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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season - Round 29 MVP: Josh Nebo, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

Josh Nebo had a night that’ll remember for a long time in Round 29, earning MVP of the Round honors after playing a key role as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv overturned an 18-point deficit to defeat Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 80-84 at Stark Arena.

The 26-year-old posted 18 points, shooting 7-of-9 from the field and 4-of-5 on free throws, in addition to grabbing a season-high 13 rebounds. Of those 13 boards, a career-best 8 came on the offensive end. Nebo also had 1 assist and 3 blocks. Altogether, he accumulated a career-high 33 PIR, the best of any player in Round 29, to secure his second-ever MVP honor. His previous MVP prize came back in Round 15, when he shared the award with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan’s Shavon Shields and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade’s Kevin Punter. A Maccabi player has been MVP of the Round five times this season: Nebo twice, Wade Baldwin twice (Rounds 20 and 23), and Bonzie Colson once (Round 18).

Brandon Davies of Valencia Basket has this round’s second-best PIR, 29. He achieved that mark in a 118-88 defeat at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, in which he recorded 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Three players achieved a 27 PIR, the third-best mark in Round 29: LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne’s Deshaun Thomas, Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz’s Chima Moneke and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan’s Nikola Mirotic. Baskonia ended up beating Milan 88-73, with Moneke posting 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, compared to 21 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block for Mirotic. Thomas had 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block as ASVEL defeated Anadolu Efes Istanbul 84-80.

Individual highs: Tyler Dorsey, Fenerbahce, 28 points

Tyler Dorsey of Fenerbahce led all scorers in Round 29 with his season high of 28 points. Mike James of AS Monaco is the EuroLeague scoring leader with 19.3 points per game.

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens forward Dinos Mitoglou pulled down 16 rebounds, more than anyone else in this round. Maccabi’s Josh Nebo is the league leader in this statistic, averaging 7.0 boards per night.

Fenerbahce’s Nick Calathes and ASVEL’s Nando De Colo both dished 9 assists, the most in Round 29. Baskonia’s Codi Miller-McIntyre leads the league with 7.3 dimes per contest.

Two players had 4 steals in this round: Donta Hall of AS Monaco and Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos Piraeus. ASVEL’s Paris Lee tops the steals charts with 1.8 per game.

Nebo and Milan’s Johannes Voigtmann led all players this round with 3 blocks apiece. Real Madrid center Vincent Poirier leads the EuroLeague in blocks, averaging 1.6 per night.

Nebo (18 points, 13 rebounds) and Mitoglou (11 points, 16 rebounds) were the two players who achieved a double-double in Round 29.

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