He was the most valuable player in the victory of Olympiakos away to Barcelona in the first match of the playoff quarterfinals.
Petrushev entered the statistical columns in exactly 15:38 minutes of the game 12 points (4/4 for two, 0/1 for three, 4/5 for one), five rebounds, one steal and had one turnover.
Barcelona players committed five fouls on him.
Collectively, this earned Petrushev a utility index of 16 – the highest of any player in the game.
Kenan and McKissick recorded a PIR of 14 in Olympiakos, but also spent more time in the game than the Serbian basketball player. At Barcelona, Ricky Rubio and Willy Hernangomez also had 14 each.
No one, however, managed to reach the number that Petrushev eventually recorded next to his name in such a short time spent on the floor.
Unfortunately for him, he got injured right at the end of the exciting game, today he will perform detailed examinations, after which it will be clearer if he will have a longer break.
