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Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus broke his career record for rebounds against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv.

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Olympiacos Piraeus's Serbian star Nikola Milutinov achieved a new career-high in rebounds in the Greek team's 89-72 win against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv.

Nikola Milutinov

MIN:19.7PTS:8.7 (68.52%)REB:5.75As:0.85ST:0.3BL:0.75TO:1.1GM:20ProfileEuroLeague2023/2024

The Serbian center had a dominant game through and through, racking up a monster double-double of 20 points and 20 rebounds. Milutinov also had 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, and just 1 turnover in the game and had a total of 40 PIR.

Milutinov trumped his previous career-high of 19 rebounds, which he had reached while playing for CSKA Moscow in the 2020-21 "white" season against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

The center also came close to breaking his PIR record, which is 41. Today's 40 PIR performance is the second-best ever for his professional career.

Today's game against Maccabi was the best one of the season for Milutinov, as he went well above his season averages of 8.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 15.3 PIR.

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