A stunning individual performance in a winning effort allowed Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul to claim Round 29 MVP honors with a round-high PIR of 33.
Larkin led Efes to a 92-97 road victory over FC Bayern Munich with a season-high 25 points on 4-of-6 two-pointers, 4-of-8 three-pointers and 5-of-5 free throws. He added 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 33, the best index rating this season. Larkin earned MVP of the Round honors for the first time this season and the 18th time in his career, an all-time record.
Kevin Punter of FC Barcelona amassed a PIR of 29 on his return from injury as his team beat Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 87-80. Punter finished the game with 25 points on 2-of-2 two-pointers, 5-of-9 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws, as well as 4 assists, 1 steal and 7 fouls drawn. Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne reached a PIR of 27 against one of his former teams, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. He had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 4 fouls drawn. Daniel Theis of AS Monaco and Johannes Voigtmann of Bayern, each with a PIR of 25, complete the top individual performances in Round 29. Theis amassed 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks in Monaco’s 91-88 loss at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, while Voigtmann posted 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block in Bayern’s defeat to Efes.
Individual highs: Nando De Colo, ASVEL, 11 assists
Mike James of Monaco was this week's top scorer with 26 points. Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is the competition's top scorer with 20.1 points per game.
Mam Jaiteh of Monaco and Trevion Williams of ALBA Berlin led all rebounders by pulling down 11 apiece in Round 29. Joel Bolomboy of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade ranks first overall with 8.3 rebounds per night.
Nando De Colo of ASVEL was the only player to reach double digits in assists this week, dishing 11. TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball and Tamir Blatt of Maccabi tie for first place overall with an average of 7.0 assists per night.
Bolomboy collected 4 steals, more than anyone else in this round. Nick Weiler-Babb of FC Bayern Munich is first overall in steals with 1.6 per game.
Moustapha Fall of Olympiacos Piraeus had 4 blocks the Greek derby. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid (1.38 bpg.) is the competition's top shot blocker with a small lead over Georgios Papagiannis of Monaco (1.36 bpg.).
Three players registered a double-double in Round 29: Williams (15 points, 11 rebounds), Jaiteh (12 points, 11 rebounds) and De Colo (13 points, 11 assists).