrique Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyrique-jones/011981/), Real Madrid's [Dzanan Musa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dzanan-musa/006540/) and Baskonia's [Chima Moneke](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chima-moneke/012201/). Jones amassed 23 points and 5 rebounds in a loss against Efes, Moneke had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in a loss against Panathinaikos, while Musa led Real to a 94-72 win over AS Monaco with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

 

**Individual highs: Aleksej Pokusevski, Partizan, 6 blocks**

 

Nunn led all players in this round with 26 points. [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) of FC Bayern Munich leads the league with 20.7 points per game, ahead of Nunn's 20.2 average. 

[Jaylen Hoard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jaylen-hoard/006835/) of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and [Ante Zizic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ante-zizic/004554/) of Virtus each had 11 rebounds in this round. [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) of Real is the EuroLeague's top rebounder, averaging 7.9 per game.

Bayern point guard [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) had 12 assists, more than any other player in Round 17. Maccabi's [Tamir Blatt](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tamir-blatt/011193/) averages a league-best 8.6 assists.

Nunn's 4 steals were the most by any player this round. Weiler-Babb tops the steals charts with 1.6 per game.

[Aleksej Pokusevski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/aleksej-pokusevski/008232/) of Partizan set a season high with 6 blocks. Tavares leads the league with 1.5 blocks per game.

There were four double-doubles in Round 17: Efes guard [Darius Thompson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/darius-thompson/011078/) (11 points, 11 assists), Weiler-Babb (10 points, 12 assists), Hoard (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Zizic (12 points, 11 rebounds).

Round 17 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague had something for everyone. Check out round's best plays and see who had the best of them!

Top 10 Plays | RS Round 17 | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

 Make sure to take a look at the best plays of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 17!

Round 17: Top 10 Plays

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 17th winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge! Georgios Hatziantoniou beat everyone else in Round 17 with their team 'xatzh4', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 213.60.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Round 17 winner

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 17th winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Georgios Hatziantoniou beat everyone else in Round 17 with their team 'xatzh4', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 213.60.

Georgios had the following starting lineup: Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens as captain, then Olympiacos Piraeus's Sasha Vezenkov, Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade's Tyrique Jones, FC Barcelona's Kevin Punter, as well as Theo Maledon of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. His sixth man was Sylvain Francisco of Zalgiris Kaunas. On the bench, Georgios had Anadolu Efes Istanbul's Ercan Osmani and Salih Altuntas, Panagiotis Kalaitzakis of Panathinaikos and Giampaolo Ricci of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. His team's head coach was Panathinaikos play-caller Ergin Ataman.

The prize for finishing first in Round 17 is a free VIP Euroleague TV subscription for the 2025-26 season, so congratulations, Georgios!

Marko Dukic and his team 'Kughat' remains the leader of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/) overall standings with 2,931.39 points.

Trades are now open for Round 18, and all fantasy players are allowed unlimited trades.

The first game in Round 18 tips off on Thursday, December 26, as ALBA Berlin hosts Real Madrid and AS Monaco welcomes Anadolu Efes Istanbul, with both games tipping off at 19:00 CET. That game marks the next round's deadline.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become our next round winner!

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge offers weekly prizes to the top team manager. 

Lietkabelis Panevezys pulled off the shock of the 2024-25 EuroCup season so far on Friday night by beating Valencia Basket 106-107 in overtime at La Fonteta. 

Lietkabelis stuns Valencia in OT, 106-107

7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys pulled off the shock of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season so far on Friday night by beating Valencia Basket 106-107 in overtime at La Fonteta. This was a rescheduled game from Round 6, as the initial matchup had to be postponed due to the severe floods in the Community of Valencia. Lietkabelis improved to a 4-8 record, while Valencia is now 11-1.

Oleksandr Kovliar had a night to remember for Lietkabelis with a career-high 25 points, while Martynas Varnas had a personal-best 21, Dovis Bickauskis 14, Georgios Kalaitzakis 13, and Danielius Lavrinovicius 12. Valencia had six players finish in double figures in points: Xabi Lopez-Arostegui (20), Semi Ojeleye (17), Nate Sestina (12), Jean Montero (11), Brancou Badio (11), and Josep Puerto (10).

