By planting 47 pawns once morest the Blues last night, Luka Doncic dusted off the EuroBasket record book to land in second place for the highest all-time performances in the competition. Dirk Nowitzki, Nikos Galis, Nenas Markovic… they are all retro, except one.
We apologize at the outset to put the knife in the wound, but how not to return once once more to the incredible festival of Luka Magic, which surpassed some of the biggest names in international basketball last night. When it discusses scoring on the Old Continent, the blaze of Nikos Galis is never far away since we are still talking regarding a man who is generally considered to be the best scorer in the history of European basketball. Of the ten greatest attacking performances ever at EuroBasket, four belong to Nick The Greek: 46 points once morest Sweden in June 1983, 45 once morest the Soviet Union in June 1989, 44 once morest Romania and Yugoslavia both years earlier. A real trigger that Luka has just surpassed. When you pass Nikos Galis in one way or another in the scoring, it’s because you’ve just achieved something incredible. Unfortunately, we are in a good position to talk regarding it. Last night, Doncic also achieved the greatest performance in a EuroBasket during the 21st century. The previous record belonged to Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki, who had a fever of 43 in September 2001 and which Giannis Antetokounmpo nearly exceeded just a few days ago. It is finally the new star of Dallas who took care of it.
The 10 Greatest Performances in EuroBasket History
- Eddy Terrace, 63 points (juin 1957)
- Luka Doncic, 47 points (September 2022)
- Nikos Galis, 46 points (June 1983)
- Nikos Galis, 45 points (June 1989)
- Miki Berkowitz, 44 points (juin 1975)
- Nikos Galis, 44 points (June 1987)
- Nikos Galis, 44 points (June 1987)
- Doron Jamchy, 44 points (June 1987)
- Nenas Markovic, 44 points (June 1997)
- Emiliano Rodriguez, 43 points (October 1967)
The only one to have resisted the Luka Doncic wave is Eddy Terrace. We will avoid questionable puns on his name, on the other hand his game had nothing questionable at the time. In the 1950s and in the first part of the sixties, the Belgian rear of the Royale Union Saint Gilloise (peace be upon him) martyred the defenses and the EuroBasket 1957 represents his finest feat of arms. Very discreet during the first round of the competition where Belgium finished bottom of its group with three defeats in three games, Eddy Terrace really exploded during the classification matches that followed: 29 points once morest Turkey, 25 once morest Austria, 24 once morest Finland, 40 points once morest Scotland and above all… 63 on the last day once morest Albania (namely 15 more than the opponent, oklm), all-time record which still stands. Absolutely sensational performances that will allow Belgium to still win four games during the competition, competition at the end of which Eddy Terrace will be named top scorer with 24.4 points per game.
Eddy Terrace’s record has long seemed unbreakable, as reaching 60 pawns in a 40-minute FIBA match seems impossible in the modern era. But when you have zinzins like Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic who participate today in the Euro, no bar seems impassable.
Source stats : FIBA
