A stunning individual performance in a winning
effort allowed Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens to
earn Round 34 MVP honors with a performance index rating of 31.
Papagiannis led Panathinaikos to a 59-62 road victory against
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. He finished the game with 14 points on
6-for-8 two-point and 2-of-2 free-throw shooting, adding 12 rebounds,
an assist, 3 steals and 4 blocks to amass a PIR of 31. Jan Vesely of
Fenerbahce and David Lighty of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne followed with
PIRs of 29 each, but neither of their teams could win in Round 34.
Vesely had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and 8 fouls drawn against
Panathinaikos. Lighty had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 fouls
drawn in his team's 80-81 home loss against AX Armani Exchange Milan.
Read more here.
April 2, 2022 - Round 33 MVP: Shane Larkin, Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Shane
Larkin turned on his engines and rallied reigning champion Anadolu Efes
Istanbul from 15 points down to a playoff-clinching 87-77 win over
visiting ALBA Berlin on Friday night, and in the process earned the MVP
of the Round honor. It is the third such award of the season for
Larkin, and the 14th of his career, coming behind 28 points, which he
reached by making 4-of-9 two-point shots and 6-of-11 threes. Larkin
also had 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, as well as 5 drawn fouls
for a performance index rating of 35, the highest in Round 33. The next
best PIR, 30, belonged to a pair of centers, Ante Zizic of Maccabi
Playtika Tel Aviv and Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos OPAP
Athens. Zizic paced Maccabi to a playoff-clinching 94-73 win over LDLC
ASVEL Villeurbanne with a career-high 24 points, on 8-for-10
two-pointers, along with 5 rebounds and 2 assists, while Papagiannis
scored 18 points in an 87-86 upset win over Real Madrid. Read more here.
March 31, 2022 - Round 33
31 March 2022
UNICS Kazan VS Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens VS Real Madrid 87-86
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv VS LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 94-73
AX Armani Exchange Milan VS AS Monaco 63-72
1 April 2022
Zenit St Petersburg VS CSKA Moscow
Anadolu Efes Istanbul VS ALBA Berlin 87-77
Olympiacos Piraeus VS FC Barcelona 73-66
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz VS Zalgiris Kaunas 96-79
FC Bayern Munich VS Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 82-57
Sasha
Vezenkov powered Olympiacos Piraeus to an 80-94 win at LDLC ASVEL
Villeurbanne that assured the Reds home-court advantage in the playoffs
and earned him another MVP of the Round honor. Vezenkov scored 18
points by making 6 of 9 two-point shots and 2 of 5 three-pointers. He
pulled down 10 rebounds, for the only double-double of Round 23. He
also posted 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 fouls drawn. Vezenkov's
performance index rating of 26 topped all winning players in Round 32,
marking his second MVP honor this season and the fourth of his career.
The highest-rated performance in Round 32 belonged to Vasilije Micic of
Anadolu Efes Istanbul, who had a PIR of 28 in a loss against AX Armani
Exchange Milan. Micic scored 27 points to go with 5 assists, 2 rebounds
and drew 5 fouls. Three players – Keenan Evan of Maccabi Playtika Tel
Aviv and ALBA Berlin duo of Luke Sikma and Maodo Lo – compiled PIRs of
23 each to complete the list of Round 32's top performers. Read more here.
March 24, 2022 - Round 32
24 March 2022
UNICS Kazan VS Panathinaikos OPAP Athens Anadolu Efes Istanbul VS AX Armani Exchange Milan 77-83 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv VS Real Madrid 75-74 FC Bayern Munich VS Zenit St Petersburg
25 March 2022
CSKA Moscow VS Zalgiris Kaunas AS Monaco VS Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 78-68 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne VS Olympiacos Piraeus 80-94 ALBA Berlin VS Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 74-70 FC Barcelona VS Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul88-67
March 24, 2022 - Round 31 co-MVPs: Micic, Efes and Sant-Roos, Panathinaikos
Vasilije
Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Howard Sant-Roos of Panathinaikos
OPAP Athens shared Round 31 MVP honors, each with a PIR of 29. Micic
led Efes to a 93-90 comeback victory against Real Madrid. He finished
the game with 29 points on 6-of-11 two-point shooting, 3-of-6 shots
from downtown and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Micic added 3
rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 5 fouls drawn for that PIR of 29.
Sant-Roos helped Panathinaikos register an 80-67 home win over FC
Bayern Munich. He had 15 points on 3-of-4 two-point shooting, 1-of
2-from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 on free throws, while registering 9
rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of
29. It is Micic's ninth MVP of the Round, which is tied for fourth on
the all-time list, which is led by Nando De Colo (16). Read more here.
March 22, 2022 - Round 31
22 March 2022
Zenit St Petersburg VS UNICS Kazan Anadolu Efes Istanbul VS Real Madrid 93-90 ALBA Berlin VS FC Barcelona 79-95 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens VS FC Bayern Munich 80-67 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv VS AX Armani Exchange Milan 75-58
23 March 2022
Zalgiris Kaunas VS LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 68-72
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade VS CSKA Moscow
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz VS Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 77-62
AS Monaco VS Olympiacos Piraeus 92-72
March 19, 2022 - Round 30 MVP: Wade Baldwin, Baskonia
Wade
Baldwin of Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz flirted with a triple-double
on his way an outstanding performance in a winning effort, allowing him
to earn the MVP honor for Round 30. Baldwin led Baskonia to an 85-68
victory against ALBA Berlin, finishing the game with 19 points while
making 4 of 8 two-pointers, 1 of 3 three-pointers and 5 of 6 free
throws. He added 7 rebounds, 10 assists, a steal and 6 fouls drawn for
a performance index rating of 29, the highest in Round 30. As such,
Baldwin earned his second MVP of the Round honor this season – he also
did it in Round 17 – and the third of his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
career. Following him, Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos OPAP
Athens posted a PIR of 26 in his team's 101-73 road loss against
Olympiacos Piraeus. Papagiannis had 18 points on 9-for-13 two-point
shooting, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal and 2 blocks. Moustapha Fall
of Olympiacos and Tyler Cavanaugh of Zalgiris Kaunas came next, with
PIRs of 25 each. Read more here.
March 16, 2022 - Round 30
Real Madrid hosts LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne on
Thursday as two of the deepest, most athletic frontcourts in the
competition go face to face. Real went on a four-game losing streak in
which it failed to score 70 points in any of those games, including an
all-time EuroLeague club low of 47 against Zalgiris Kaunas. Real
bounced back by scoring 92 points in its overtime home win against AX
Armani Exchange Milan. It shot 10 of 27 from downtown (37.0%) after
shooting the ball horribly in those four losses, combining for 18 of
104 from beyond the arc (17.3%). Read more here.
17 March 2022
UNICS Kazan VS Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
CSKA Moscow VS AS Monaco
Zalgiris Kaunas VS Anadolu Efes Istanbul 71-85
Olympiacos Piraeus VS Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 101-73
Real Madrid VS LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 70-58
18 March 2022
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul VS Zenit St Petersburg
AX Armani Exchange Milan VS FC Bayern Munich
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz VS ALBA Berlin 85-68
FC Barcelona VS Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 82-70
March 12, 2022 - Round 29 MVP: Maodo Lo, ALBA Berlin
Maodo
Lo was near-unstoppable in leading ALBA Berlin to a resounding 90-75
win over Olympiacos Piraeus on Thursday night, and in the process he
picked up the first MVP of the Round award of his career. Lo scored a
career-high 27 points, making 5-of-6 two-pointers and 5-of-6
three-pointers. He tied his season-high with 7 assists, and also pulled
down 5 rebounds and had 1 steal. His career-high performance index
rating of 34 topped all players in Round 29. Edgaras Ulanovas of
Zalgiris Kaunas had a career-high 33 PIR in a come-from-behind 91-84
win over FC Barcelona. The Zalgiris forward collected 16 points, 9
rebounds, a career-high 6 steals and 2 blocks. The next best PIR, 32,
belonged to AS Monaco guard Mike James who compiled 27 points, 6
assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal in a win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
Read more here.
March 9, 2022 - Round 29
Real Madrid is knee-deep in a worrying slump, having
lost four in a row as a result of an offensive crisis which has seen
the team fail to score more than 68 points in any of those games.
Tuesday’s loss at Zvezda made the problems plain to see, with Real only
scoring 22 field goals on 65 attempts (33.8%) with just two players
scoring more than 8 points. Read more here.
