Rimantas Kaukenas, Bo McCalebb, Danny Green: Top players from Euroleague November 2 games
We are into third week of Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2011. Four exciting games were played on the first day of week. In the group D game, impressive Montepaschi overpowered GS Medical Park 103-77 whereas in another game of group
D played at Stozice Arena, Union Olimpija beat Asseco Prokom 70-62 to improve their rankings in the table.
Here is an overview of some of the most outstanding performances from both these games:
Montepaschi Siena Vs GS Medical Park
Rimantas Kaukenas:
Rimantas has been the most important part of Siena’s offense in the three games so far. Tonight, he put up another strong performance and scored 24 points including a mighty accurate 6 for 6 from free throws, 6 for 7 from paint
and 2 for 2 from three-point range.
Bo McCalebb:
After a quiet first half, Bo picked up his game considerably in the second half and scored at most crucial times. After putting up an all round performance, he ended with 19 points shooting 5 for 7 from the field and 2 for 2 from
downtown, dished 4 assists and stole the ball 2 times.
David Andersen:
David added 13 points knocking down 5 for 7 from the field and 3 for 4 from the free throw line. Apart from scoring points, he pulled out 6 rebounds too.
Luksa Andric:
Luksa led the losing team with 12 points including fifty percent from the field 2 for 3 from the free throws.
Joshua Shipp:
Although he was the second highest scorer for the losing team, but was easily the best player from Medical Park’s side on the night. He scored 10 points but also forced 8 rebounds.
Union Olimpija Vs Asseco Prokom
Danny Green:
If it wasn’t for Danny, Union would not have won the game. Easily the player of the game, Danny led Olimpija’s offense and finished with 23 points and shot 5 for 7 from the three-point range. Already has a reputation for his three-point
shooting abilities, he concreted it even further after tonight’s performance.
Robert Rothbart:
Robert assisted Danny well and added 9 points. However, it was his rebounding skills that overshadowed his points tally. He pulled out mammoth 8 rebounds.
Gee Alonzo:
With his all round performance garnishing him 13 points and 7 rebounds, Gee fought hard to keep his team in the run for victory until the end of the game. He was aggressive and accurate. Shot 3 for 5 from downtown and 4 for 4 from
the free throw line.
Oliver Lafayette:
The only other player from Asseco who managed to end with scores in double figures, Oliver has been performing consistently for Asseco this season, however he is unfortunate because he is not getting much help from his fellow team
mates. In this match, on a near perfect shooting, he scored 12 points, forced 4 rebounds and stole the ball 2 times.
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