Perkins' perfect 10? Our index says 6.3 — Copeland tops Rostock's escape

Zach Copeland, not Tony Perkins, tops our board — and that gap is the whole story of Rostock's 87-86 escape against Rīgas Zeļļi. While the reference rating handed Perkins a perfect 10.0 for his 35-point outburst, our Pred1x Grade stops at 6.3, a 3.7-point chasm and the largest disagreement of the night.

Our index values the full box score, and Perkins' line was thin beyond the scoring column: 3 rebounds, 2 assists, a playmaking component of 0.217 and just 0.255 on the glass. Copeland, by contrast, packed 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists into 18.2 minutes, grading 7.0 with the most balanced profile among the leaders. Owen Klassen's 14-point, 12-rebound double-double (6.5) powered the comeback from 20-26 down at halftime.

The same logic demoted Martynas Varnas: 24 points, yes, but zero assists and a 5.5 against the reference's 8.0. When scoring is all you bring, our index doesn't bite.