10 March 2022
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul VS CSKA Moscow
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade VS Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 84-77
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne VS Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 69-72
ALBA Berlin VS Olympiacos Piraeus 90-75
Real Madrid VS AX Armani Exchange Milan 92-88
11 March 2022
Zenit St Petersburg VS Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
Zalgiris Kaunas VS FC Barcelona 91-84
AS Monaco VS Anadolu Efes Istanbul 102-80
FC Bayern Munich VS UNICS Kazan
March 6, 2022 - Round 28 MVP: Dante Exum, FC Barcelona
Just
a few days after extending his contract with FC Barcelona until the end
of the season, Dante Exum made good on that decision with an individual
performance in a home win against AS Monaco that earned him the MVP
honor for Round 28. Having played just 12 EuroLeague games in his
career, it comes as no surprise that his performance included several
personal bests for Exum, including a performance index rating of 31,
the highest of all Turkish Airlines EuroLeague players in Round 28.
Other new highs for Exum were 22 points and 30 minutes played. His
performance was completed with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 fouls drawn.
Augustine Rubit of FC Bayern Munich followed with a PIR of 27 in an
88-98 losing effort against Olympiacos Piraeus. Rubit had 18 points, 5
rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn. Josh Nebo of Zalgiris
Kaunas amassed a PIR of 26 in his team’s road loss against ALBA Berlin.
Nebo finished the game with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
and 5 fouls drawn. Mike James of AS Monaco and Luka Mitrovic of Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade, each with a PIR of 24, complete the top individual
performances in Round 28. Read more here.
February 24, 2022 - Round 27
In a clash between two teams riding high after
lifting their respective domestic cups on Sunday, Olympiacos Piraeus
hosts AX Armani Exchange Milan in Round 27 on Thursday. After a rough
patch in which the Reds lost four in a row, Olympiacos seems to be back
on track. Coach Bartzokas’s men won their last two games, including a
tough clash against the reigning champs, before beating archrival
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens in the Greek Cup final. Read more here.
February 24, 2022
Anadolu Efes Istanbul VS Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 109-77
FC Bayern Munich VS CSKA Moscow
Zalgiris Kaunas VS Real Madrid 68-47
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz VS UNICS Kazan
Olympiacos Piraeus VS AX Armani Exchange Milan 67-58
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne VS ALBA Berlin 80-82
February 25, 2022
Zenit St Petersburg VS FC Barcelona
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens VS Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade
AS Monaco VS Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
February 10, 2022 - Round 26
10 February 2022
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs Olympiacos Piraeus 85-87
Zenit St Petersburg vs ALBA Berlin 67-76
Zalgiris Kaunas vs AS Monaco 83-82
CSKA Moscow vs Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 75-84
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs AX Armani Exchange Milan 78-89
11 February 2022
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs UNICS Kazan
FC Bayern Munich vs Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid
February 5, 2022 - Round 25 MVP: Nikola Milutinov, CSKA Moscow
A
stellar performance in a victorious effort allowed Nikola Milutinov to
earn the MVP honor for Round 25. Milutinov led CSKA to a 91-72 home win
over ALBA Berlin with a performance index rating of 36, the highest of
all players in Round 25. He finished the game with 21 points on
7-for-10 two-point and 7-for-8 free-throw shooting. Milutinov added 11
rebounds, 2 steals, a block and 7 fouls drawn for his PIR total. It
marked his second MVP honor of this season – he had a PIR of 28 in
Round 23 – and the sixth of his career. Coming next, Marcos Knight of
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne had a career-high PIR of 30 in his team's 78-72
road loss against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Knight had personal bests of
21 points and 12 rebounds, hitting 8 of 11 two-pointers and drawing 3
fouls. Scottie Wilbekin of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Luke Sikma of
ALBA Berlin each had a PIR of 25. Wilbekin posted 20 points, 2
rebounds, 3 assists and 7 fouls drawn in a losing effort against FC
Bayern Munich, while ALBA could not beat CSKA Moscow in the Russian
capital despite Sikma's 15 points, 9 rebounds, a block and 9 fouls
drawn. Marko Guduric of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Nikola Ivanovic of
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, with PIRs of 24, completed the top
individual performances in Round 25. Read more here.
January 29, 2022 - Round 23 MVP: Nikola Milutinov, CSKA Moscow
Nikola
Milutinov earned the MVP honor for Round 23 after anchoring CSKA
Moscow's 75-86 road win in a Russian derby against UNICS Kazan on
Friday night. CSKA center scored 17 points on 6-for-7 two-point
shooting. He also collected 7 rebounds, including 4 on the offensive
glass, and had 2 blocks and 2 assists while drawing 8 personal fouls.
Milutinov finished the game with a performance index rating of 28, the
highest among players on winning teams in Round 23, marking his fifth
career MVP of the Round honor. This round's highest PIR, 29, belongs to
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne center Youssoupha Fall who matched his
career-high with 20 points on 8-for-10 two-point shooting in a loss
against FC Barcelona. Fall also had 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.
Two players with PIRs of 27 each, Alex Poythress of Zenit St Petersburg
and Guerschon Yabusele of Real Madrid, came next. Poythress collected a
career-best 21 points plus 9 rebounds in a win over Anadolu Efes
Istanbul, while Yabusele has 18 points and 10 rebounds in a
double-overtime road win against AS Monaco. Rounding out the list of
this round's top performers is UNICS playmaker Lorenzo Brown, who had
21 points, 9 assists and 3 rebounds for a PIR of 26. Read more here.
January 26, 2022 - Round 23
Four make-up games from recent postponements start
the week on Tuesday and Wednesday leading up to Round 23 on Thursday
and Friday. It's a particularly huge week for in-form UNICS Kazan,
which travels to Real Madrid on Tuesday and hosts CSKA Moscow three
days later. Round 23 tips off on Thursday with a key battle in the race
for the playoffs. Zenit claimed an impressive 79-90 win at Efes earlier
in the season behind outstanding shooting percentages – 64.5% from
two-point range and 45.2% from deep – and will need similar efficiency
to overcome the champs again. Read more here.
FC Bayern Munich vs. ALBA Berlin 62-56
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 65-58
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 75-63
AS Monaco vs. Real Madrid 84-90
UNICS Kazan vs. CSKA Moscow 75-86
FC Barcelona vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 84-71
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 72-76
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 76-67
January 23, 2022 - Round 22 MVP: Ante Zizic, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
With
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in a dire need of a win to snap its
eight-game losing streak, center Ante Zizic stepped up to lead the team
to an 84-69 win over the visiting Olympiacos Piraeus and earn the MVP
of Round 22 honor in the process. Zizic fell a point shy of his
career-best scoring night, finishing this contest with a game-high 23
points on 10-for-12 two-point shooting. The Maccabi big man also
collected 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block and an assist, while drawing 4
personal fouls to match his career-high performance index rating of 33.
Zizic is the first Maccabi player not named Scottie Wilbekin to win
this award in three years. Coincidentally, his first MVP honor came 16
years after his older brother Andrija won his only such award playing
for Olympiacos in Tel Aviv against Maccabi on January 5, 2006. They
become the second pair of brothers, after Ksystof and Darjus
Lavrinovic, to both earn MVP of the Round. Round 22's next-best PIRs of
30 each belonged to guards Maodo Lo of ALBA Berlin and Wade Baldwin of
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Lo's 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
and 2 assists weren't enough to prevent ALBA from losing at home,
74-89, to Real Madrid. Read more here.
January 20, 2022 - Round 22
When fans and pundits turn their thoughts to
potential winners of this season's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the
usual suspects are generally top of the list. Current leader and last
season's runner-up FC Barcelona will surely present a strong challenge,
as will fellow Spanish giant Real Madrid; CSKA Moscow, as always, will
be there or thereabouts, along with another of last May's Final Four
contestants, AX Armani Exchange Milan; reigning champion Anadolu Efes
Istanbul surely also possesses the potential to shrug off its current
lowly position and mount a serious title charge, and European
heavyweight Olympiacos Piraeus has shown solid consistency throughout
the season. Read more here.
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. FC Bayern Munich 77-84
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 69-67
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 82-81 CSKA Moscow vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan 57-67 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 84-69 ALBA Berlin vs. Real Madrid 74-89 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 73-67 Zenit St Petersburg vs. AS Monaco 77-86 UNICS Kazan vs. FC Barcelona 70-64
January 6, 2022 - Round 19
The first set of games in 2022 will take place on
Thursday and Friday with Round 19 offering a tempting selection of
clashes to mark the new year in style. Two teams hoping to spend the
second half of the season shooting up the standings go head to head in
the Serbian capital for Thursday's opening tip-off, with Crvena Zvezda
mts Belgrade (7-11) preparing to welcome Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
(7-10). Read more here.
