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| Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs - Game 4 MVP: Walter Tavares, Real Madrid |
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Walter Tavares once again lifted Real Madrid to a 78-85 road win over Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in Game 4 of the 2023 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, which tied the series at 2-2 on Thursday night and saw the big man earn his second MVP of the Round accolade this week. Tavares scored 15 points, making 4-of-7 two-point shots and 7-of-8 free throws, while he also pulled down 7 rebounds, including 4 on the offensive glass, and had 2 steals and 2 blocks for a PIR of 30, the highest of any player in Game 4. With his Game 4 MVP, Tavares became the first player to secure MVP honors in back-to-back playoff games since his former teammate and 2018 EuroLeague MVP Luka Doncic did so in Games 3 and 4 in 2017. This is Tavares's third MVP of the Round award this season and the sixth in his career.
Game 4's second-best PIR is shared by two players, Partizan's Zach LeDay and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv's Lorenzo Brown, who each had a rating of 25. LeDay scored 25 points on 12-for-14 two-point shooting and also grabbed 3 rebounds in a loss against Real, while Brown collected 22 points on 6-for-8 three-point shooting, in addition to recording 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds in a 104-69 win over AS Monaco. Olympiacos Piraeus guard Shaquielle McKissic had a 23 PIR in his side's road loss at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, as he amassed 20 points and 5 rebounds. Rounding out the list of best Game 4 performers is Brown's teammate, Wade Baldwin, as he had 19 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds and a steal for a PIR of 21.
Individual highs: Zach LeDay, Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, 25 points
Zach LeDay of Partizan led all scorers in Game 4 with 25 points. Olympiacos star Sasha Vezenkov remains the scoring leader this season with 17.2 points per night. Two players – Dzanan Musa of Real and Mike James of AS Monaco – grabbed 8 rebounds in Game 4, more than anyone else. Partizan center Mathias Lessort is the league's top rebounder this season, averaging 7.2 boards per contest. Sergio Rodriguez of Real dished the most assists in Game 4 with 7. Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz playmaker Darius Thompson leads the league with 6.7 dimes per game. Lorenzo Brown of Maccabi and Isaiah Canaan of Olympiacos both recorded 3 steals apiece in Game 4. Olympiacos guard Thomas Walkup leads the way for steals this season with 1.9 per night. Walter Tavares had 2 blocks in Game 4, the highest of any player. The Real center remains the league leader for blocked shots with 2.2 per game. No double-doubles were recorded in any of the Game 4 fixtures.
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