A season-best performance in a high-scoring win allowed Theo Maledon of Real Madrid to earn MVP of the Round honors. The point guard had a PIR of 34, the highest of any player on a winning team in Round 12.
Maledon led Real to a 100-99 home win over Zalgiris Kaunas, needing less than 22 minutes to get 25 points on 7-of-8 two-pointers and 11-of-11 free throws, in addition to adding 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 7 fouls drawn.
This round’s highest PIR, 39, belongs to Paris Basketball’s Justin Robinson, who scored 35 points, along with 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 rebounds and 10 fouls drawn, in a 98-84 loss against Olympiacos Piraeus.
Sylvain Francisco of Zalgiris reached a PIR of 37 against Real. Francisco matched his personal-best scoring effort with 33 points on 3-of-6 two-pointers, 7-of-9 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws. He dished a career-high 11 assists, had 3 rebounds, 2 steals and drew 5 fouls.
Rounding out the list of Round 12’s best performers are Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and Sterling Brown of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, each with a 26 PIR. Brown netted 27 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in an 87-99 loss against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, while Nunn had 22 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in a 103-82 win over Dubai Basketball.
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