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Zenit St Petersburg January 07, 2022 20:30 CET
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. AS Monaco
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Olympiacos Piraeus
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. FC Bayern Munich
CSKA Moscow vs. FC Barcelona
Real Madrid vs. UNICS Kazan
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
ALBA Berlin vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
January 1, 2022 - Round 18 MVP: Billy Baron, Zenit
Billy
Baron had a big night against his former team to lead Zenit St
Petersburg over Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade on Thursday night and in
doing so earned MVP of the Round honors for the first time in his
career. Baron erupted for 25 points on 5-of-9 three-point shooting and
dished 6 assists in a 76-80 victory in the Serbian capital. He also had
4 rebounds, 1 steal and drew 5 fouls in compiling a PIR of 30, which
was the highest among all players in winning teams in Round 18. The
scoring and PIR totals were both the second-highest of Baron’s
EuroLeague career. The highest PIR of the round was Scottie Wilbekin’s
31 for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in an 82-76 loss at AS Monaco.
Wilbekin scored 31 points and dished 4 assists for the Israeli champs.
John Brown III racked up a PIR of 28 in UNICS Kazan’s 75-67 victory
over Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Brown shined with 20 points on 8-of-13
shooting and 5 steals. Completing the list of top performers for the
round were Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz teammates Rokas Giedraitis
and Steven Enoch with 25 each. Giedraitis scored 20 and Enoch posted a
double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds in their 94-75 shellacking
of FC Barcelona. Read more here.
December 28, 2021 - Round 18
The closing action of 2021 in the Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, with the regular
season entering its second half as Round 18 roars into life. For the
second week in a row, the round will start one day early – on Wednesday
– to accommodate the end-of-year holidays, although two games
originally scheduled for the same night have been postponed due to the
current COVID-19 wave. That leaves two teams that are very much in need
of a victory, host AS Monaco and visiting Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv,
battling over one that could jump-start their seasons again. Read more here.
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. FC Barcelona 94-75
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. Zalgiris Kaunas
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. FC Bayern Munich
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Zenit St Petersburg 76-80
UNICS Kazan vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 75-67
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. ALBA Berlin
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. CSKA Moscow AS Monaco vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 82-76
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Real Madrid
December 24, 2021 - Round 17 MVP: Wade Baldwin IV, Baskonia
Wade
Baldwin IV of Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz earned Round 17 MVP honors
with a stellar performance in a winning effort. Baldwin led Baskonia to
a 76-81 road victory against one of his former teams, FC Bayern Munich,
with a career-high 30 points. He made 7 of 11 two-pointers, 4 of 7
three-pointers and all 4 of his free-throw attempts as well as 6
rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn for a PIR of 33.
Baldwin earned MVP of the Round honors for the second time in his
career; his first came with Bayern in Round 17 of the 2020-21 campaign.
Two more players - Lorenzo Brown of UNICS Kazan and Achille Polonara of
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - also had PIRs of 33 but their teams
registered respective losses against FC Barcelona and LDLC ASVEL
Villeurbanne. Brown tallied 27 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 7
fouls drawn against Barcelona. Polonara posted a double-double of 23
points and 11 rebounds against ASVEL. he made 6 of 8 two-pointers and 2
of 4 shots from downtown. Mike James of AS Monaco, with a PIR of 31,
and Chris Jones of ASVEL, who amassed a PIR of 30, complete the top
individual performances of Round 17. Read more here.
December 21, 2021 - Round 17
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season
reaches its midway point with Round 17, taking place a day earlier than
usual – on Wednesday and Thursday – due to end-of-year holidays in
several corners of Europe. One of the most passionately followed
sporting events in the world will offer its latest edition on Thursday
evening when Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (4-12) welcomes local rivals
Olympiacos Piraeus (11-5) for the Greek derby. Read more here.
Real Madrid vs. CSKA Moscow December 23, 2021 20:45 CET
FC Bayern Munich vs. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 76-81
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 65-84
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul December 23, 2021 21:00 CET
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 73-71
FC Barcelona vs. UNICS Kazan 111-109
ALBA Berlin vs. AS Monaco 92-84
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan December 22, 2021 19:00 CET
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 84-83
December 18, 2021 - Round 16 MVP: Shane Larkin, Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Shane
Larkin was back to his unstoppable self on Thursday night, leading
Anadolu Efes Istanbul to a big 78-92 road win over Maccabi Playtika Tel
Aviv to earn the MVP nod for Round 16. Larkin netted his 26 points and
made 6 of 7 three-pointers – both his season highs – while also
collecting 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 5 fouls drawn.
It all added up to a performance index rating of 37, the highest among
all players in Round 16, good for the 12th MVP of the Round honor of
his career. Behind him came Maodo Lo of ALBA Berlin, whose career highs
of 26 points and 34 PIR were not enough to avoid a 90-93 home loss to
CSKA Moscow. Round 16's third-best PIR, 32, belonged to FC Barcelona
forward Nikola Mirotic who collected 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists,
2 blocks and 1 steal in an 82-85 road win over Panathinaikos OPAP
Athens. The next-best performance came from Maccabi center Ante Zizic,
who accumulated a 31 PIR in his team's loss against Efes, scoring 23
points to go with 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. And the fifth-best
performance of the round belonged to Nando De Colo, who posted a 26 PIR
in leading Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to a 75-53 win over Bitci Baskonia
Vitoria-Gasteiz with 17 points, 7 assists and 6 steals. Read more here.
December 16, 2021 - Round 16
ALBA Berlin vs. CSKA Moscow 90-93
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 89-54
AS Monaco vs. Zenit St Petersburg 74-85
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. FC Bayern Munich 81-78
UNICS Kazan vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 66-53
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Real Madrid 73-75
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 78-92
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. FC Barcelona 82-85
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 75-53
December 16, 2021 - Round 15 co-MVPs: James, Monaco, and Micic, Efes
Vasilije
Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Mike James of AS Monaco shared the
Round 15 MVP honors after leading their teams to victory in the first
games of a double-round week with identical performance index ratings
of 31 each. Micic amassed 24 points on 5-for-8 two-point, 3-for-5
three-point and 5-for-5 free throw shooting in Efes's 87-72 home
victory against Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. He added 4 rebounds, 4
assists, 2 steals and 6 fouls drawn. James had a double-double of 20
points and 14 assists -- his new career high -- in Monaco's 98-107
overtime road win against Zalgiris Kaunas. James hit 6 of 11
two-pointers and 5 of 6 three-pointers while adding 5 rebounds and 7
fouls drawn. Next came Toko Shengelia of CSKA Moscow, whose PIR of 27,
based on 20 points and 6 rebounds, couldn't prevent his team's 67-88
home loss against UNICS Kazan. In the same game, UNICS forward Mario
Hezonja combined 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals for a
PIR of 26. Nando De Colo of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, Walter Tavares of
Real Madrid and Shane Larkin of Efes, with PIRs of 25 each, completed
the top performances in Round 15. Read more here.
December 13, 2021 - Round 15
December’s double-round week provides 18 quality
games all across the continent, with everything to play for as the race
for the playoffs heats up. Here’s your snapshot of the week ahead in
Rounds 15 and 16. After getting its season back on track with
back-to-back victories, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (5-9) heads into the
two-round week hoping that a pair of home games will provide another
opportunity to keep climbing the standings. First, on Tuesday evening,
Fenerbahce welcomes a Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (7-7) team that has
lost its early-season promise by suffering four consecutive losses.
Read more here.
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. FC Bayern Munich 83-60
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Zenit St Petersburg 61-71
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. AS Monaco 98-107
CSKA Moscow vs. UNICS Kazan 67-88
Real Madrid vs. ALBA Berlin 87-64
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 75-54
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. FC Barcelona 69-76
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 90-79
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 87-72
December 11, 2021 - Round 14 MVP: Nikola Mirotic, FC Barcelona
Nikola
Mirotic stepped up with a career-best performance against his former
team in one of basketball's greatest rivalries on Friday, leading FC
Barcelona to a 93-80 win over Real Madrid to earn the MVP honor of
Round 14. Mirotic set a new career-high with a performance index rating
of 39 and tied his career best in scoring with 31 points. In 29 minutes
on the floor, Mirotic went 4-for-4 on two-pointers, 3-for-6 on triples
and 14-for-15 at the free throw line. He completed a double-double with
a game-high 10 rebounds to go with 1 assist and 9 drawn fouls. This is
Mirotic's eighth MVP of the Round honor and second this season.
Following in second place was Nikola Milutinov, who ruled inside in
CSKA Moscow's 51-73 win at Zalgiris Kaunas. His 36 PIR, the second-best
of his career, came with 19 points on 8-for-9 two-point shooting and 12
rebounds. He also had a steal and a block, and 5 drawn fouls, in 26
minutes. Next, with a PIR of 35, came Jan Vesely who starred as
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul went on the road to beat Zenit St Petersburg
80-86. Vesely poured in 22 first-half points on the way to a
career-high 32, making 9 of 11 two-pointers and 2 of 3 threes. Read
more here.
