MUNICH (Germany) - The second week of the FIBA Regular Season brought several exciting clashes that went down to the wire and many jaw-dropping individual stat lines.
Five of the best have been selected, including a rare instance in which two players achieved efficiency ratings above 40. You can vote for your favorite below.
Neftchi IK created their own history by beating BC Kalev/Cramo 95-84, with Devonte Green the star of the show. The American went off for 35 points and 13 rebounds, hitting seven three-pointers in his haul. Green's stat line earned him an efficiency rating of 42.
It was an efficiency rating that was matched by Dinamo Sassari's Desure Buie, who led the Italians to their first win of the Regular Season by hitting eight triples for 38 points along with 7 asissts in his side's 94-73 success over CS Valcea.
Karl Johan Lips was the ultimate thorn in Porto's side as the Estonian forward led Tartu to a deserving 94-78 win over their Portuguese counterparts. Lips bagged a double-double of 21 points and 14 rebounds along with 6 assists for a rating of 35.
Bilbao Basket bounced back from a shock loss on opening night to rout PUMPA Basket Brno 105-51. Icelandic giant Tryggvi Hlinason was unstoppable as in just 19 minutes on the floor, he was a rebound shy of a double-double with 17 points and 9 rebounds as well as adding 4 blocks.
Even though PGE Start Lublin suffered heartbreak in Bulgaria, Bryan Griffin tried to provide that beacon of hope for the Polish side. Griffin had 18 points and 12 rebounds with 3 blocks chucked in for good measure. But ultimately, he could not prevent his side from going down 95-92 to Rilski Sportist.
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