A moment, please, for those who didn’t see the CSKA Moscow-Unicaja Malaga Euroleague game, to admire Andrei Kirilenko’s completely bizarre, un-NBA stats from the Red Army’s 77-66 win tonight:
Minutes played – 34:59
Points scored – 17
2-pt FG shooting – 1-of-2
3-pt FG shooting – 1-of-1
FT shooting – 12-of-13
Offensive rebounds – 2
Defensive rebounds – 7
Total rebounds – 9
Assists – 2
Steals – 6
Turnovers – 1
Blocks – 3
Performance index rating (ready for this?) – 39
(Incidentally, Milos Teodosic was also pretty awesome, going 8-of-13 from the floor for 19 points to go with four assists. Not to mention the statistically intangible way he helped frustrate the Unicaja backcourt throughout.)
Would you believe a Euroleague Player of the Week with 2-of-3 overall shooting? BiE would; wait ‘til you see the highlights. “No Basketball Anymore,” indeed…