December 8, 2021 - Round 14
El Clasico takes center stage in Round 14 of the
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season with FC Barcelona hosting
Real Madrid for a game which is also a battle for first place. The
first Clasico of the season has the added significance of being a
battle for first place as co-leader FC Barcelona (11-2) welcomes
archrival Real Madrid (11-2) on Friday night. The two Spanish giants
are in fine form with Barca grabbing an overtime win at Anadolu Efes
Istanbul last week in a rematch of the 2021 championship game, while
Real held its nerve to claim a last-second 72-70 victory over Maccabi
Playtika Tel Aviv and make it six wins in a row. Read more here.
FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid 93-80
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. ALBA Berlin 82-67
AS Monaco vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan 65-71
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. CSKA Moscow 51-73
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 91-66
FC Bayern Munich vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 83-71
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. UNICS Kazan 74-85
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 81-76
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 80-86
Olympiacos
Piraeus forward Sasha Vezenkov stepped up in late stages to lead his
team to an 84-87 overtime road win against UNICS Kazan and earn the
third MVP of the Round honor of his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career.
Vezenkov scored 11 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter and
overtime. He was 3-for-3 on two-pointers, 3-for-7 on threes, and made
all 7 free throws he tried. Vezenkov also pulled down 7 rebounds and
had a career-high 5 steals to go with 3 assists and 1 block. His
performance index rating of 36 was the highest of Round 13 and of any
Olympiacos player this season. The round's next-best PIR belonged to AS
Monaco guard Mike James, who posted an index rating of 33 in his team's
96-86 loss to host Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. James had 31 points, 4
assists, 4 steals, 2 rebounds and 9 drawn fouls. In that same game,
Fenerbahce center Jan Vesely had a PIR of 32, collecting 20 points, 10
rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Following them with an index rating
of 31 was Anadolu Efes Istanbul guard Vasilije Micic, who compiled 26
points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in a 93-95 overtime home loss to FC
Barcelona. Read more here.
December 1, 2021 - Round 13
December arrives with a bang as the current leader
travels to face the reigning champion in a rematch of last season's
title decider, highlighting the action in Round 13 of the Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague. There's no doubting the identity of the biggest
game of the week as standings leader FC Barcelona (10-2) travels to
face in-form reigning champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul (6-6) on Friday in
a rematch of last season's championship game. Read more here.
ALBA Berlin vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan 81-76
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. FC Barcelona 93-95
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 58-69
UNICS Kazan vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 84-87
Real Madrid vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 72-70
FC Bayern Munich vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 73-65
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 72-68
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. AS Monaco 96-86
CSKA Moscow vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 97-77
November 30, 2021 - MVP for November: Walter Tavares, Real Madrid
Looking
down on the competition is normal for Walter Tavares, one of the
tallest players in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history. The 2.20-meter
center, Euroleague Basketball's choice for MVP of November, now has
Real Madrid enjoying the view from the top, too. At the end of October,
Real was in the middle of nine teams who had won between four and six
games. A month later, Real now shares first place at 10-2 with
archrival FC Barcelona, both sitting two victories clear of the pack
barely 10 days ahead of their first El Clásico of the season. Tavares
played a central role in Real's stellar November surge. He posted
performance index ratings of 13 or more in all five victories,
ultimately leading Real for the month in total PIR (90), rebounds (35)
and blocks (9). He also scored the team's second-most points (56) while
hardly missing any shots all month long, finding the bottom of the
basket in 31 of his 40 attempts – all in less than 25 minutes per game.
With his near-perfect play during his team's perfect month, Tavares
stood heads above all EuroLeague players in November. Read more here.
November 28, 2021 - Round 12 MVP: William Howard, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
William
Howard of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne will never forget his Round 12
performance against AS Monaco. Howard led ASVEL to a thrilling 84-85
victory, burying the game-winning shot from almost midcourt and earning
the Round 12 MVP honor in the process. Howard finished the game with
career highs of 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and a performance
index rating of 33 that was the highest among all EuroLeague players
this round. He was also near-perfect while shooting in 3 of 5
two-pointers, 5 of 5 triples and 2 of 4 free throws. He topped it all
off with what was arguably one of the most spectacular game-winning
shots in competition history to claim the MVP of the Round honor for
the first time in his EuroLeague career. Georgios Papagiannis of
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens followed with a PIR of 31, his new
career-high, in a 70-64 home win over Zenit St Petersburg. Papagiannis
tied his personal best with 18 points, making 8-of-9 two points shots,
and also posted 13 rebounds and 4 blocks, both of them the second-best
totals of his career. Darrun Hilliard of FC Bayern Munich had a PIR of
30 in a road loss against his former team, CSKA Moscow. Read more here.
November 25, 2021 - Round 12
One of the most passionate club rivalries in world
basketball, the Istanbul derby, takes the stage for Thursday's Game of
the Week with much still to be learned this season about two
protagonists who've had an outsized influence on Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague in recent years. For the first time in six seasons under the
EuroLeague's round-robin format, neither host Fenerbache Beko Istanbul
nor visiting champions Anadolu Efes Istanbul occupy an eventual playoff
position in the standings at the one-third mark on the 34-game
calendar. Read more here.
FC Barcelona vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 96-73
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 72-93
AS Monaco vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 84-85
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. UNICS Kazan 78-98 Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Real Madrid 60-88 ALBA Berlin vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 91-86 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. Zenit St Petersburg 70-64 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 84-89 CSKA Moscow vs. FC Bayern Munich 77-74
November 22, 2021 - Round 11 MVP: Lorenzo Brown, UNICS Kazan
A
stunning individual performance in a winning effort allowed Lorenzo
Brown of UNICS Kazan to earn Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season
Round 11 MVP honors. Brown led UNICS to an 85-71 home victory against
ALBA Berlin with a PIR of 31. He finished the game with 21 points on
7-of-11 two-pointers, 2-of-4 three-pointers and 1-of-1 free throws,
tying his career high with 9 assists, along with 5 rebounds, 2 steals
and 3 fouls drawn. It was the first MVP of the Round award in his
career, and he became the fifth UNICS players to earn this honor, after
Vladimir Veremeenko, D'Or Fischer, Keith Langford - who did it three
times in a UNICS jersey - and Latavious Williams, the last UNICS player
to achieve it in 2017. Elsewhere, Kostas Sloukas of Olympiacos Piraeus
had a PIR of 29 in his team's home victory against Maccabi Playtika Tel
Aviv. Sloukas finished the game with 18 points on 8-of-8 free throws,
adding 3 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 9 fouls drawn. Nicolas
Laprovittola of FC Barcelona and Mario Hezonja of UNICS each had a PIR
of 28 in Round 11. Laprovittola tied a club record with 7
three-pointers made, and had 25 points and 7 rebounds in Barcelona's
60-80 win against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. Read more here.
November 18, 2021 - Round 11
Home-court advantage came to the fore in Round 10 –
the first of two rounds being played in the third week of November.
Only one team, Real Madrid, managed to win on the road while eight
other teams celebrated with their fans. Among the major highlights were
Zalgiris capturing its first win of the season, UNICS knocking off
top-ranked Milan and Barcelona surviving a thriller against CSKA. The
results left a three-way tie atop the standings between Milan,
Barcelona and Real with 8-2 records with Zenit and Maccabi, which both
won at home, one win behind. Read more here.
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. CSKA Moscow 74-80
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. FC Barcelona 60-80
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 90-73
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 86-75
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. AS Monaco 98-77
Zenit St Petersburg vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan 74-70
UNICS Kazan vs. ALBA Berlin 85-71
Real Madrid vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 79-67
FC Bayern Munich vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 81-78
November 18, 2021 - Round 10 MVP: Scottie Wilbekin, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Scottie
Wilbekin turned in a transcendent performance on Wednesday night to
lead Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv to a 95-84 victory over AS Monaco and
win MVP honors for Round 10 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season. Wilbekin set a career-high and tied a club record with 37
points. He made 7 of his 10 two-point shots, 6 of 12 shots from
downtown and 5 of 6 free throws. Wilbekin also dished 8 assists, swiped
2 steals and drew 4 fouls in compiling a performance index rating of
37, which was the highest of any player in the round. It marks the
third MVP of the round in Wilbekin’s career and his second this season.
Sharing the runner-up spot for Round 10 were Rodrigue Beaubois of
Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Jordan Loyd of Zenit St Petersburg, both with
PIRs of 33. Beaubois scored a career-high 29 points on 7-of-10
three-point shooting in an 88-69 victory over Olympiacos Piraeus. Loyd
racked up a season-high 25 points plus 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 5
steals in a 75-66 win over ALBA Berlin. Rounding out the round’s best
performances were Steven Enoch of Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and
Donta Hall of Monaco. Enoch helped his team defeat Crvena Zvezda mts
Belgrade 93-74 with 23 points, 11 rebounds and a PIR of 32. Hall posted
18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks for a PIR of 29. Read more here.
