Guerschon Yabusele earns Round 2 MVP honors with career-high performance / News - Basketnews.com

Guerschon Yabusele had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and a career-high 39 PIR in an away win vs. Anadolu Efes.

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Guerschon Yabusele ignited the offensive engines of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague defending champion Real Madrid in a resounding 80-103 road win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul to earn the MVP honor for Round 2.

Player of the Game EFF 39 Guerschon Yabusele Points 22 Accuracy 6-7 Rebounds 8 Assists 4

Yabusele posted a career-high performance index rating of 39, which is also the highest by any EuroLeague player through two rounds this season.

Yabusele finished the game with 22 points while making 3 of 4 two-point shots, including his only miss, alongside perfect 3-for-3 three-point and 7-for-7 free-throw shooting. He also posted 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals while drawing 4 personal fouls.

Yabusele did most of that work in the first quarter, when he had 16 points and 5 rebounds. For Yabusele, who is in his fifth EuroLeague season and has 99 appearances in the competition, this is his second MVP of the Round honor.

The two next best Round 2 performances came from Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade players, Zach LeDay and James Nunnally. In a 62-88 road win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, LeDay had a 27 PIR after posting 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, and a steal.

Nunnally had a 26 PIR, collecting 17 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, and a steal.

Rounding out the list of this week's top performers are Real point guard Facundo Campazzo and FC Bayern Munich's Leandro Bolmaro, each with a PIR of 24.

Campazzo had 15 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds, while Bolmaro had 19 points, 3 steals, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in a road loss against Panathinaikos Athens.

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