Dzanan Musa wins his first MVP of the EuroLeague Round / News - Basketnews.com

Musa had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 31 PIR in a win against EA7 Emporio Armani in Milan.

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A career-best performance in a winning effort during Real Madrid's 77-83 road victory against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan has seen Dzanan Musa earn MVP of the Round honors for the first time.

Dzanan Musa

MIN:24.36PTS:14.17 (63.38%)REB:2.67As:2.33ST:0.5BL:0.17TO:1.67GM:6ProfileEuroLeague2022/2023

Musa had a performance index rating of 31, the highest in his 20-game EuroLeague career. He had personal bests of 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, too. Musa hit 4-of-4 two-pointers, 5-of-8 three-pointers, and 2-of-3 free throws, as well as drawing 3 fouls.

Next behind Musa were Mathias Lessort of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and Nicolas Laprovittola of FC Barcelona, as they both had a PIR of 28.

Lessort came up big in his team's 89-91 road victory against Panathinaikos Athens, finishing the game with 15 points on 5-of-7 two-pointers, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Laprovittola had 26 points on 5-for-8 three-point shooting, with 7 assists and 2 steals, in his team's 81-80 win over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.

Rounding out the list of the top performers in Round 6 with PIRs of 27 are Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus and Filip Petrusev of Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade.

Vezenkov posted 20 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals in an 82-83 loss against Valencia Basket, while Petrusev had 16 points plus 12 rebounds and 4 assists in an 85-77 loss at AS Monaco.

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