November 15, 2021 - Round 10
The games keep on coming with another two-round week
of action, featuring some epic battles between heavyweights of European
basketball. FC Barcelona (7-2) recovered from back-to-back losses in
impressive style last week, thrashing Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz to
remain perfect at home and stay in a share of second place. Similarly,
CSKA Moscow (5-4) shrugged off a three-game losing streak by grinding
out a gritty victory over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. Read more here.
FC Barcelona vs. CSKA Moscow 81-73
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. AS Monaco 95-84
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 88-69
Zenit St Petersburg vs. ALBA Berlin 75-66
UNICS Kazan vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan 97-71
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 93-74
FC Bayern Munich vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 71-63
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Real Madrid 74-87
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 76-69
November 14, 2021 - Round 9 MVP, Nikola Mirotic, FC Barcelona
On
the night he was presented with the MVP trophy for the month of
October, FC Barcelona forward Nikola Mirotic had one of the most
efficient games of his career as he led his team to a big 93-67 win
over Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and earned the MVP of the Round 9
honor in the process. Mirotic spent only 18 minutes and 20 seconds on
the floor on Thursday night, but still finished with 25 points, 8
rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Impressively, Mirotic knocked down 4
two-pointers and three-pointers apiece on perfect shooting, and also
made 5-of-6 free throws. He finished with a performance index rating of
37, tied for his career-best, and the highest in Round 9. In that same
game, Baskonia center Steven Enoch had a PIR of 35. He collected 22
points plus 8 rebounds, 1 block and 8 drawn fouls. The next best index
rating, 28, belongs to the 2020-21 EuroLeague MVP Vasilije Micic of
Anadolu Efes Istanbul. In a 63-90 road win over ALBA Berlin, Micic
shined with 19 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade forward Nikola Kalinic had a career-night in a
73-67 win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. Read more here.
November 10, 2021 - Round 9
Round 9 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague will see
five teams currently tied for second place attempt to maintain their
high position, while the sole leader faces a tough test on the road.
After a run of three consecutive heavy losses, Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
(3-5) will be looking for a reaction when it travels for an all-Spanish
League affair at FC Barcelona (6-2) on Thursday. Read more here.
Real Madrid vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 95-82
AS Monaco vs. FC Bayern Munich 94-71
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan 43-68
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 84-78
FC Barcelona vs. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 93-67
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. UNICS Kazan 72-74
ALBA Berlin vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 63-90
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 73-67
CSKA Moscow vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 74-73
November 7, 2021 - Round 8 MVP: Chris Jones, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
A
week after Elie Okobo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne took Round 7’s MVP
award, in Round 8 it was the turn of his teammate Chris Jones to step
into the spotlight as he excelled in an 85-82 home win over UNICS
Kazan. Jones scored a career-high 25 points with most of his success
coming inside, as he converted 8-of-10 two-point attempts. He also made
6-of-7 free throws and 1-of-4 three-pointers. The ASVEL guard added 3
rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal for a PIR of 27, the best of all
winning players this week. The two top individual performances in Round
8, though, came from players who ended up on the losing team. CSKA
Moscow’s Will Clyburn had a PIR of 34 in his team’s home loss to
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, combining 26 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and
2 blocked shots; and Mario Hezonja of UNICS contributed 27 points, 6
rebounds and 2 assists for a PIR of 29 in the loss to ASVEL. Derrick
Williams of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2
assists and 2 steals for a PIR of 26 in a road win over Bitci Baskonia
Vitoria-Gasteiz. Completing the list of the top performers in Round 8
are four players with PIR 23: Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce, Guerschon
Yabusele of Real Madrid, Tyler Dorsey of Olympiacos Piraeus and Luke
Sikma of ALBA Berlin. Read more here.
November 4, 2021 - Round 8
Round 8 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague roars
into action on Thursday and Friday with a selection of top-class games
including a meeting of the current co-leaders. After suffering their
first defeats of the season last week, co-leaders AX Armani Exchange
Milan and FC Barcelona (both 6-1) meet for a titanic tussle in the
Italian fashion capital on Thursday night. In addition to pitting the
competition's pace-setters, the game is also a rematch of last season's
thrilling semifinal when Cory Higgins struck a nerveless game-winner to
send Barcelona to the title game. Read more here.
FC Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid 76-80
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 69-87
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. AS Monaco 86-65
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. ALBA Berlin 71-79
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Zenit St Petersburg 79-90 AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. FC Barcelona 75-70 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. UNICS Kazan 85-82 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 81-48 CSKA Moscow vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 82-91
November 2, 2021 - MVP for October: Nikola Mirotic, FC Barcelona
Only
one team, FC Barcelona, made it through the first six rounds of the
regular season undefeated, and one player had the most to say about
that, do-it-all forward Nikola Mirotic, who is EuroLeague Basketball's
choice as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for October. Even in his
worst game of October, the sole one among seven in which his
performance index rating dipped to single digits, Mirotic was the hero,
making a buzzer-beater in traffic to seize the win. Otherwise, he was
as solid as solid gets, leading Barca in scoring and PIR in three more
victories and ranking second in one or the other category for the
team's remaining two wins. At month's end, Mirotic had amassed the
highest PIR total of all EuroLeague players, 144, and the fifth-most
points, 114, despite ranking 27th in minutes played. Read more here.
Elie
Okobo led LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne to a 70-84 road victory against
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, earning the Round 7 MVP honor in the
process. Okobo set a new ASVEL club record with 35 points. The French
powerhouse's previous scoring record in the competition belonged to Ali
Traore, who had 29 points against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul on October
28, 2009. Okobo buried 8-of-12 two-point shots, 5-of-7 three-pointers
and 4-of-4 free throws, adding 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5
fouls drawn for a PIR of 37. He stepped up when it mattered the most,
too, scoring 25 points in the second half, and 17 in the final 5
minutes, including back-to-back triples to seal the outcome down the
stretch. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid had the next best PIR, 28, in
his team's road loss against UNICS Kazan. Tavares had 15 points, 7
rebounds, 4 steals and a block. Luka Mitrovic of Crvena Zvezda mts
Belgrade recorded a PIR of 27 in a losing effort against AX Armani
Exchange Milan, recording 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, a
block and 7 fouls drawn. Cory Higgins of FC Barcelona, Donta Hall of AS
Monaco and Darrun Hilliard of FC Bayern Munich, each with a PIR of 26,
complete the list of top individual performances in Round 7. Read more here.
October 28, 2021 - Round 7
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 70-84
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 94-60
AS Monaco vs. CSKA Moscow 97-80
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 83-54
UNICS Kazan vs. Real Madrid 65-58
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 79-62
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. FC Barcelona 85-68
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 67-65
ALBA Berlin vs. FC Bayern Munich 69-82
His
sixth appearance in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game was one to
remember for Daryl Macon Jr., who positively shined in leading
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens to a resounding 95-69 victory over the
defending champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul, earning his first MVP of the
Round honor in the process. Macon posted a PIR of 38, the highest of
any player in Round 6 and tied for the season's best, after scoring 34
points on a club-record 9-for-12 three-point shooting. Those were the
only 3 shots that Macon missed all night; he made both of his two-point
attempts and 3 of 3 free throws, as well. He also collected 4 rebounds
and 3 assists in fewer than 26 minutes on the floor. Round 6's
second-best index rating, 29, belonged to Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Beko
Istanbul, who scored 24 points on 10-for-14 two-point shooting to go
with 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in a last-second home loss
against FC Barcelona Lassa. Next came Alpha Diallo of AS Monaco, whose
19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists for a PIR of 28 helped
beat visiting Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade by 70-62. Macon's
Panathinaikos teammate Georgios Papagiannis came next with 12 points,
10 rebounds and 3 blocks against Efes for a PIR of 25. Read more here.
October 26, 2021 - Round 6
The action keeps coming thick and fast with
October’s second two-round week, which will provide 18 games as the two
unbeaten leaders in the standings head on the road in their quest to
stay perfect. After suffering a narrow defeat in the final seconds to
Real Madrid last week, another major challenge is coming for Fenerbahce
Beko Istanbul (2-3) with the visit of another in-form Spanish
powerhouse FC Barcelona (5-0) on Tuesday night. Read more here.
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 95-69
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. CSKA Moscow 70-68
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Real Madrid 68-75
UNICS Kazan vs. Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 83-69
FC Bayern Munich vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan 83-77
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 76-62
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. ALBA Berlin 87-83
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. FC Barcelona 74-76
AS Monaco vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 70-62
October 24, 2021 - MVP of Round 5: Will Clyburn, CSKA Moscow
Forward
Will Clyburn stepped up and led CSKA Moscow to a come-from-behind 88-82
win over visiting Olympiacos Piraeus on Friday to pick up the team's
third MVP of the Round honor already this season. Clyburn scored 29
points, the second-highest total of his 145-game Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague career and the most he ever scored in a regular-season game.
