Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul solidified its grip on second place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with a hard-earned 83-87 Monday night victory at Paris Basketball, and a club record in rebounding was a big part of the reason why

Fenerbahce set rebounding record in key win in Paris

[Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/roster/ulk/?season=2024-25) solidified its grip on second place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with a hard-earned [83-87 Monday night victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-overcomes-paris-83-87-to-strengthen-grip-on-second-place/) at [Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/roster/prs/?season=2024-25), and a club record in rebounding was a big part of the reason why.

The tone was set very early with 3 offensive boards in the team’s very first possession and that pattern continued throughout the encounter as Saras Jasikevicius’s men finished with a club-record 50 total rebounds – including a mammoth 30 at the offensive end, which tied CSKA Moscow for the EuroLeague record.

That success under the boards was a real collective effort, with 10 different players grabbing multiple rebounds. [Khem Birch](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/khem-birch/007182/) led the way with 7, while [Devon Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/devon-hall/011205/)’s 5 offensive boards just outshone [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) and Birch with 4 apiece.

Speaking to EuroLeague TV immediately after the game, Fener boss Jasikevicius underlined his team’s rebounding success as he noted: “I thought our fighting spirit was great. In the first half, Paris was more physical, we were making too many mental mistakes from the gameplan, but the second half was much better.”

Game Videos

Another important factor in the triumph was a solid performance from [Wade Baldwin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/wade-baldwin-iv/009863/), who posted 11 points and 8 assists in just his second game back after a long injury absence.

“It’s great to be back,” said Baldwin. “\[After\] three months out it feels like I’m just getting started. Just trying to find the groove.”

Asked to identify the key to the victory, the versatile guard noted: “Locking down and getting stops, finding our groove on defense, getting out and running and finding some easy transition baskets, and winning the game down the stretch.”

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Fenerbahce will complete its tough week of road games with a testing trip to in-form [EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/roster/mil/?season=2024-25) on Thursday, but first Jasikevicius’s players will be rewarded for their efforts in the French capital with a bit of downtime.

“Tomorrow? It’s going to be a nice walk in Paris,” smiled the Lithuanian playcaller. And after Monday’s win, the Champs-Elysees will never have looked so appealing.

Saras Jasikevicius’s team broke a club record and tied a EuroLeague record in a powerful performance on the boards

Paris Basketball v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2025-03-03T19:30:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul held off Paris Basketball, 83-87, in a thrilling Monday night makeup game originally scheduled for Round 17

Fenerbahce overcomes Paris, 83-87, to strengthen grip on second place

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul held off Paris Basketball, 83-87, in a thrilling Monday night makeup game originally scheduled for Round 17. Fenerbahce is now in second place with an 18-9 record, with Paris tied for fourth at 16-11.

The hosts flew into a double-digit lead by the end of the first quarter and were up 45-37 at the break. Fenerbahce recovered to go ahead in the third quarter and held on during the tight closing stages. Marko Guduric paced the winners with 16 points, with Nigel Hayes-Davis and Tarik Biberovic scoring 14, while Wade Baldwin paired 11 points with 8 assists. TJ Shorts again inspired Paris with 22 points and 8 assists, with Nadir Hifi scoring 15 and Tyson Ward netting 14.

Shorts opened the scoring from midrange and Ward added a driving layup. Kevarrius Hayes slammed an alley-oop and Shorts netted a three-point play for a 9-1 lead, before Hayes-Davis made Fenerbahce’s first buckets with a floater and a triple. Hifi and Yakuba Ouattara kept Paris moving, 14-6, but triples from Biberovic and Sertac Sanli followed by Biberovic’s layup tied it, 16-16. Mikael Jantunen’s triple and Maodo Lo’s reverse layup restored Paris’s lead, and Ward’s three-pointer followed by Shorts’ jumper delivered a 26-16 edge after 10 minutes.

