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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague RS - Round 27 MVP: Vasilije Micic, Anadolu Efes Istanbul

A great performance in a record-breaking showdown saw Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul earn the MVP of Round 27 distinction in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Micic led Efes to a 109-77 home victory against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in which his team downed 22 three-pointers to set a new all-time EuroLeague record. He finished the game with 20 points by making 3 of 4 two-point shots, 4 of 5 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws. He added 10 assists with no turnovers and 4 fouls drawn for a PIR of 30, the highest in Round 27. This is Micic's second MVP of the Round award this season and his eighth overall. In Round 15, he shared MVP honors with Mike James of AS Monaco. Following Micic, Aaron White of Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade had a PIR of 27 in a losing effort against one of his former teams, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens. White finished the game with 14 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 6 fouls drawn. Next, Alpha Diallo of AS Monaco led his team to a 92-78 victory against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul with a PIR of 26. Diallo had 24 points on 7-for-9 two-point and 3-for-5 three-point shooting, adding 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 fouls drawn. Nemanja Nedovic of Panathinaikos and Dontas Motiejunas of Monaco, with PIRs of 25, completed the top individual performances in Round 27.

Individual highs: Nemanja Nedovic, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, 25 points

Nemanja Nedovic of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens led all scorers in Round 27, getting 25 points against Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade. Nikola Mirotic of FC Barcelona stays atop the scorers’ table at 16.8 points per game. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid and Aaron White of Zvezda led all rebounders by pulling down 12 against Zalgiris Kaunas and Panathinaikos, respectively. Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos is first overall at 7.7 rebounds per night. Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul dished 10 assists in his team's victory against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. Lorenzo Brown of UNICS Kazan continues leading the overall standings at 6.1 assists per game. Eight players – Scottie Wilbekin of Maccabi, his teammate Derrick Williams, Paulius Jankunas of Zalgiris, Dylan Osetkowski of ASVEL, Sehmus Hazer and Devin Booker of Fenerbahce, Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus and Nicolo Melli of AX Armani Exchange Milan – each collected 3 steals in this round. John Brown of UNICS is the runaway leader in steals at 2.8 per game. Tavares, DyShawn Pierre of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, Bryant Dunston of Efes and his teammate Adrien Moerman each had 2 blocks in Round 27. Tavares leads the EuroLeague in blocks at 1.9 per game. Micic and Tavares each registered a double-double in Round 27.

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