By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Mike James needed just 23 minutes in order to score 29 points and he added the MVP award for Round 14 to his collection.
Per EuroLeague: For the third time this season, CSKA Moscow guard Mike James has earned the MVP of the Round honor, this time delivering a shining performance to lead his team to a 100-74 win over the visiting Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade. James had 22 of his game-high 29 points by halftime and connected on 6 three-point shots out of 7 in just 23 minutes on the floor. He also made 4 of 8 three-point shots, pulled 3 rebounds and distributed 3 assists for a performance index rating of 32, the highest of Round 14. Behind him, with a PIR of 30, came Alexey Shved of Khimki Moscow Region, who tied his career-high with 36 points to go with 9 assists, 3 rebounds and 11 fouls drawn in a 109-98 overtime road loss against Olympiacos Piraeus. Olympiacos forward Georgios Printezis was next with PIR of 29 based on his 26 points 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the same game. Rounding out the list of top performers in Round 14 are Joel Bolomboy of CSKA and Jimmer Fredette of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, each with a PIR of 26. Bolomboy scored a career-high 17 points and had 4 rebounds and 6 fouls drawn, while Fredette netted 22 points, along with 3 steals, 2 assists and 2 rebounds in his team’s 81-78 win over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.