Bulgarian national Cody Miller-McIntyre played a strong game with 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Serbian Red Star prevailed with a decisive 90:75 (20:25, 23:14, 24:14, 23:22) against Spanish Real Madrid in a match from the fifth round of the regular season in the Euroleague basketball. Thus, Red Star climbed to ninth place with a balance of 3-2, BTA reported.
Miller-McIntyre set the tone for the victory in the first quarter, in which he recorded the first takedown and scored as many as 12 points, including with the last shot in the half. Zvezda trailed by five points at that point, but by halftime they led by four and never lost their lead again.
Miller-McIntyre was tied in points with his teammate Jordan Nuora, who also scored 18. The Bulgarian international, who still holds the record in Euroleague history with 20 assists in a single game, was the most valuable player in the game according to the PIR statistical index with a rating of +22.
Bulgaria-based Hapoel Tel Aviv topped the Euroleague standings after winning 89:88 (26:25, 19:19, 21:26, 23:18) against Paris Basketball. The Israelis have a 4-1 record, as does Panathinaikos.
The match in the French capital was very competitive and Paris had a one-point lead in the final minute, but two accurate shots by Tyler Ennis 19 seconds before the end secured Apoel's fourth victory. He finished with seven points, and center Dan Oturu was the most useful with 18 points and nine rebounds.
Panathinaikos won 95:81 (22:21, 21:21, 26:10, 26:29) against Anadolu Efes Istanbul and also recorded its fourth victory in five rounds. Chedi Osman played an outstanding game for the Greeks, scoring 29 points, 18 of which came on six three-pointers.