Edy Tavares wins EuroLeague Round 18 MVP honors / News - Basketnews.com

Coming close to his career-best tally, Edy Tavares helped Real Madrid get an easy win over Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and won himself another weekly MVP award.

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A dominant display in a 20-point road victory at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade has seen Edy Tavares of Real Madrid earn MVP of the Round honors in Round 18 of the EuroLeague Regular Season.

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Tavares finished with a 17-point, 12-rebound double-double in Los Blancos' 59-79 win at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall, which saw his team retain its place as co-leader in the standings.

As well as going 7/8 from two-point range and 3/4 from the free-throw line, Tavares was particularly active on the boards, with 7 of his 12 rebounds coming on the offensive end.

What's more, he dished 3 assists, made 4 blocks, and drew 7 fouls en route to his PIR of 35, one point below the career-high 36 PIR that he set against Panathinaikos OPAP Athens on December 15, 2020.

This is the fourth time in his 180-game career in the EuroLeague that Tavares has secured the MVP of the Round distinction.

The next best PIR, 31, belongs to LCLC ASVEL Villeurbanne center Youssoupha Fall.

Despite his team losing 75-83 at home to FC Barcelona, Fall scored a season-high 23 points on 9/12 two-point shooting, while he also went 5/6 from the charity stripe. He paired those points with 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 6 fouls drawn.

Rounding out the top three best performers in Round 18 is Nigel Hayes-Davis of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.

During his team's 88-94 overtime win at Panathinaikos Athens, he scored a season-best 24 points after shooting 6-of-7 on two-pointers, 3/5 on triples, and 3/4 on free throws. In addition, he grabbed 4 rebounds, recorded 2 assists, had 1 steal, and was fouled 7 times.

In fourth place is Virtus Segafredo Bologna guard Milos Teodosic, who had a PIR of 28 in his team's 77-87 loss at home to Zalgiris Kaunas.

Teodosic finished with 21 points, having gone 3/5 from inside the arc, 3/7 from three-point territory, and 6/6 from the free-throw line.

Like Tavares, he had a double-double after pairing his 21 points with a season-high 12 assists. Teodosic also recorded 2 rebounds, 1 steal, and 4 drawn fouls.

Mateusz Ponitka of Panathinaikos and Rolands Smits of Zalgiris are tied for fifth place, both of whom had a 26 PIR.

In the case of Ponitka, he reached this mark after having a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double, while he also had 3 assists, 1 steal, and 5 drawn fouls to his name. For Smits, he scored 17 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, dished 4 assists, and drew 4 fouls.

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