EuroLeague names Nico Laprovittola the MVP of Round 26 / News - Basketnews.com

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A big win against his former team in El Clasico allowed Nico Laprovittola of FC Barcelona to earn the Round 26 MVP honor, the first of his four-season Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career.

Player of the Game EFF 27 Nicolas Laprovittola Points 20 Accuracy 7-8 Rebounds 7 Assists 2

Laprovittola led Barcelona to a 68-86 victory against Real Madrid with a performance index rating of 27, the highest among winning players in this round.

He finished the game with 20 points on near-perfect shooting: 2 of 3 two-pointers, 5 of 5 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throw. Laprovittola added 7 rebounds – the highest total for either team – 2 assists and 4 fouls drawn for the third-best PIR of his career.

From the same game, Walter Tavares of Real had a PIR of 35, the highest in Round 26, but in a losing effort.

Tavares scored 25 points on 10-for-10 two-point and 5-for-6 free-throw shooting, adding 6 rebounds, an assist, a steal, and 5 fouls drawn.

Wade Baldwin of Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz also amassed a PIR of 27 in his team's road loss against AX Armani Exchange Milan. Baldwin had 16 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, a steal, and 7 fouls drawn.

Scottie Wilbekin of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul, each with a PIR of 25, completed the top individual performances in Round 26.

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