Nicolo Melli’s tip-in to start the second quarter snapped a 10-0 run, but Shorts and Jantunen preserved a healthy home lead. Bandja Sy exploded a transition alley-oop for a 32-18 lead, but Bonzie Colson hit back with 5 straight points. Leo Cavaliere and Lo’s three maintained a double-digit lead, which Khem Birch narrowed with a layup-and-one. Dyshawn Pierre’s triple pulled it back to 41-35, but Shorts netted twice inside to give his team a 45-37 interval lead.

Guduric owned the early stages of the third, scoring three baskets to pull it back to 47-45. Ward hit from deep and Shorts added another inside basket, but Hayes-Davis and Pierre struck from long-range to give Fener its first lead, 52-53. Biberovic added a tough three and Birch capped a 0-14 run from the foul line for a 52-61 lead, as Paris went scoreless for nearly five minutes before Hayes made an alley-oop layup. Shorts added a three-point play and Sy scored in transition, making it 60-63 with ten minutes left.

Hayes from close range and Ward from deep forced a lead change early in the fourth, but Sanli tied it up with a putback, 65-65. Ward’s fourth triple of the night was answered by Biberovic from deep, before Baldwin’s dunk was followed by Biberovic’s corner three for a 71-76 lead with three minutes left. Baldwin added a jumper to complete a 0-9 run, but Hifi’s three gave Paris hope, 75-78. Hayes-Davis free throws were followed by another Hifi triple, before Baldwin and Shorts traded inside blows to make it 80-82. Guduric added a three-point play with 12 seconds left, and another Hifi triple wasn’t enough to save Paris.

The Turkish team recovered from a double-digit deficit to triumph in the French capital

As the MVP of Round 26 and the co-MVP of Round 27, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens star guard Kendrick Nunn was a natural choice to be named the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the Month for February 2025

Kendrick Nunn shines as EuroLeague’s MVP for February

As the MVP of Round 26 and the co-MVP of Round 27, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens star guard Kendrick Nunn was a natural choice to be named the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP of the Month for February 2025

Nunn was instrumental in Panathinaikos's unbeaten month, leading the Greens to a perfect 3-0 record in February. The dynamic guard showcased his elite scoring ability and all-around game, averaging 25.7 points and 5.0 assists for a PIR of 26.3. He shot an impressive 68% on two-pointers (17 of 25) and 50% from beyond the arc (10 of 20).

The MVP of the Month award is now in its 20th season. The winner is named by Euroleague Basketball based on his and his team's performance during the month in question. The February award was based on the three games that all teams played last month.

This is Nunn's second MVP of the Month after claiming April honors last season. He joins Dimitris Diamantidis (December 2020, March 2012) and Nick Calathes (November 2017, March 2019) as the only players to be twice named MVP of the Month with Panathinaikos.

Nunn's best performance of the month came in Round 26's blowout win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul when he went off for 36 points and tied his career-high with a PIR of 37. That came after he led the Greens to a narrow victory over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in Round 25 by scoring 13 points in the final 6 and a half minutes, including the game-winning free throw with 1.1 seconds remaining. Nunn finished the month with a game-high 24 points – including just 2 missed field goals – and 6 assists in a 93-96 road win at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.

His February exploits further established Nunn as one of the premier guards in the competition and his ability to step up in high-pressure moments has been vital for the Greens. With February's close, the Greens are third in the league with a 17-10 record and Nunn leads the league in scoring with 20.7 points per game.

With the EuroLeague Playoffs fast approaching, Nunn's form and leadership will be crucial as Panathinaikos aims to defend the crown and the player seeks to become the club's first-ever winner of the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy.

The Panathinaikos scorer stood out in the shortest month of the year 

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 32 game between Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv will be played at Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. The game will be played on Friday, March 28 at 20:30 local time, 18:30 GMT.

Round 32 game Efes vs. Maccabi relocated

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 32 game between [Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/) and [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/tel/) will be played at Xiaomi Arena in Riga, Latvia. The game will be played on Friday, March 28 at 19:30 local time, 17:30 GMT.

This decision has been taken considering Turkish and Israel government recommendations.

