A memorable performance by Shane Larkin led Anadolu Efes Istanbul to an 89-97 road win over ALBA Berlin in Round 13 of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, earning him MVP of the Round honors for the 16th time in his career.<\/p>\n
Larkin finished the game with a PIR of 41, the highest so far this season. He scored 11 of his season-high 32 points in the final quarter, helping Efes rally to a win. Larkin finished the game making 4-of-5 two-pointers, 5-of-9 threes and all 9 of his free throws. He also contributed to the win with 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, while drawing 9 personal fouls. Larkin’s 16 MVP of the Round honors match Nando De Colo for the most ever.<\/p>\n
On the opposite side of that win was ALBA center Johannes Thiemann, who finished the game with a career-high performance index rating of 40. It was the first game in EuroLeague history that has seen two players have a PIR of at least 40. Thiemann scored 31 points and also recorded 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn.<\/p>\n
The next best PIR, 34, belongs to Tornike Shengelia of Virtus Segafredo Bologna. In a 100-90 win over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, Shengelia posted 27 points and 8 rebounds. Maccabi’s Lorenzo Brown finished that game with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals for a PIR of 32. Rounding out the list of Round 13’s top performers are Mike James of AS Monaco and Willy Hernangomez of FC Barcelona, each of whom had a 26 PIR. James posted 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals in a 79-83 win at Zalgiris Kaunas, while Hernangomez had 21 points and 9 rebounds in an 89-81 win over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.<\/p>\n
Individual highs: Luka Mitrovic, Crvena Zvezda, 16 rebounds<\/b><\/p>\n
Larkin led all scorers with 32 points in Round 13. James is the EuroLeague\u2019s top scorer this season with 19.1 points per game.<\/p>\n
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade big man Luka Mitrovic grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds, more than any other player in this round. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz forward Tadas Sedekerskis averages a league-high 8.4 rebounds per night.<\/p>\n
Baskonia playmaker Codi Miller-McIntyre dished 12 assists, the most in Round 13. Real Madrid’s Facundo Campazzo leads the league for assists, averaging 8.2 per contest.<\/p>\n
Mario Hezonja of Real Madrid and Monaco’s James each had 4 steals in this round. Paris Lee of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne remains atop the steals charts with 2.2 per game this season.<\/p>\n
Valencia Basket center Boubacar Toure led all players in Round 13 with 4 blocks. Real center Vincent Poirier leads the league with 1.7 blocks per game.<\/p>\n
The only player with a double-double in Round 13 was Rolands Smits of Zalgiris, who paired 13 points with 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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