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Codi Miller-McIntyre combined his historic triple-double performance in Baskonia's win over ASVEL with the Round 26 MVP accolade.

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A truly historic performance in a winning effort has seen Codi Miller-McIntyre of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz claim Round 26 MVP honors with a career-high PIR of 42.

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Miller-McIntyre led Baskonia to a 94-80 home victory over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. He broke the EuroLeague's all-time assist record, dishing a career-best 20. Facu Campazzo and Stefan Jovic shared the previous record with 19 assists apiece.

He added 11 points and a personal-high 11 rebounds to become just the third-ever EuroLeague player with a triple-double after Nick Calathes and Nikola Vujcic. Miller-McIntyre also set another all-time record for the most assists in a half, having had 12 before halftime. This is his second MVP of the Round honor this season, as he previously earned Round 8 MVP honors with a PIR of 29.

Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Wade Baldwin of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Yago Dos Santos of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade each had a PIR of 32 in Round 26. Larkin led Efes to a 105-91 win over Maccabi with 22 points on 4-of-7 two-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, in addition to having 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 fouls drawn. In that game, Baldwin amassed 26 points, 5 assists and 10 fouls drawn.

Dos Santos posted 21 points, 3 rebounds, 14 assists and 6 fouls drawn in his team's 91-93 home loss against Zalgiris Kaunas. Shavon Shields of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and his teammate Nikola Mirotic, each with a PIR of 29 in an 81-76 victory over Real Madrid, complete the top individual performances in Round 26.

Shavon Shields of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan was Round 26's top scorer with 27 points. Mike James of AS Monaco is this season's leading scorer with 19.4 points per night.

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