Georgios Papagiannis named EuroLeague's Round 34 MVP / News - Basketnews.com

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A stunning individual performance in a winning effort allowed Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens to earn Round 34 MVP honors with a performance index rating of 31.

Georgios Papagiannis

MIN:27.46PTS:9.87 (65.59%)REB:7.93As:0.8ST:0.73BL:1.67TO:1.27GM:30ProfileEuroLeague2021/2022

Papagiannis led Panathinaikos to a 59-62 road victory against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. He finished the game with 14 points on 6-for-8 two-point and 2-of-2 free-throw shooting, adding 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, and 4 blocks to amass a PIR of 31.

Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce and David Lighty of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne followed with PIRs of 29 each, but neither of their teams could win in Round 34.

Vesely had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 8 fouls drawn against Panathinaikos. Lighty had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 fouls drawn in his team's 80-81 home loss against AX Armani Exchange Milan.

Ognjen Jaramaz of FC Bayern Munich, with a PIR of 28, and Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul, who amassed a PIR of 27, completed the top individual performances in Round 34.

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