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Caloiaro led Maccabi to an 84-75 home win against Panathinaikos OPAP Athens with 20 points on 4-for-5 two-point, 2-for-4 three-point and 6-for-6 free throw shooting. He also pulled a career-high 11 rebounds – including 6 on offense – to record the first double-double of this, his rookie EuroLeague season. Caloiaro added 2 assists and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 33, the highest in Round 20. Toney Douglas of Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul came next with a PIR of 30 in his team’s 80-75 home win against KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Douglas led Darussafaka with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Anthony Randolph of Real Madrid and Mike James of AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan each had a PIR of 28. Randolph had 24 points on 5-of-6 three-point shots and 6 rebounds in a 92-84 victory over visiting Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
James led Milan to an 80-70 home win against Zalgiris Kaunas with 20 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. Goga Bitadze of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and Nando De Colo of CSKA Moscow each had a PIR of 27 to complete the top individual performances in Round 20 as their teams won against Spanish opponents Herbalife Gran Canaria and FC Barcelona Lassa, respectively.