EuroLegue Regular Season – Round 21 MVP: Mathias Lessort, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

A career-best performance from Mathias Lessort during Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens’s 88-63 Round 21 win over AS Monaco has seen him earn the second MVP of the Round honor of his 116-game Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career.

Lessort tied his career high with 23 points, making a career-best 9 two-pointers on 10 attempts. He also set a personal best with 5 assists, as well as collecting 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 7 drawn fouls en route to a career-high PIR of 42. This is Lessort’s second-ever MVP of the Round honor – and both have come this season, having previously earned this accolade in Round 5.

The next-best PIR, 32, belongs to fellow All-EuroLeague big man Walter Tavares of Real Madrid. Tavares posted 18 points and grabbed a club-record 19 rebounds, along with 2 assists, 2 blocks and 7 drawn fouls, in a 96-86 overtime win over Valencia Basket. Darius Thompson of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus each had a PIR of 31 in Round 21. Thompson led Efes to a 99-75 home victory over Virtus Segafredo Bologna with 26 points on 6-of-8 two-pointers, 4-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws, in addition to having 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 4 fouls drawn. Milutinov recorded 12 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assist, 3 steals and 4 fouls drawn in his team’s 80-69 roadloss against Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Dyshawn Pierre of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, with a PIR of 29, completes the top individual performances in Round 21.

Individual highs: Walter Tavares, Real Madrid, 19 rebounds

Scottie Wilbekin led all scorers in Round 21 by scoring 30 points in Fenerbahce’s overtime victory against FC Bayern Munich. Mike James is the competition’s top scorer at 19.5 points per game.

Walter Tavares of Real Madrid had a club-record 19 rebounds, which is not only the most this season but is tied for the most rebounds in a single game in over 12 years. Tadas Sedekerskis of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz is the competition’s top rebounder at 7.4 boards per night.

Nigel Williams-Goss of Olympiacos Piraeus and Codi Miller-McIntyre of Baskonia each dished 8 assists in Round 21. Facu Campazzo of Real ranks first overall in assists at 7.0 per contest.

Maik Kotsar of Baskonia and Darius Thompson of Efes collected 5 steals apiece in this round. Paris Lee of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne is atop the steals table at 1.9 per night.

Bruno Caboclo of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade had 4 blocks, more than anyone else in this round. Tavares is the competition’s best shot blocker at 1.6 per game.

Four players had a double-double in this round: Tavares (18 points, 19 rebounds), Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos (12 points, 14 rebounds), Dyshawn Pierre of Fenerbahce (15 points, 10 rebounds) and Tyrique Jones of Efes (10 points, 10 rebounds).