Round 8 MVP: Mike James, CSKA Moscow
16.11.2019
A career-best outing in a bounce-back victory earned Mike James of CSKA Moscow the MVP honor for Round 8 as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s top performer on a winning team. James drilled 31 points as CSKA topped rival Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 88-70 on Friday…
A career-best outing in a bounce-back victory earned Mike James of CSKA Moscow the MVP honor for Round 8 as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s top performer on a winning team. James drilled 31 points as CSKA topped rival Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 88-70 on Friday.
His scoring total, which included 6-for-8 three-point and 9-for-9 free throw shooting, matched the second-highest of James’s 120-game EuroLeague career. He added 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 7 fouls drawn for a career-best performance index rating of 38.
This round’s highest PIR, 41, belongs to Ioannis Papapetrou of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens. Papapetrou had a career night in his team’s double-overtime home loss against ALBA Berlin, scoring 39 points along with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Two players had index ratings of 32: Tornike Shengelia of KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and Panathinaikos big man Jacob Wiley. Shengelia scored a career-high 31 points, and also had 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal despite a blowout home defeat at the hands of Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv. Wiley collected 22 points 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 6 drawn fouls in his team’s loss to ALBA. Rounding out the list of Round 8’s top performers is Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul, who posted 24 points on perfect shooting to go with 6 assists and 3 rebounds for a PIR of 31 in a 90-88 win over Zenit St Petersburg.
His scoring total, which included 6-for-8 three-point and 9-for-9 free throw shooting, matched the second-highest of James’s 120-game EuroLeague career. He added 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 7 fouls drawn for a career-best performance index rating of 38.
This round’s highest PIR, 41, belongs to Ioannis Papapetrou of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens. Papapetrou had a career night in his team’s double-overtime home loss against ALBA Berlin, scoring 39 points along with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Two players had index ratings of 32: Tornike Shengelia of KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and Panathinaikos big man Jacob Wiley. Shengelia scored a career-high 31 points, and also had 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal despite a blowout home defeat at the hands of Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv. Wiley collected 22 points 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 6 drawn fouls in his team’s loss to ALBA. Rounding out the list of Round 8’s top performers is Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul, who posted 24 points on perfect shooting to go with 6 assists and 3 rebounds for a PIR of 31 in a 90-88 win over Zenit St Petersburg.
