It was only a matter of time when Mike James would write the history of the EuroLeague, and he didn't have to wait long.
He missed the chance to do it in the last round in Catalonia against Barcelona, but tonight he made up for everything - the American became the best scorer in the history of the elite competition in Monaco's victory over Red Star (98:80).
James needed 12 points to overtake the Greek legend Vasilis Spanoulis and he succeeded in that three minutes and 55 seconds before the end of the 2nd quarter of the match against the "red and whites".
In his style from the jump, James hit a shot from distance for 38:31, after which the game was stopped for a few minutes in honor of the former member of Brooklyn, Phoenix, CSKA, Panathinaikos, Zagreb...
Spanulis remained at 4.455 points, James moved him from first place even though he has played 87 Euroleague matches less than the former Panathinaikos and Olympiakos ace so far in his career.
James scored 15 points in 13 minutes in the first half, had 20 in total, and shot 16-6 from the field, with all seven free throws hit.
The "Princes" easily broke the resistance of Zvezda for their 18th triumph in a season in which they also have 10 defeats. Tonight, Zvezda lost for the 18th time...
Anadolu Efes still believes in placing in the play-in after outclassing Bayern in Istanbul - 109:86.
The two-time European champions tied with the Bavarians at 12-16, led by Shane Larkin with 28 points (9-6 three-pointers). Will Clyburn was also excellent with 21.
Real is far from the form of most of the season, so it suffered its third failure in a row - after Olympia Milano and Panathinaikos, it was defeated by Fenerbahce, who celebrated in Madrid 74:69.
Results
Anadolu Efes - Bayern 109:86
Monaco - Red Star 98:80
Maccabi - Zalgiris 83:76
Valencia - Barcelona 78:88
Real Madrid - Fenerbahce 79:89
Olympiakos - Virtus 74:69
Friday
Panathinaikos - Asvel 20.15
Olimpia Milano - Partizan 20.30
Baskonia - Alba 20.30
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