An inspired individual performance in a winning effort allowed Theo Maledon of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne to earn Round 13 MVP honors with a PIR of 31.
Maledon was everywhere in his team's last-second 80-78 home victory over Real Madrid. He led his team with 23 points on 5-of-7 two-pointers, 2-of-5 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws, adding 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 6 fouls drawn for a PIR of 31, the highest among winning players in Round 13. This is Maledon's third MVP of the Round honor this season, after previously receiving this accolade in Round 4 (36 PIR) and sharing it with TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball (both with a 36 PIR) in Round 10.
The highest PIR in this round belonged to Devin Booker of FC Bayern Munich, but his team registered a 101-90 road loss against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Booker had a career-high 27 points on 12-of-15 two-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 34.
Tyrique Jones of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade registered a PIR of 30 in his team's 84-78 home win over Zalgiris Kaunas. He had 15 points on 4-of-5 two-pointers, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 10 fouls drawn.
His teammate Carlik Jones, with a PIR of 29, and Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, who amassed a PIR of 28, complete the top individual performances in Round 13.
Individual highs: Kendrick Nunn, Panathinaikos, 29 points
Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens led all scorers in Round 13 with 29 points. Carsen Edwards of FC Bayern Munich is the competition's scoring leader with 19.8 points per game.
David McCormack of ALBA Berlin was this round's top rebounder after pulling down 14 boards. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid leads all rebounders with 8.4 per night.
Mike James of AS Monaco and Facu Campazzo of Real Madrid each dished 12 assists, more than anyone else in Round 13. Tamir Blatt of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv ranks first in assists with 8.4 per game.
Three players collected 4 steals apiece in Round 13: McCormack, Zach LeDay of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and Elijah Bryant of Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Alpha Diallo of Monaco leads the league in steals with 1.8 per game.
Tyrique Jones of Partizan and Donta Hall of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz each had a round-high 3 blocks. Tavares also ranks first in blocks with 1.6 per game.
James (10 points, 12 assists), McCormack (16 points, 14 rebounds) and Partizan’s Carlik Jones (19 points, 10 assists) each registered a double-double in Round 13.