Round 32 game, Efes vs. Maccabi, relocated

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2025-03-28T17:30:00.000Z)

When we compare teams' offensive and defensive efficiency marks to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings, not everything matches up

Stats review: Using efficiency to reexamine the standings

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague returned from hiatus last week with several teams securing important road wins, numerous standout individual performances, and the movement throughout the standings that — at this point — feels like a weekly tradition. With only seven games remaining, the tension of each round is set to ramp up quickly as the margin for error for teams in the middle of the playoff hunt remains razor-thin.

The table above lists the top 13 teams in the standings.  Coincidentally, that covers the teams with this season’s 13 highest efficiency differentials, or the number of points per possession a team has scored minus those that they have allowed.  While the teams match by name, the order in which they appear has been wildly different so far this season as many teams are currently outperforming their placement in the standings. 

While things begin simply enough with Olympiacos Piraeus, whose performance on the offensive end and consistency starting and finishing games has paced it to the top of the standings and the top efficiency differential, the similarities end there. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade has built the league’s second-best body of work on paper following its win over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz but currently sits in the Play-In Showdown zone in the standings. While some of that can be attributed to Partizan’s remaining strength of schedule — it will be the team whose results dictate a great deal of how the season will play out from here as it visits Olympiacos this week before taking on all three of the teams on the outside looking in for postseason qualification and two teams currently positioned to appear in the Play-In games — Partizan's 1-5 record in games decided by 5 points or fewer reveals the harsh reality of this EuroLeague season. 

Playing good basketball is no longer good enough in the EuroLeague; when a team plays well has become nearly just as important. Partizan has been one of the league’s most balanced teams, especially since the calendar turned to 2025, but a couple of early losses in one-possession games have suppressed its placement in the standings months after the fact. 

Just one spot ahead of Partizan in the standings is FC Bayern Munich, whose league-best 7-1 record in close games has kept it in the thick of things to avoid a Play-In matchup. While Bayern's inconsistency defensively has hurt it on the road, it has delivered in a lot of big moments this season to compensate.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Paris Basketball are the two high seeds ranked in the bottom half of the league in efficiency differential. While Paris’s stop in the standings is not hard to figure out given it won 10 consecutive games at one point, Fenerbahce’s is more complicated as its character and quality as a team has shown much more clearly in wins than in the couple of surprising blowout losses it has suffered on the year.

With some of the league’s best efficiency differentials and most successful clubs in recent history on the edge of the standings, it will be fascinating to see if Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Anadolu Efes Istanbul can prove that they are indeed sleeping giants over the next month in a half. 

What all of this proves is that, perhaps as much as any season of any elite league in recent history, the #EveryGameMatters marketing is not hyperbole; the 2024-25 EuroLeague has found the sweet spot. Games that were played in the first month of the season are still lifting or haunting some teams while others continue to wait for a regression to the mean into the waning moments of the regular season. Getting to watch how things play out over the final weeks of the season is something we should not take for granted.

When we compare offensive and defensive efficiency marks to the standings, does everything match up?

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens finally tasted victory again on the road by knocking off LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 80-69 on Friday for its first road win in 2025.

Panathinaikos riding high after first road win of 2025

The road has not been kind to [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) this season with the reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champs downright crumbling away from the hallowed OAKA Altion. Ergin Ataman’s men finally tasted victory again on the road by knocking off [LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne/roster/asv/?season=2024-25) on Friday for its first road win in 2025.

The [93-96 result in France](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/panathinaikos-fights-past-asvel-93-96-to-grab-first-road-win-of-2025/) snapped a three-game road losing streak dating back to [Panathinaikos’s 80-69 triumph](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/panathinaikos-hands-bayern-first-ever-euroleague-loss-at-sap-garden-69-80/) at [FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-bayern-munich/roster/mun/?season=2024-25) on December 27 in Round 18.

“We found a way to win this important game because we know it is not easy to beat ASVEL on their home court,” Ataman said after the game.

