EUROLEAGUE.net: “Laboral Kutxa opened the Turkish Airlines Euroleague season in style, battling injuries to defeat mighty Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 84-80 in Vitoria. Laboral Kutxa grabbed a good-as-gold home win before playing 4 of its next 5 Euroleague games on the road, beginning with a battle Friday against Panathinaikos Athens in Cyprus. One of its best players so far this season has been center Tibor Pleiss, who had a solid performance against Maccabi: 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists for a performance index ranking of 19, more than double both of Maccabi’s centers combined. Add a monster 25-point, 8-rebound effort against Real Madrid in the Spanish League this weekend and it is safe to say that Pleiss is setting the basis for what could arguably be the best season so far in his career.”
