By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Dante Exum had his best game yet with FC Barcelona to lead his team to a tough victory against Monaco in Round 28 and has been named this week’s MVP.
Barcelona outscored Monaco 88-83 at home, as Exum posted 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 30:10 on the court, for a PIR of 31, the best performance for this week in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Per EuroLeague:
Just a few days after extending his contract with FC Barcelona until the end of the season, Dante Exum made good on that decision with an individual performance in a home win against AS Monaco that earned him the MVP honor for Round 28.
Having played just 12 EuroLeague games in his career, it comes as no surprise that his performance included several personal bests for Exum, including a performance index rating of 31, the highest of all Turkish Airlines EuroLeague players in Round 28. Other new highs for Exum were 22 points and 30 minutes played. His performance was completed with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 fouls drawn.
Augustine Rubit of FC Bayern Munich followed with a PIR of 27 in an 88-98 losing effort against Olympiacos Piraeus. Rubit had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn. Josh Nebo of Zalgiris Kaunas amassed a PIR of 26 in his team’s road loss against ALBA Berlin. Nebo finished the game with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5 fouls drawn. Mike James of AS Monaco and Luka Mitrovic of Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, each with a PIR of 24, complete the top individual performances in Round 28.
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