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Panathinaikos’s struggles go back even further. After winning a third straight road game in Round 10 on November 15, the Greens dropped six of the next seven away games. The average losing margin was 14.3 points, including [a disastrous 93-67 defeat](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-beats-up-panathinaikos-93-67/) at [Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/roster/ist/?season=2024-25) in Round 15.

As good as Panathinaikos looked at times against ASVEL - opening leads of 16-33 and 52-67 - Ataman’s men still committed 14 turnovers and watched the hosts turn those into 21 points. Panathinaikos had punched ASVEL but could not deliver the knockout.

“We had the chance many times to break the game open - more than 14-15 points. But we missed shots and made turnovers. But we found a way to win,” the coach said.

The importance of the victory was not lost on [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), who poured in a game-high 24 points.

When asked about the team’s road woes, Nunn said: “We are very conscious of that. Even before the break, we said as a group we have to take care of things on the road. We play well at home. We just have to play the same way on the road. And that is our goal for the second part of the season.”

Panathinaikos has three more road games remaining: at league leaders and local rivals [Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/roster/oly/?season=2024-25) in Round 29; at [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/roster/tel/?season=2024-25) in Round 31; and at [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/roster/mco/?season=2024-25) in Round 33. Olympiacos is 10-2 at home while Maccabi just surprised [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/roster/ulk/?season=2024-25) this round, and fifth-placed Monaco has a 9-5 mark at home.

The Greens' remaining home games are against [Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/roster/mad/?season=2024-25), [ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/alba-berlin/roster/ber/?season=2024-25), [Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/roster/prs/?season=2024-25) and [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/roster/red/?season=2024-25). With one win separating second from seventh place in the standings, every victory will be crucial - especially road victories.

Panathinaikos fans are desperately hoping the win at ASVEL can finally turn around the team’s road woes - because the Greens could likely need two road victories to lock up home-court advantage for the playoffs.

The reigning champs snapped a three-game road losing skid

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2025-02-28T20:00:00.000Z)

EuroLeague top photos of the week

Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos dunks in front of ASVEL's Andre Roberson

Elijah Bryant of Efes dives in front of ALBA's Gabriele Procida

Dzanan Musa of Real Madrid denies Barcelona's Alex Abrines from behind

Carlik Jones of Partizan splits the defense of Baskonia's Tadas Sedekerskis and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot

Tim Schneider of ALBA Berlin and Jordan Nwora of Efes vie for the ball

Petr Cornelie of Monaco dunks on Milan's Freddie Gillespie

TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball shoots a jumper against FC Bayern Munich

Justin Holiday rises to shoot despite the defense of Olympiacos's Kostas Papanikolaou

Walter Tavares of Real Madrid dunks against FC Barcelona in 'El Clasico'

Filip Petrusev of Crvena Zvezda rejects a shot by Zalgiris's Ignas Brazdeikis

Look back at all the action from Round 27 of the regular season by checking out the best photos of the week!

Top 10 photos of the week: Round 27

After nearing his recovery from a torn hamstring on his left leg, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv's star big man Jaylen Hoard has suffered the same injury on his right leg

Maccabi's Jaylen Hoard suffers another torn hamstring

After nearing his recovery from a torn hamstring on his left leg, [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/tel/?season=2024-25)'s star big man [Jaylen Hoard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jaylen-hoard/006835/) has suffered the same injury on his right leg. Hoard travelled with the club to Belgrade to play in last week's game against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, but was a late scratch after experiencing pain in the right leg.

Upon the team's return to Israel, Hoard underwent testing which diagnosed a torn hamstring muscle. He will undergo another MRI in two weeks.  

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Hoard has started 21 of his 23 appearances this season, his first in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. He leads Maccabi in scoring (15.0 ppg.), rebounds (5.1 rpg.), steals (1.3 spg.) and PIR. Hoard is second in the league in steals and 10th in PIR.

More from Maccabi 

The big man was nearing his return from a similar injury on the other leg

A pair of excellent individual performances in key wins on back-to-back nights at the same venue, Belgrade Arena, has seen Zalgiris Kaunas guard Sylvain Francisco and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade guard Carlik Jones secure Round 27 co-MVP honors. Both players accumulated a 31 PIR, the highest in this round.