Clyburn made 6 of 8 two-point shots, 3 of 8 threes and all 8 of his
free throws. He also collected a team-high 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and
drew 7 fouls for a performance index rating of 32, the highest among
players on winning teams in Round 5. This is the third MVP of the Round
honor in six EuroLeague seasons for Clyburn, whose injured teammate
Tornike Shengelia earned a pair earlier in this one. The highest PIR of
Round 5 came in the same game and belonged to Olympiacos guard Tyler
Dorsey, who had a performance index rating of 34. Dorsey scored a
career-high 32 points, netting 7 of 10 three-point shots in the
process. He also had 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the loss against CSKA.
Read more here.
October 21, 2021 - Round 5
Round 5 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season contains some high-powered matchups including repeats of two
recent championship games. A famous rivalry will resume in Friday’s
early tip-off between a pair of 3-1 teams currently tied for third
place as CSKA Moscow welcomes Olympiacos Piraeus in a rematch of the
2012 championship game - plus 2013, 2015 and 2017 semifinals - all won
by the Reds. Read more here.
FC Barcelona vs. Zenit St Petersburg 84-58
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. AS Monaco 78-66
CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 88-82
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. ALBA Berlin 63-78
Real Madrid vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 70-69
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 73-72
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 77-73
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. FC Bayern Munich 73-75
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. UNICS Kazan 71-68
October 16, 2021 - MVP of Round 4: Brandon Davies, FC Barcelona
After
a game-saving play that helped keep his team undefeated, FC Barcelona
center Brandon Davies waltzed to Round 4's MVP honor with a performance
index rating of 38, the highest by any Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
player so far this season. Davies matched career highs with 27 points
and 6 offensive rebounds among his 10 total boards while dishing 4
assists on the night. He made 10 of 15 two-point shots, including the
put-back of a teammate's miss with 2.7 seconds left in regulation that
pushed the game to overtime, where Barca defeated host AS Monaco 81-85.
After Davies came another center, Walter Tavares of Real Madrid, who
didn't miss a shot while scoring 17 points to go with 9 rebounds, 2
steals and 2 blocks for a 31 PIR in his team's 88-65 win over
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens. Luke Sikma of ALBA Berlin followed with a 29
PIR based on 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in a 76-80 home loss
to Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Will Thomas of Monaco came next, his 28
PIR coming with 15 points and 9 rebounds in the overtime loss to Barca.
And Alexey Shved's 25 PIR helped CSKA Moscow get its third straight win
despite serious injury woes, 78-76 over visiting Crvena Zvezda mts
Belgrade. Read more here.
October 14, 2021 - Round 4
Real Madrid vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 88-65
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 75-71 Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 83-68 AS Monaco vs. FC Barcelona 81-85 CSKA Moscow vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 78-76 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 85-93 ALBA Berlin vs. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 76-80 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. UNICS Kazan 80-41 Zenit St Petersburg vs. FC Bayern Munich 79-71
October 14, 2021 - Round 3 MVP: Tornike Shengelia, CSKA
Tornike
Shengelia continued his hot start to the season by leading CSKA Moscow
to a 77-67 Russian derby home win over Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday
to earn his second consecutive MVP of the Round honor. Shegelia's
performance index rating of 37 tied his career high after 187
EuroLeague games, and his 33 points and 10 two-pointers made were
personal bests, too. He made 10 of his 16 two-point attempts, 2 of 4
three-pointers and 7 of 11 free throws while drawing 7 fouls and
collecting 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. This is the sixth MVP of
the Round honor of Shengelia's career. He's the first player to win
back-to-back honors since Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul did it
an unprecedented four times in a row in January of 2020. Mike James of
AS Monaco followed with a PIR of 34 despite his team losing at Real
Madrid, 94-86. James combined 24 points with 10 assists, 3 rebounds and
3 steals. Maodo Lo of ALBA Berlin was next with a PIR of 27 based on
his 21 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in an 84-70 home win
over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Wrapping up the list of Round 3 top
performers were two players from that same game, Fenerbahce guard Nando
De Colo and ALBA forward Oscar Da Silva, each with PIRs of 26. In only
his second appearance in the competition, Read more here.
October 12, 2021 - Round 3
Six teams are undefeated, six more are winless and
six others hold 1-1 records ahead of Round 3, which will open the first
double-round week of the season. The action starts with six games on
Tuesday, tipping off in Kazan, Russia, and will wrap up with three
games Wednesday, including a battle between FC Barcelona and Olympiacos
Piraeus to stay undefeated. One team will get its first win of the
season on Tuesday when UNICS Kazan hosts FC Bayern Munich. UNICS
dropped to 0-2 on Friday when it lost in overtime to AS Monaco. Mario
Hezonja paced the UNICS attack with 17 points and leads the team with
15.5 points per game this season. Read more here.
FC Barcelona vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 79-78
Real Madrid vs. AS Monaco 94-86
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 73-61
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 81-79
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 83-72
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 75-73
ALBA Berlin vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 84-70
CSKA Moscow vs. Zenit St Petersburg 77-67
UNICS Kazan vs. FC Bayern Munich 73-70
On
the road against the reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champions,
CSKA Moscow forward Tornike Shengelia stepped up and led his team to a
thrilling 96-100 win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul, earning MVP of the
Round honors. Shengelia accumulated a performance index rating of 29,
the highest of all players in Round 2. He scored 23 points, his highest
in a CSKA uniform, making 5-of-5 two-point shots, 2-of-3 triples and
7-of-8 free throws. He also had 4 rebounds and 3 assists. This is fifth
MVP of the Round honor of Shengelia's career, and his first with CSKA,
which also had a player with the second best PIR of Round 2, with
Johannes Voigtmann's 27. Voigtmann had an all-round game with 17
points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Elsewhere, Cory Higgins of
FC Barcelona had a PIR of 25 in his team's road win at FC Bayern
Munich, scoring 16 points along with 5 assists and 2 steals. Rounding
out the list of this week's top performers are Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce
Beko Istanbul and Walter Tavares of Real Madrid. Both players found
themselves on the losing end of road games in Greece with an index
rating 24. Read more here.
October 6, 2021 - Round 2
Round 2 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season is highlighted by a showdown between the competition’s two most
recent champions, both of whom are looking to bounce back from defeat
in last week’s openers. There's no doubt about the big game of Round 2,
with the two most recent champions going head to head when 2019 winners
CSKA Moscow travel to reigning champ Anadolu Efes Istanbul. It is also
a key bounce-back game for both teams after they started the season
with disappointing defeats.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan 64-78
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Real Madrid 74-68
ALBA Berlin vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 67-71
Anadolu Efes Istanbul vs. CSKA Moscow 96-100
UNICS Kazan vs. AS Monaco 80-88
FC Bayern Munich vs. FC Barcelona 72-80
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 63-75
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 91-87
Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Zenit St Petersburg 64-70
October 3, 2021 - Round 1 MVP: Scottie Wilbekin, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
A
decisive performance in a narrow home victory has earned Scottie
Wilbekin of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv the MVP honor for Round 1 of the
new Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season! Wilbekin scored 13 of
his team's 15 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead free
throws with 29 seconds left, as Maccabi outlasted FC Bayern Munich
69-68. He finished the game with 28 points, matching his career-high
and outscoring any other Round 1 player, making 4 of 7 two-point shots,
4 of 6 threes and 8 of 8 free throws. With 3 assists, 3 steals and 6
fouls drawn, his performance index rating reached 32, the best among
winning players in Round 1 and the second-best of his 141 EuroLeague
career games. Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul had the week's
highest PIR, 35, but despite his 21 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, the
defending champs lost 82-69 at Real Madrid. Following Larkin came
Nikola Mirotic, whose perfect shooting night for 22 points in less than
18 minutes anchored FC Barcelona's blowout 96-64 home win over ALBA
Berlin. Read more here.
September 28, 2021 - Round 1
The wait is over. The 2021-22 Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague season is set to start with 18 teams fighting for the
continental crown. To get there, the eventual champion must first
survive the regular season – a round-robin, 34-game group stage. The
best eight teams will advance to the EuroLeague Playoffs, where the
battles will be even harder. Fans will be back in the stands, which
makes everything better! The regular season begins earlier than ever
with four games on Thursday, September 30, followed by five more on
Friday, October 1. Welcome back, EuroLeague fans!
