Roll call, Round 28: The stars came out to play

In the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague roll call, we take a look at five players that had a big impact on their respective games in Round 28.

Clyburn scored his season high

Will Clyburn struggled for parts of this season, but the trust new head coach Tomislav Mijatovic has shown in his star forward has been paying off lately. Clyburn played one of his best games of the season in Round 28 and finished with 21 points in a 109-86 win against FC Bayern Munich, the first time this season he has scored more than 20 in a game. He made 5-of-10 shots from the field and after his shots were not dropping early on, he found a way to get to the foul line and get himself into a rhythm. He also had 3 assists and was one of the key offensive catalysts for Efes, which turned a 40-46 deficit with 3 minutes left in the second quarter into a 101-73 lead with 4 minutes to go in the game.

Vesely impressed with a perfect night in Valencia

FC Barcelona bounced back in style by going on the road and downing Valencia Basket 78-88 on Thursday night. Barcelona center Jan Vesely scored 21 points on perfect shooting, making 10-of-10 two-point shots, the best mark of his career. He netted his only free throw, too. Vesely was one made two-pointer shy of a EuroLeague single-game record, as well as a Barcelona club record. He became the 10th different player in the EuroLeague this century to make a double-digit number of two-point shots without a miss. This is the fourth straight game Vesely has scored more than 10 points, and over that span he is an incredible 29-of-34 (85.3%).

Okobo pulled the right strings

The spotlight on Thursday night was on Mike James, who became the EuroLeague's all-time leading scoring, but in AS Monaco's 98-80 win over the visiting Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, it was Elie Okobo who also stood out. Okobo finished with 14 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 block. Many of his dishes served his teammates for easy – and often spectacular – baskets. In 22 minutes of work, Okobo also had a +24 in the plus/minus column as Monaco notched its seventh straight win.

Sloukas played a leading role

Kostas Sloukas was an integral reason why Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens could come away with an 85-67 home win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. Sloukas played a perfect first half when his team was struggling most, finishing the first 20 minutes with 6 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 fouls drawn. No fouls committed, no turnovers, no missed shots and a PIR of 17. Sloukas kept pacing the Greens after the break and buried a three-pointer that sealed the outcome, 74-59, with over 3 minutes remaining. He finished the game with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, just 1 turnover, 3 fouls drawn and a PIR of 22. Above all, he showed the leadership required to take Panathinaikos to the next level – from being a great team to a title contender.

Mirotic was effective in his minutes

Nikola Mirotic finished as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan’s joint leading scorer in its 85-83 triumph over Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade on Friday night, yet the forward needed just 20:52 minutes to reach 19 points – not far off a point a minute. Shavon Shields also had 19 but was on the court for 33:10, while Devon Hall had 18 in 29:27 and Shabazz Napier had 15 in 28:34. Curiously, Mirotic didn’t attempt a single two-pointer on the night, instead shooting 4-of-7 from three-point land and also making all 7 of his free throws. It was a solid night’s work for Mirotic, who is starting to find his rhythm once again post-injury.