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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season - Round 27 MVP: Mathias Lessort, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

A dominant display on the road has seen Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens center Mathias Lessort earn Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 27 MVP honors with a round-high PIR of 33.

Lessort inspired Panathinaikos to an 86-97 win at Real Madrid, which was defeated at WiZink Center for the first time this season. The French big man posted a career-high 26 points after going 12-of-14 on two-pointers and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. Those 12 made two-pointers matched a club record in 605 EuroLeague games. Lessort also had 7 rebounds, including 3 on the offensive end, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. His 33 PIR is the fourth-highest total of his 122-game career. This is Lessort’s third MVP of the Round honor, all of which have come this season.

The second-best PIR in this round is shared between Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade guard Aleksa Avramovic and FC Barcelona center Jan Vesely, as they both had a 32 PIR. In his team’s 100-90 triumph over Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Avramovic amassed a career-best 30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Vesely, meanwhile, posted a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double, in addition to dishing 1 assist and making 3 steals, in a 67-77 defeat to AS Monaco. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv’s Wade Baldwin had a 28 PIR after recording 16 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in a dominant 71-106 triumph at ALBA Berlin. Rounding out the list of best performers in Round 27 are Partizan’s Zach LeDay and Panathinaikos’s Kostas Sloukas, both with a PIR of 27.

Individual highs: Aleksa Avramovic, Partizan, 30 points

Aleksa Avramovic of Partizan was Round 27's top scorer with 30 points. Mike James of AS Monaco is this season's leading scorer with 19.3 points per night.

Barcelona’s Jan Vesely pulled down 10 rebounds in Round 27. Chima Moneke of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz leads all rebounders with 7.1 boards per game.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul’s Nick Calathes dished 12 assists in this round. Codi Miller-McIntyre of Baskonia leads the overall standings with 7.3 dimes per contest.

Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne recorded a round-high 4 steals. His teammate Paris Lee ranks first overall in steals with 1.8 per game.

Jordan Mickey of Virtus Segafredo Bologna had 3 blocks, more than anyone else in Round 27. Vincent Poirier of Real is this season's leader in blocks with 1.7 per game.

Vesely (19 points, 10 rebounds) and Calathes (11 points, 12 assists) are the only players who posted a double-double in Round 27.

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