By Eurohoops/ info@eurohoops.net
Kevin Punter was named MVP of Round 17 after a historic performance in Barcelona’s 134-124 triple-overtime win over Baskonia.
Punter scored 43 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals, while posting a PIR of 40—the first MVP honor since joining Barcelona and the fourth of his career.
He set a club record with 12 two-pointers on 19 attempts and went 4-of-7 from three and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line.
Other top performers included Baskonia’s Markus Howard and Dubai’s McKinley Wright, each with a PIR of 35. Howard scored 33 points with 6 assists, while Wright had 17 points, 15 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals in Dubai’s 80-76 win over Anadolu Efes.
Barcelona’s Tomas Satoransky added a PIR of 32 with 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Olympiacos’ Sasha Vezenkov posted a PIR of 28 with 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Individual highlights:
Top scorer: Kevin Punter, 43 points
Rebounds: Kenneth Faried and Dan Oturu, 11 each; Nikola Milutinov leads season (7.5 RPG)
Assists: McKinley Wright, 15 (season-high); Wright and Sylvain Francisco lead season (6.9 APG)
Steals: Facundo Campazzo, 4; Alpha Diallo leads season (1.7 SPG)
Blocks: Walter Tavares, 4; leads season (2.1 BPG)
Double-doubles: McKinley Wright (17+15), Codi Miller-McIntyre (21+10)