Sergio Llull becomes the all-time assist leader in Final Four history / News - Basketnews.com

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Real Madrid guardSergio Llull became the all-time leader in assists at the EuroLeague Final Four over the weekend in Belgrade.

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Llull arrived in Belgrade ranked third on the all-time charts with 53 Final Four assists. His 3 in the semifinal againstFC Barcelona tied him with former teammateSergio Rodriguez(56) for the second place.

With 6 assists in the EuroLeague championship game, Llull soared by Theodoros Papaloukas (59) for the all-time lead with 62 assists. The record became his seconds after he entered the game early in the third quarter with a dish for Adam Hanga's three-pointer.

The 2022 Final Four was the eighth time Llull played at the pinnacle event on the EuroLeague calendar. His personal best at a Final Four was a 9-assist effort in leading Los Blancos past Fenerbahce Istanbul in the 2015 semifinals in Madrid.

That season Llull lifted the first of his two EuroLeague crowns. The 2017 EuroLeague MVP, Llull is also seventh on the all-time assist charts with 1,260.

Llull scored 15 points in the semis and another 9 in the final, collecting a total of 191 points in EuroLeague Final Fours. That's the second-best mark in the league's history, only behind the legendary J.R. Holden, who has 194 points in his tally. Now, he's only 4 points short of becoming the all-time leader in that category too.

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