Historically, Daniel Theis has played some of the best basketball of his career in international competitions. That trend continued this weekend as the former Celtics big man put on a superb performance for Germany in a win over Lithuania in EuroBasket group play.

Theis erupted for 23 points but did so with a perfect shooting night, going 9-of-9 from the field including 3-of-3 from the 3-point line. He also made both of his free throws to cap off a flawless offensive performance while chipping in with six rebounds, a steal and a block in a 107-88 win over Lithuania and fellow NBA big man Jonas Valanciunas. Former Celtics guard Dennis Schroder also had a game-high 26 points to help Germany to improve to 3-0 in Group B play, securing the team’s spot in the round-of-16.

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