Guduric receives first MVP of the Round award in 7-season EuroLeague career / News - Basketnews.com

Marko Guduric had 25 points, 7 assists, and a career-high 35 PIR in a win against Partizan.

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Outstanding individual performance in a good-as-gold road victory allowed Marko Guduric of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to earn Regular Season Round 25 MVP honors with a performance index rating of 35.

Player of the Game EFF 35 Marko Guduric Points 25 Accuracy 7-10 Rebounds 2 Assists 7

Guduric lived a night of multiple emotions as Fenerbahce returned to action for the first time since the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria, leading his team to a thrilling 94-97 road win in front of more than 19,000 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade fans at Stark Arena.

Playing in his home country in a black jersey chosen by Fenerbahce to honor the earthquake victims, Guduric had the best night of his 197-game EuroLeague career, scoring 25 points on 4-for-5 three-point shooting and dishing a career-high 7 assists on the way to a new personal-high performance index rating of 35, the highest in Round 26.

This marks Guduric's first MVP honor in his seven EuroLeague seasons to date.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv guard Lorenzo Brown celebrated his return from injury by leading his side to a 90-82 home win over FC Bayern Munich, with team highs of 27 points and a 33 PIR. He also posted 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Rokas Giedraitis of Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz amassed a PIR of 31 in his team's 88-83 road loss against Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Giedraitis had 25 points on 6-of-6 two-pointers, as well as 7 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals, and 7 fouls drawn.

Mathias Lessort of Partizan, with a PIR of 30, and Maodo Lo of ALBA Berlin, who had a PIR of 27, complete the top individual performances in Round 25.

Lessort had a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double, in addition to 2 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks in Partizan's defeat to Fenerbache, while Lo recorded 24 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 72-87 road win at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade.

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