Palau sets the record for individual points in the Endesa League semi-finals: “He is an extraordinary player”

“The only way to stop him is to give him the wrong address of the pavilion“said Xavi Pascual, Barça coach, when talking about Patty Millsplayer from La Laguna Tenerife. The Barça team defeated the Tenerife team and reached the final of the Endesa League after establishing a 2-0 lead in the series.

Patty Mills This Thursday he starred in one of the best performances in the history of the Endesa League playoffs. The Australian point guard scored 36 points and converted eight triples, establishing the record for points in a semi-final in this centuryalso being the highest score at the Palau Blaugrana since the 37 totaled by Drazen Petrovic in the 1989 final.

With 53% from the three-point line (8 of 15 scored), Mills also managed to establish the fourth best all-time record for triples and the record of La Laguna Tenerife in the postseason. The veteran player also contributed three rebounds and two assists for the 37 rating credits.

Never before has a player The Tenerife Lagoon he had made so many three-pointers in a playoff game. The historical record is still maintained by Chicho Sibyliuswith 10 scored in 1986. A few years later, Drazen Petrovic scored 9, the same as Kyle guy with Joventut de Badalona in 2023.

“He is an extraordinary player, with an incredible history in the NBA and the Australian national team. He has a supernatural talent for scoring. It is difficult to stop these players when they get into a streak, we have to try to stop them from getting in so easily,” he warned. Xavi Pascual about the talent of Patty Mills.