A stunning individual performance in a winning effort allowed forward Will Clyburn of Anadolu Efes Istanbul to claim Round 26 MVP honors in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.<\/p>\n
Clyburn was everywhere as Efes downed Panathinaikos Athens in the Greek capital, 82-87. His PIR of 32 topped all EuroLeague players in Round 26. Clyburn finished the game with 24 points, hitting 5-of-9 two-pointers, 4-of-6 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. He added 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals. Clyburn, the 2019 Final Four MVP, has won his second MVP honor in the last five rounds, and for the fifth time in his EuroLeague career.<\/p>\n
Next best PIR, 31, belongs to Daulton Hommes of Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. In a 114-75 drubbing of Valencia Basket, Hommes had 24 points, going 4-for-6 from the field and 15-for-15 from the free-throw line, while he also had 6 rebounds and 7 drawn fouls to his name. Nikola Mirotic of FC Barcelona had a PIR of 27 in his team’s 93-74 home victory against Zalgiris Kaunas. Mirotic scored 28 points on 6-of-7 two-pointers, 3-of-6 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws, in addition to adding 2 rebounds, a steal and 4 fouls drawn. Wrapping up the list of top performers are Donta Hall of AS Monaco and Baskonia guard Darius Thompson, each of whom had a PIR of 25. Hall registered his first double-double of the season with 12 points on 100% shooting and 10 rebounds as Monaco grabbed an 86-67 home win against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. Thompson had 16 points, 11 assists and 3 steals for Baskonia.<\/p>\n