Lietkabelis started the game the way it intended to go on, scoring the first 5 points of the night to take a 0-5 lead. Valencia soon came back into it and took an 11-10 advantage on the back of 5 points by Nate Sestina, but Lietkabelis went on a 7-0 run to go 11-17 ahead again. Both teams were scoring with relative ease, and it was 26-24 after 10 minutes.

Valencia led for the majority of the second quarter, only falling behind once at 33-34, after a triple by Bickauskis, and the hosts' advantage swelled to nine points at 48-39 after a 12-3 stretch in which Ojeleye scored 7 straight points. It became a double-digit ballgame soon after, with Badio opening a 14-point lead at 57-43, but Kovliar's basket ensured there was a 12-point difference, 57-45, at the interval.

Badio's three-pointer to open the third period restored a 14-point edge for Valencia, 59-45, then Puerto opened a game-high 16-point lead at 61-45 with a couple of free throws. But from that point on, Lietkabelis decided to step up in the face of adversity. Two of the visitors' players reeled off 13 straight points to make it a one-possession contest at 61-58, with Kovliar scoring 6 points in that stretch and Kalaitzakis netting 7. Kalaitzakis later made it 65-65, and a 10-0 Lietkabelis run to finish the quarter saw it take a 72-79 lead into the final frame.

Lietkabelis stayed in front for the first nine minutes of the fourth quarter, even if Valencia kept hitting back and making in a one-possession affair time and time again. It looked as though Lietkabelis's effort was not going to pay off when Ojeleye drained a couple of free throws and Lopez-Arostegui converted a three-point play to put Valencia back in front at 97-95, but Kovliar had a chance to win it after being fouled on a three-point shot by Lopez-Arostegui with just over one second left on the clock. In the end, Kovliar missed his first free throw but hit the following two, setting a 97-97 score and forcing the extra session.

It was Valencia which struck first in overtime, with Lopez-Arostegui making a couple of free throws, before Varnas returned the favor down the other end. Free throws were the order of the day through the first two and a half minutes, but Badio's triple with 2:17 minutes left gave Valencia a 104-101 edge. Varnas made more free throws, then Bickauskis scored a high-arcing layup to put Lietkabelis 104-105 ahead. Lopez-Arostegui responded in kind for the hosts, but Gabrielius Maldunas became the hero with a clutch layup with 16.7 seconds remaining, which proved to be the last score of the game. 

The Spanish side's unbeaten run in the EuroCup has come to an end

Valencia Basket v 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (2024-12-20T19:30:00.000Z)

FC Bayern Basketball broke a four-game road losing streak in Round 17 by downing Olimpia Milano 78-79, and Nick Weiler-Babb had to do a lot with it.

Nick Weiler-Babb set the tone again for Bayern at Unipol Forum

[FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-bayern-munich/mun/) broke a four-game road losing streak in Round 17 [by downing EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 78-79](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/bayern-grabs-long-awaited-road-win-at-milan-78-79/), and [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) had to do a lot with it.

Weiler-Babb was the catalyst of a 6-24 opening run in which he did a little bit of everything. In the first 8 minutes of the contest, he had 7 points, 4 assists and 2 steals for a PIR of 14. 

The 29-year-old ended up playing almost 29 minutes, finished the game with 10 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and a PIR of 25. Weiler-Babb also hit the go-ahead free throw, fixing the final score, 78-79, with 11.8 seconds left.

When [Shavon Shields](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shavon-shields/007831/) missed a jump hook in front of him and [Devin Booker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/devin-booker/007056/) grabbed the rebound, Weiler-Babb went to celebrate with his teammates on the bench.

It is not the first time that Bayern wins when Weiler-Babb plays well or shares the ball the way he did against Milan. Bayern is 4-0 this season when the Germany international dishes 7 assists or more, and 4-1 when he gets a PIR of at least 20. 

In his fifth Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season with Bayern, Weiler-Babb is posting better numbers than ever. Last season, he averaged 6.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and a PIR of 7.4. This season, Weiler-Babb boosted all of his numbers to 8.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals and a PIR of 13.4.

