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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague RS - Round 1 MVP: Alec Peters, Olympiacos Piraeus

A resounding win in the Greek derby, added to an outstanding individual performance, has seen Alec Peters of Olympiacos Piraeus to claim Round 1 MVP honors in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Peters led Olympiacos to a 78-88 overtime road win against archrival Panathinaikos Athens. Peters led the Reds with 17 points on 5-of-7 two-pointers, 2-of-2 three-pointers and 1-of-1 free throws. He pulled down 10 rebounds to record his first-ever double-double in his 146th Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearance. Peters added 4 assists, a career-high 4 steals and 2 fouls drawn for a PIR of 31, matching his personal-best effort.

Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan had a PIR of 38 in a losing effort, as his side were defeated 85-82 in overtime on the road at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Mirotic finished the game with 27 points on 6-of-9 two-pointers and 3-of-5 three-pointers, while he also added 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block and 7 fouls drawn. Mike James of AS Monaco amassed a PIR of 29 in his team's 70-65 road loss against Valencia Basket. James had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 6 fouls drawn. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul, with a PIR of 26, Juancho Hernangomez of Panathinaikos and Lorenzo Brown of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, each with a PIR of 25, complete the top individual performances in Round 1.

Individual highs: Shane Larkin, Efes, 12 assists

Nikola Mirotic of Milan was the opening round's top scorer, netting 27 points against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Mirotic and Khalifa Diop of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz each pulled down 11 rebounds in Round 1. Shane Larkin of Efes dished as many as 12 assists, more than any other player in Round 1, as his side lost 91-74 to FC Barcelona. Alec Peters of Olympiacos and John Brown of Monaco each collected 4 steals in this round. As many as seven players blocked 2 shots in this round: Juancho Hernangomez of Panathinaikos, Semi Ojeleye of Valencia, Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos, Serge Ibaka of FC Bayern Munich, Louis Olinde of ALBA Berlin, Balsa Koprivica of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and Fabien Causeur of Real Madrid. Causeur blocked 2 shots for the first time since December 2016, having previously combined for 7 blocks in his last 146 games with Real. Larkin, Mirotic, Peters, Hernangomez, Chima Moneke of Baskonia, Mathias Lessort of Panathinaikos and Isaac Bonga of Bayern each registered a double-double in Round 1.

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