By Stelios Toromanidis/ info@eurohoops.net
Just before the start of the second half of the Top 16, Eurohoops.net flashes back to the seven games that came before, recalling the 5 biggest wins, the 5 biggest surprises, 5 tips, 5 buzzer-beaters and the 5 best performances.
Starting from the last one, let’s take a look at the best individual performances of players in the first round of the Top 16.
The 5 best performances
1. Gustavo Ayon, 41 performance index rating
Real Madrid
Top 16 Round 7
vs. Khimki Moscow Region
(24 points, 10/12 2FGs, 4/6 FT, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 4 fouls received in 35:22)
2. Malcolm Delaney, 41 performance index rating
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
Top 16 Round 7
vs. Cedevita Zagreb
(31 points, 6/6 2FGs, 5/9 3FGs, 4/5 FTs, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 fouls received in 35:42)
3 Georgios Printezis, 37 performance index rating
Olympiacos Piraeus
Top 16 Round 6
vs. Khimki Moscow Region
(30 points, 9/13 2FGs, 3/5 3FGs, 3/3 FTs, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 fouls received in 27:29)
4. Tyrese Rice, 35 performance index rating
Khimki Moscow Region
Top 16 Round 5
vs. Zalgiris Kaunas
(20 points, 5/6 FTs, 0/1 2FGs, 5/8 3FGs, 2 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 6 fouls received in 24:26)
5. Alexey Shved 33 performance index rating
Khimki Moscow Region
Top 16 Round 1: December 29
vs. CSKA Moscow
(28 points, 8/10 FTs, 4/7 2FGs, 4/8 3FGs, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 9 fouls received in 32:47)
Here are the best buzzer-beaters
Here are the biggest surprises
Here are the highlights of the seven games
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