Theo Papaloukas ties Euroleague record 14 assists
Theodoros Papaloukas (right), the 6-7 point guard extraordinaire tied a Euroleague record with 14 assists in Olympiacos’ tight 88-84 win over Entente Orleanaise last night.
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The former Euroleague MVP teamed with Linas Kleiza, who had 19 fourth quarter points, in Olympiacos’ late comeback.
Papaloukas’ 14 assists is tied with former-UCLA, former NBA player, and former-Olympiacos player Tyus Edney.
The 32-year old Papaloukas not only owns four of the top ten individual performances for assists in one game (14 last night, 13, 12 twice), but is the all-time Euroleague career leader with a total of 792 assists.
Against Orleanaise, Papaloukas also scored 7 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, and added 2 steals.
















