Hezonja and Bryant share the highest PIR or Round 31.
Round 31 co-MVPs: Mario Hezonja, Real Madrid and Elijah Bryant, Efes
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A pair of big-time performances from former Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champions have seen Mario Hezonja of Real Madrid and Elijah Bryant of Anadolu Efes Istanbul secure co-MVP of the Round honors. Each player accumulated a PIR of 33 in their respective Round 31 games.
Hezonja starred in Real's 76-88 win at Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, scoring a game-high 25 points after netting 5 triples on 6 attempts. Hezonja was 3 of 8 on two-pointers and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line, in addition to collecting 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The Real Madrid forward had zero turnovers and did not commit a single personal foul, while drawing 6 in a victory which clinched first place in the standings for Los Blancos.
Bryant shined for Efes in a thrilling 85-84 win over ALBA Berlin. He scored 24 points in 24 minutes and 24 seconds on the floor, making 7-0f-8 twos, 2-of-3 threes and 4-of-5 free throws. Bryant also contributed with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in an important win for Tomislav Mijatovic’s play-in-chasing side.
The next best PIR, 30, belongs to Nemanja Nedovic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade and Semi Ojeleye of Valencia Basket. In a 94-79 win over Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Nedovic scored 25 points in less than 24 minutes on the floor, along with posting 7 assists and 3 rebounds. Ojeleye scored a career-best 22 points and also had 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocks and 5 drawn fouls in a 79-78 defeat at AS Monaco. Rounding out the list of top performers are two players with a PIR of 25, Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and Moustapha Fall of Olympiacos Piraeus. Sloukas collected 18 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals for the Greens in an impressive 89-81 win over FC Barcelona, while Fall amassed 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks in an 80-64 win over his former team, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.