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Wade Baldwin's career-best performance against ASVEL garnered the American guard MVP honors for Round 30.

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With a historic performance that vaulted his team two places higher in the standings, Wade Baldwin of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv more than earned the MVP honor for EuroLeague Round 30.

Wade Baldwin IV

Team:Maccabi Playtika Tel AvivPosition:SGAge:27Height:193 cmWeight:92 kgBirth place:New Jersey, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

Baldwin scored 30 points and dished 10 assists as Maccabi shook off visiting LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 98-90 on Tuesday. He made 9 of 15 two-point shots, 1 of 2 threes and 9 of 10 free throws while also grabbing 5 rebounds and 2 steals. With the victory, Maccabi jumped from ninth to seventh place over Tuesday losers Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Baldwin's resulting performance index rating of 46 was not only his career best, but the highest in the EuroLeague for more than three years and for Maccabi since 2006. He tied the great Nikola Vujcic for Maccabi's second-best PIR this century, both of them just 1 PIR point behind club record-holder Anthony Parker with 47. Baldwin also became just the 17th player to earn seven or more MVP of the Round awards.

In the same game, ASVEL center Youssoupha Fall combined for 17 points and 12 rebounds for a PIR of 31, the second-best of Round 30.

Mathias Lessort of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens came next with a PIR of 30 based on his 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in a 76-89 road win at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. His teammate Kostas Sloukas, author of 17 points and 10 assists in the win at Zvezda, followed with a PIR of 29.

Two players tied for Round 20’s fifth-best PIR with 28 each. Bruno Caboclo of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade posted an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double in an 87-83 home win over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. His PIR was matched by Mario Hezonja of Real Madrid, whose 22 points and 8 rebounds helped topple host ALBA Berlin, 79-86.

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