Round 27 co-MVPs: Sylvain Francisco and Carlik Jones

A pair of excellent individual performances in key wins on back-to-back nights at the same venue, Belgrade Arena, has seen Zalgiris Kaunas guard [Sylvain Francisco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sylvain-francisco/007975/) and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade guard [Carlik Jones ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carlik-jones/013369/)secure Round 27 co-MVP honors. Both players accumulated a 31 PIR, the highest in this round.

Francisco netted 25 points, the most he has scored in a road game in 60 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances, as Zalgiris beat Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 80-86 on Thursday. Those 25 points came after Francisco made 1-of-2 two-pointers, 6-of-9 three-pointers and 5-of-5 free throws. He also tied his career high with 6 rebounds, dished 4 assists, made 1 steal, had 1 block and drew 4 fouls. His +10 in the plus-minus column was the best of any Zalgiris player against Zvezda. This is Francisco’s first MVP of the Round award in his second season in the competition.

On Friday, Jones matched Francisco in Partizan’s 86-73 win over the visiting Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Jones netted 21 points, making 7-of-12 twos while also shooting 0-of-2 on threes and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. He also had 6 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and drew 7 fouls, while having a +14 in the plus-minus column. Jones, in his first season in the competition, has earned MVP of the Round honors for the second time, after his first one came in Round 22.

Two players recorded a 29 PIR: EA7 Emporio Armani Milan’s [Shavon Shields](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shavon-shields/007831/) and FC Bayern Munich’s [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/). Shields poured in 19 points on 4-of-7 two-pointers, 3-of-4 triples and 2-of-5 free throws as Milan beat AS Monaco 86-80. He came close to a double-double after grabbing a season-high 9 rebounds, while he also posted 5 assists, 1 block and 4 fouls drawn. Edwards, meanwhile, had 29 points – the fourth time he has scored 29 or more this season – on 10-of-13 two-pointers, 2-of-7 threes and 3-of-6 free throws during Bayern’s 93-88 loss at Paris Basketball. He also amassed 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 8 fouls drawn.

Rounding out the list of top performers are Paris guard [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), who each had a 27 PIR. Shorts, in his team’s win over Bayern, finished with 27 points on 6-of-15 two-pointers, 3-of-3 three-pointers and 6-of-8 free throws, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 6 fouls drawn and zero turnovers. In a 93-96 road win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, Nunn scored 24 points on 5-of-6 two-pointers, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 5-of-7 free throws, while dishing 6 assists and pulling down 3 rebounds.

### Individual highs: Carsen Edwards, Bayern, 29 points

Carsen Edwards led all scorers with 29 points this round. Nunn has re-claimed the scoring lead with 20.7 points per game. 

Three players pulled down 9 rebounds in Round 27: Milan's Shields, [Juancho Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/) of Panathinaikos and [Tyrique Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyrique-jones/011981/) of Partizan. Zvezda center [Joel Bolomboy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-bolomboy/009035/) remains the EuroLeague’s top rebounder with 7.9 boards per night.

ASVEL’s [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/) dished 11 assists, more than any other player in this round. [Tamir Blatt](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tamir-blatt/011193/) of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv is the new leader with 7.3 assists per game.

[Nikola Kalinic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-kalinic/004866/) of Crvena Zvezda, [Iffe Lundberg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/iffe-lundberg/010781/) of Partizan and [Matt Thomas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/matt-thomas/008967/) of ALBA Berlin each had 4 steals, the most in this round. Bayern’s [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) tops the steals charts with 1.6 per game.

Partizan’s [Aleksej Pokusevski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/aleksej-pokusevski/008232/) had 3 blocks, more than any other player in Round 27. [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) of Real Madrid is the league leader with 1.4 blocks per game.

The only double-double this round belonged to Theo Maledon, who collected 10 points and 11 assists.

This is the first time the Frenchman has been MVP of the Round, and the second time in the last six games for Jones