FC Barcelona vs. ALBA Berlin 96-64
Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 75-50
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 88-76
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 61-57
UNICS Kazan vs. Zenit St Petersburg 69-70
Real Madrid vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 82-69
AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. CSKA Moscow 84-74
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv vs. FC Bayern Munich 69-68
AS Monaco vs. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 75-63
Shane
Larkin turned on his engines and rallied reigning champion Anadolu Efes
Istanbul from 15 points down to a playoff-clinching 87-77 win over
visiting ALBA Berlin on Friday night, and in the process earned the MVP
of the Round honor. It is the third such award of the season for
Larkin, and the 14th of his career, coming behind 28 points, which he
reached by making 4-of-9 two-point shots and 6-of-11 threes. Larkin
also had 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, as well as 5 drawn fouls
for a performance index rating of 35, the highest in Round 33. The next
best PIR, 30, belonged to a pair of centers, Ante Zizic of Maccabi
Playtika Tel Aviv and Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos OPAP
Athens. Zizic paced Maccabi to a playoff-clinching 94-73 win over LDLC
ASVEL Villeurbanne with a career-high 24 points, on 8-for-10
two-pointers, along with 5 rebounds and 2 assists, while Papagiannis
scored 18 points in an 87-86 upset win over Real Madrid. Read more 
Sasha
Vezenkov powered Olympiacos Piraeus to an 80-94 win at LDLC ASVEL
Villeurbanne that assured the Reds home-court advantage in the playoffs
and earned him another MVP of the Round honor. Vezenkov scored 18
points by making 6 of 9 two-point shots and 2 of 5 three-pointers. He
pulled down 10 rebounds, for the only double-double of Round 23. He
also posted 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 fouls drawn. Vezenkov's
performance index rating of 26 topped all winning players in Round 32,
marking his second MVP honor this season and the fourth of his career.
The highest-rated performance in Round 32 belonged to Vasilije Micic of
Anadolu Efes Istanbul, who had a PIR of 28 in a loss against AX Armani
Exchange Milan. Micic scored 27 points to go with 5 assists, 2 rebounds
and drew 5 fouls. Three players – Keenan Evan of Maccabi Playtika Tel
Aviv and ALBA Berlin duo of Luke Sikma and Maodo Lo – compiled PIRs of
23 each to complete the list of Round 32's top performers. Read more 
Vasilije
Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Howard Sant-Roos of Panathinaikos
OPAP Athens shared Round 31 MVP honors, each with a PIR of 29. Micic
led Efes to a 93-90 comeback victory against Real Madrid. He finished
the game with 29 points on 6-of-11 two-point shooting, 3-of-6 shots
from downtown and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Micic added 3
rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 5 fouls drawn for that PIR of 29.
Sant-Roos helped Panathinaikos register an 80-67 home win over FC
Bayern Munich. He had 15 points on 3-of-4 two-point shooting, 1-of
2-from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 on free throws, while registering 9
rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of
29. It is Micic's ninth MVP of the Round, which is tied for fourth on
the all-time list, which is led by Nando De Colo (16). Read more 
Wade
Baldwin of Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz flirted with a triple-double
on his way an outstanding performance in a winning effort, allowing him
to earn the MVP honor for Round 30. Baldwin led Baskonia to an 85-68
victory against ALBA Berlin, finishing the game with 19 points while
making 4 of 8 two-pointers, 1 of 3 three-pointers and 5 of 6 free
throws. He added 7 rebounds, 10 assists, a steal and 6 fouls drawn for
a performance index rating of 29, the highest in Round 30. As such,
Baldwin earned his second MVP of the Round honor this season – he also
did it in Round 17 – and the third of his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
career. Following him, Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos OPAP
Athens posted a PIR of 26 in his team's 101-73 road loss against
Olympiacos Piraeus. Papagiannis had 18 points on 9-for-13 two-point
shooting, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal and 2 blocks. Moustapha Fall
of Olympiacos and Tyler Cavanaugh of Zalgiris Kaunas came next, with
PIRs of 25 each. Read more 
Maodo
Lo was near-unstoppable in leading ALBA Berlin to a resounding 90-75
win over Olympiacos Piraeus on Thursday night, and in the process he
picked up the first MVP of the Round award of his career. Lo scored a
career-high 27 points, making 5-of-6 two-pointers and 5-of-6
three-pointers. He tied his season-high with 7 assists, and also pulled
down 5 rebounds and had 1 steal. His career-high performance index
rating of 34 topped all players in Round 29. Edgaras Ulanovas of
Zalgiris Kaunas had a career-high 33 PIR in a come-from-behind 91-84
win over FC Barcelona. The Zalgiris forward collected 16 points, 9
rebounds, a career-high 6 steals and 2 blocks. The next best PIR, 32,
belonged to AS Monaco guard Mike James who compiled 27 points, 6
assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal in a win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
Read more 
Just
a few days after extending his contract with FC Barcelona until the end
of the season, Dante Exum made good on that decision with an individual
performance in a home win against AS Monaco that earned him the MVP
honor for Round 28. Having played just 12 EuroLeague games in his
career, it comes as no surprise that his performance included several
personal bests for Exum, including a performance index rating of 31,
the highest of all Turkish Airlines EuroLeague players in Round 28.
Other new highs for Exum were 22 points and 30 minutes played. His
performance was completed with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 fouls drawn.
Augustine Rubit of FC Bayern Munich followed with a PIR of 27 in an
88-98 losing effort against Olympiacos Piraeus. Rubit had 18 points, 5
rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 fouls drawn. Josh Nebo of Zalgiris
Kaunas amassed a PIR of 26 in his team’s road loss against ALBA Berlin.
Nebo finished the game with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
and 5 fouls drawn. Mike James of AS Monaco and Luka Mitrovic of Crvena
Zvezda mts Belgrade, each with a PIR of 24, complete the top individual
performances in Round 28. Read more 
A
stellar performance in a victorious effort allowed Nikola Milutinov to
earn the MVP honor for Round 25. Milutinov led CSKA to a 91-72 home win
over ALBA Berlin with a performance index rating of 36, the highest of
all players in Round 25. He finished the game with 21 points on
7-for-10 two-point and 7-for-8 free-throw shooting. Milutinov added 11
rebounds, 2 steals, a block and 7 fouls drawn for his PIR total. It
marked his second MVP honor of this season – he had a PIR of 28 in
Round 23 – and the sixth of his career. Coming next, Marcos Knight of
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne had a career-high PIR of 30 in his team's 78-72
road loss against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Knight had personal bests of
21 points and 12 rebounds, hitting 8 of 11 two-pointers and drawing 3
fouls. Scottie Wilbekin of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Luke Sikma of
ALBA Berlin each had a PIR of 25. Wilbekin posted 20 points, 2
rebounds, 3 assists and 7 fouls drawn in a losing effort against FC
Bayern Munich, while ALBA could not beat CSKA Moscow in the Russian
capital despite Sikma's 15 points, 9 rebounds, a block and 9 fouls
drawn. Marko Guduric of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and Nikola Ivanovic of
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, with PIRs of 24, completed the top
individual performances in Round 25. Read more 
With
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in a dire need of a win to snap its
eight-game losing streak, center Ante Zizic stepped up to lead the team
to an 84-69 win over the visiting Olympiacos Piraeus and earn the MVP
of Round 22 honor in the process. Zizic fell a point shy of his
career-best scoring night, finishing this contest with a game-high 23
points on 10-for-12 two-point shooting. The Maccabi big man also
collected 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block and an assist, while drawing 4
personal fouls to match his career-high performance index rating of 33.
Zizic is the first Maccabi player not named Scottie Wilbekin to win
this award in three years. Coincidentally, his first MVP honor came 16
years after his older brother Andrija won his only such award playing
for Olympiacos in Tel Aviv against Maccabi on January 5, 2006. They
become the second pair of brothers, after Ksystof and Darjus
Lavrinovic, to both earn MVP of the Round. Round 22's next-best PIRs of
30 each belonged to guards Maodo Lo of ALBA Berlin and Wade Baldwin of
Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Lo's 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
and 2 assists weren't enough to prevent ALBA from losing at home,
74-89, to Real Madrid. Read more 
Billy
Baron had a big night against his former team to lead Zenit St
Petersburg over Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade on Thursday night and in
doing so earned MVP of the Round honors for the first time in his
career. Baron erupted for 25 points on 5-of-9 three-point shooting and
dished 6 assists in a 76-80 victory in the Serbian capital. He also had
4 rebounds, 1 steal and drew 5 fouls in compiling a PIR of 30, which
was the highest among all players in winning teams in Round 18. The
scoring and PIR totals were both the second-highest of Baron’s
EuroLeague career. The highest PIR of the round was Scottie Wilbekin’s
31 for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in an 82-76 loss at AS Monaco.
