EuroLeague rookie Jaylen Hoard racked up a career-best performance in Maccabi's win over Zalgiris and earned himself EuroLeague Round 18 MVP honors.
A stunning performance by Jaylen Hoard of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in a 95-78 win over Zalgiris Kaunas has seen him earn Round 18 MVP honors with a career-high PIR of 34.
Hoard’s 34 PIR, which was the highest in this round, came after he scored 23 points on 6/10 2PT, 1/1 3PT and 8/8 FT, as well as 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 5 drawn fouls. He did not commit a single turnover, either.
This is the first time that Hoard has been MVP of the Round in his 18th game in the competition, with this being his first season in the EuroLeague.
Chima Moneke of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and Achille Polonara of Virtus Segafredo Bologna each amassed a PIR of 28 in Round 18. Moneke led Baskonia to a come-from-behind 94-81 home victory over Paris Basketball with 29 points on 6/9 2PT and 4/8 3PT, 10 rebounds, 1 block and 5 fouls drawn.
Polonara had 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal and 5 fouls drawn to lead Virtus to an 83-69 home win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade’s Duane Washington, with a PIR of 27, and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul’s Nigel Hayes-Davis, who had a PIR of 26, complete the top individual performances in Round 18. Washington posted 27 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in Partizan’s 90-81 triumph over Fenerbahce, while Hayes-Davis amassed 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in that same game.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens's Kendrick Nunn is the league’s new top scorer with 20.6 points per game, while his new teammate, Wenyen Gabriel is the new blocks leader, averaging a league-best 1.5 blocks per night.
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