Mathias Lessort claims Round 21 MVP honors / News - Basketnews.com

Mathias Lessort's career night against AS Monaco won him Round 21 MVP honors. The French center tied his career high in points, while breaking other records.

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A career-best performance fromMathias Lessortduring Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens's 88-63 Round 21 win over AS Monaco has seen him earn the second MVP of the Round honor of his 116-game Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career.

Mathias Lessort

MIN:27.83PTS:13.76 (65.85%)REB:5.81As:0.9ST:0.95BL:0.67TO:2.05GM:21ProfileEuroLeague2023/2024

Lessort tied his career high with 23 points, making a career-best 9 two-pointers on 10 attempts. He also set a personal best with 5 assists, as well as collecting 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 7 drawn fouls en route to a career-high PIR of 42. This is Lessort's second-ever MVP of the Round honor – and both have come this season, having previously earned this accolade in Round 5.

The next-best PIR, 32, belongs to fellow All-EuroLeague big manWalter Tavaresof Real Madrid. Tavares posted 18 points and grabbed a club-record 19 rebounds, along with 2 assists, 2 blocks and 7 drawn fouls, in a 96-86 overtime win over Valencia Basket.

Darius Thompsonof Anadolu Efes Istanbul andNikola Milutinovof Olympiacos Piraeus each had a PIR of 31 in Round 21. Thompson led Efes to a 99-75 home victory over Virtus Segafredo Bologna with 26 points on 6-of-8 two-pointers, 4-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws, in addition to having 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 4 fouls drawn.

Milutinov recorded 12 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assist, 3 steals and 4 fouls drawn in his team's 80-69 road loss against Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.Dyshawn Pierreof Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, with a PIR of 29, completes the top individual performances in Round 21.

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