By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
TJ Shorts led Paris Basketball to the away win over AS Monaco last week and got his first MVP of the round award in the process. The American player registered EuroLeague career-highs 28 points and 10 assists for 38 PIR.
Per EuroLeague Basketball:
An amazing individual performance in a winning effort allowed TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball to earn Round 5 MVP honors with a career-high PIR of 38, the highest of any player this season.
Shorts led Paris to an 80-87 road win over AS Monaco in this week’s Rivalry Series game with a career-best 28 points on 9-of-12 two-pointers, 1-of-3 three-pointers and 7-of-9 free throws. He added 4 rebounds, 10 assists – another career high – and 9 fouls drawn to amass a PIR of 38. Shorts has earned MVP of the Round for the first time in his career and is also the first Paris player to achieve this honor.
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade center Tyrique Jones had a PIR of 32 in his team’s 69-70 home loss against Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Jones posted 20 points on 6-of-7 two-pointers and 8-of-9 free throws, 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 6 fouls drawn.
Facu Campazzo of Real Madrid finished with a PIR of 30 in his side’s 95-72 win over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. He had 13 points, no missed shots, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, no turnovers and 8 fouls drawn in less than 20 minutes.
Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, with a PIR of 27, and FC Barcelona center Jan Vesely, who had a PIR of 26, complete the top individual performances in Round 5.
Mirotic recorded 29 points, his fourth-highest tally in 251 career games, 4 rebounds and 1 assist as Milan fell 84-96 to Anadolu Efes Istanbul, while Vesely had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in a 90-83 triumph over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.