Nick Weiler-Babb of FC Bayern Munich had 10 points and 12 assists in a 78-79 road win against EA/ Emporio Armani Milan.

Weiler-Babb posts double-double in Milan

Above all, Bayern returned to winning ways on the road, as Weiler-Babb said after the game.

"It was ugly, I will tell you that much. We started off the game really well, but we came back together after a bad second quarter and fought. We fought hard until the end. We needed a big win on the road, too," Weiler-Babb said after the game. "We came together at halftime in the locker room, talked about what we needed to improve on, and then we just stuck together, kept the pace up."

As always this season, [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) and [Devin Booker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/devin-booker/007056/) were really solid at Unipol Forum. Edwards finished the game with 25 points. Booker added 23 and 7 rebounds.

"A win is a win. We have had some ups and downs in this game, but I think it's important that we got this win no matter how it was," Edwards said. "As a team, we just try to focus on getting stops and staying together. I think when you are on the road like this, obviously they are going to get their runs and everything, especially a good team like this. We just got to stay together and try to get stops."

Bayern remains undefeated at the brand new SAP Garden and hosts defending champion Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in its final Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game in 2024.

His all-around game allowed the visitors to grab their 11th win


EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v FC Bayern Munich (2024-12-20T20:00:00.000Z)

Joel Bolomboy, in his second game since returning from injury, was pivotal as KK Crvena zvezda get back to winning ways with a Round 17 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv BC.

Healthy Bolomboy showed how he means for Crvena Zvezda

It was an up-and-down first half of the regular season for [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/), but after its [91-83 win over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/bolomboy-yago-lead-crvena-zvezda-past-maccabi-81-73/) on Friday, the team sits with a winning 9-8 record

In the first half it seemed as though Zvezda could enter cruise control as it held a 48-33 lead, but this is the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague – and Maccabi started the third quarter with a 0-17 run.

Asked if he remembers such a bad five-minute period from his team, coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos was honest.

"I don't remember. It must not happen again," he said. "We lost our concentration, and we must not give up when things don't go our way."

However, Zvezda had two players who came to save the day in playmaker [Yago dos Santos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/yago-dos-santos/012044/) and, even more importantly, center [Joel Bolomboy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-bolomboy/009035/).

"This was Joel's best game since he came back from injury," Sfairopoulos said, after Bolomboy finished with 17 points on 8-of-11 two-point shooting, 6 rebounds, including 3 on the offensive end, and 2 blocks.

"I think we understood how much we missed Bolomboy in this month and a half that he has been out," Sfairopoulos stated.

The big man finished with 17 points, 6 rebounds, including 3 on the offensive end, and had 2 blocks.

Joel Bolomboy led Zvezda against Maccabi

For Bolomboy, getting back on the basketball court is simply a great feeling.

"I missed it a lot," he said in a post-game interview with EuroLeague TV. "It was a long two months. Thankfully, I did not need surgery, but rehab was rehab. I was on crutches for three weeks and had a brace, could not even walk normal, so to be here to be playing, winning, is a huge win for me, personally."

Bolomboy, who returned on Wednesday after missing 11 games, played 29 minutes against Maccabi.

"My conditioning is not back to what is used to be – a couple of times I was really gassed. But I played through those times, my conditioning will come."

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The big man helped the team get back to winning ways and remove a bitter taste the team had after playing a bad second half in [a 21-point loss against Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-fights-back-to-blast-zvezda-89-67/) just 48 hours later.

And it got Zvezda back to a winning record, something that Sfairopoulos thinks should please all Zvezda fans.

"\[Our record\] could have been better, we lost some games in the end, but we won some games that nobody expected we could win, like in Monaco and at Fenerbahce," said the Greek tactician.

"We must walk on the Earth, we cannot fly. We fight really hard, we try to build something good, step by step. There is no magic stick."

Just two wins away from first place, and with a healthy starting center who has such an important role, Zvezda has positioned itself nicely as it enters the second half of the regular season.

The big man finished with 17 points, 6 rebounds, including 3 on the offensive end, and 2 blocks

Healthy Bolomboy showed how much he means for Crvena Zvezda

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2024-12-20T19:30:00.000Z)

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