Fridriksson’s rhapsody: He was responsible for 45% of PAOK’s points against Galatasaray

THE Elvar Fridriksson achieved an unimaginable triple-double In PAOK’s big victory in Turkey over Galatasaray at its premiere Basketball Champions Leaguewho demonstrated his skills early on.

The Icelandic guard had a great night, finishing the game with 19 points on 4/8 2-point shooting, 2/5 3-point shooting, 5/8 shooting, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 27 rating system points in 34 minutes of play, which meant magic happened.

He took PAOK by the hand and offered 45% of the team’s points

Fredrickson looked like a computer. He perfectly combined execution with creation, hurting Galatasaray in pick-and-roll situations, which changed the game for PAOK.

Here is his shot chart:

With a circle the targeted shots, with “x” the missed shots.

Here’s how he caused damage to Galatasaray:

Of course, aside from the big shots he scored, in the Icelander’s case the ten assists he dished out made the difference. According to Hudl Instat, PAOK scored another 21 points from those 10 assists. In total, Fridriksson was responsible for 40 of the 88 points in the “doubleheader”, which corresponds to 45% of his team’s points!

The International Guard gave a real concert. It is clear that an important role was played by the fact that at the same time the other foreign players from PAOK also had an excellent evening. Harrison (21 points) balanced things out on the perimeter, Gilmore (20 points) had his best performance on the team, McNeese (14 points) filled the stick, Beliauskas (11 points) made the right shots. But it all started with Fredrickson’s ability to combine creation and execution.

PAOK achieved a great victory. A victory that came about through teamwork. And no player represents this image better than Fridriksson, who introduced himself to the Greek public with this appearance.