Wilbekin scored 31 points and dished 4 assists for the Israeli champs.
John Brown III racked up a PIR of 28 in UNICS Kazan’s 75-67 victory
over Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Brown shined with 20 points on 8-of-13
shooting and 5 steals. Completing the list of top performers for the
round were Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz teammates Rokas Giedraitis
and Steven Enoch with 25 each. Giedraitis scored 20 and Enoch posted a
double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds in their 94-75 shellacking
of FC Barcelona. Read more 
Nikola
Mirotic stepped up with a career-best performance against his former
team in one of basketball's greatest rivalries on Friday, leading FC
Barcelona to a 93-80 win over Real Madrid to earn the MVP honor of
Round 14. Mirotic set a new career-high with a performance index rating
of 39 and tied his career best in scoring with 31 points. In 29 minutes
on the floor, Mirotic went 4-for-4 on two-pointers, 3-for-6 on triples
and 14-for-15 at the free throw line. He completed a double-double with
a game-high 10 rebounds to go with 1 assist and 9 drawn fouls. This is
Mirotic's eighth MVP of the Round honor and second this season.
Following in second place was Nikola Milutinov, who ruled inside in
CSKA Moscow's 51-73 win at Zalgiris Kaunas. His 36 PIR, the second-best
of his career, came with 19 points on 8-for-9 two-point shooting and 12
rebounds. He also had a steal and a block, and 5 drawn fouls, in 26
minutes. Next, with a PIR of 35, came Jan Vesely who starred as
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul went on the road to beat Zenit St Petersburg
80-86. Vesely poured in 22 first-half points on the way to a
career-high 32, making 9 of 11 two-pointers and 2 of 3 threes. Read
more 
Looking
down on the competition is normal for Walter Tavares, one of the
tallest players in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history. The 2.20-meter
center, Euroleague Basketball's choice for MVP of November, now has
Real Madrid enjoying the view from the top, too. At the end of October,
Real was in the middle of nine teams who had won between four and six
games. A month later, Real now shares first place at 10-2 with
archrival FC Barcelona, both sitting two victories clear of the pack
barely 10 days ahead of their first El Clásico of the season. Tavares
played a central role in Real's stellar November surge. He posted
performance index ratings of 13 or more in all five victories,
ultimately leading Real for the month in total PIR (90), rebounds (35)
and blocks (9). He also scored the team's second-most points (56) while
hardly missing any shots all month long, finding the bottom of the
basket in 31 of his 40 attempts – all in less than 25 minutes per game.
With his near-perfect play during his team's perfect month, Tavares
stood heads above all EuroLeague players in November. Read more 
William
Howard of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne will never forget his Round 12
performance against AS Monaco. Howard led ASVEL to a thrilling 84-85
victory, burying the game-winning shot from almost midcourt and earning
the Round 12 MVP honor in the process. Howard finished the game with
career highs of 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and a performance
index rating of 33 that was the highest among all EuroLeague players
this round. He was also near-perfect while shooting in 3 of 5
two-pointers, 5 of 5 triples and 2 of 4 free throws. He topped it all
off with what was arguably one of the most spectacular game-winning
shots in competition history to claim the MVP of the Round honor for
the first time in his EuroLeague career. Georgios Papagiannis of
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens followed with a PIR of 31, his new
career-high, in a 70-64 home win over Zenit St Petersburg. Papagiannis
tied his personal best with 18 points, making 8-of-9 two points shots,
and also posted 13 rebounds and 4 blocks, both of them the second-best
totals of his career. Darrun Hilliard of FC Bayern Munich had a PIR of
30 in a road loss against his former team, CSKA Moscow. Read more 
A
stunning individual performance in a winning effort allowed Lorenzo
Brown of UNICS Kazan to earn Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season
Round 11 MVP honors. Brown led UNICS to an 85-71 home victory against
ALBA Berlin with a PIR of 31. He finished the game with 21 points on
7-of-11 two-pointers, 2-of-4 three-pointers and 1-of-1 free throws,
tying his career high with 9 assists, along with 5 rebounds, 2 steals
and 3 fouls drawn. It was the first MVP of the Round award in his
career, and he became the fifth UNICS players to earn this honor, after
Vladimir Veremeenko, D'Or Fischer, Keith Langford - who did it three
times in a UNICS jersey - and Latavious Williams, the last UNICS player
to achieve it in 2017. Elsewhere, Kostas Sloukas of Olympiacos Piraeus
had a PIR of 29 in his team's home victory against Maccabi Playtika Tel
Aviv. Sloukas finished the game with 18 points on 8-of-8 free throws,
adding 3 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 9 fouls drawn. Nicolas
Laprovittola of FC Barcelona and Mario Hezonja of UNICS each had a PIR
of 28 in Round 11. Laprovittola tied a club record with 7
three-pointers made, and had 25 points and 7 rebounds in Barcelona's
60-80 win against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. Read more 
Scottie
Wilbekin turned in a transcendent performance on Wednesday night to
lead Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv to a 95-84 victory over AS Monaco and
win MVP honors for Round 10 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular
Season. Wilbekin set a career-high and tied a club record with 37
points. He made 7 of his 10 two-point shots, 6 of 12 shots from
downtown and 5 of 6 free throws. Wilbekin also dished 8 assists, swiped
2 steals and drew 4 fouls in compiling a performance index rating of
37, which was the highest of any player in the round. It marks the
third MVP of the round in Wilbekin’s career and his second this season.
Sharing the runner-up spot for Round 10 were Rodrigue Beaubois of
Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Jordan Loyd of Zenit St Petersburg, both with
PIRs of 33. Beaubois scored a career-high 29 points on 7-of-10
three-point shooting in an 88-69 victory over Olympiacos Piraeus. Loyd
racked up a season-high 25 points plus 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 5
steals in a 75-66 win over ALBA Berlin. Rounding out the round’s best
performances were Steven Enoch of Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and
Donta Hall of Monaco. Enoch helped his team defeat Crvena Zvezda mts
Belgrade 93-74 with 23 points, 11 rebounds and a PIR of 32. Hall posted
18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks for a PIR of 29. Read more 
A
week after Elie Okobo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne took Round 7’s MVP
award, in Round 8 it was the turn of his teammate Chris Jones to step
into the spotlight as he excelled in an 85-82 home win over UNICS
Kazan. Jones scored a career-high 25 points with most of his success
coming inside, as he converted 8-of-10 two-point attempts. He also made
6-of-7 free throws and 1-of-4 three-pointers. The ASVEL guard added 3
rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal for a PIR of 27, the best of all
winning players this week. The two top individual performances in Round
8, though, came from players who ended up on the losing team. CSKA
Moscow’s Will Clyburn had a PIR of 34 in his team’s home loss to
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, combining 26 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and
2 blocked shots; and Mario Hezonja of UNICS contributed 27 points, 6
rebounds and 2 assists for a PIR of 29 in the loss to ASVEL. Derrick
Williams of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2
assists and 2 steals for a PIR of 26 in a road win over Bitci Baskonia
Vitoria-Gasteiz. Completing the list of the top performers in Round 8
are four players with PIR 23: Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce, Guerschon
Yabusele of Real Madrid, Tyler Dorsey of Olympiacos Piraeus and Luke
Sikma of ALBA Berlin. Read more 
Only
one team, FC Barcelona, made it through the first six rounds of the
regular season undefeated, and one player had the most to say about
that, do-it-all forward Nikola Mirotic, who is EuroLeague Basketball's
choice as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP for October. Even in his
worst game of October, the sole one among seven in which his
performance index rating dipped to single digits, Mirotic was the hero,
making a buzzer-beater in traffic to seize the win. Otherwise, he was
as solid as solid gets, leading Barca in scoring and PIR in three more
victories and ranking second in one or the other category for the
team's remaining two wins. At month's end, Mirotic had amassed the
highest PIR total of all EuroLeague players, 144, and the fifth-most
points, 114, despite ranking 27th in minutes played. Read more 
Elie
Okobo led LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne to a 70-84 road victory against
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, earning the Round 7 MVP honor in the
process. Okobo set a new ASVEL club record with 35 points. The French
powerhouse's previous scoring record in the competition belonged to Ali
Traore, who had 29 points against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul on October
28, 2009. Okobo buried 8-of-12 two-point shots, 5-of-7 three-pointers
and 4-of-4 free throws, adding 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5
fouls drawn for a PIR of 37. He stepped up when it mattered the most,
too, scoring 25 points in the second half, and 17 in the final 5
minutes, including back-to-back triples to seal the outcome down the
stretch. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid had the next best PIR, 28, in
his team's road loss against UNICS Kazan. Tavares had 15 points, 7
rebounds, 4 steals and a block. Luka Mitrovic of Crvena Zvezda mts
Belgrade recorded a PIR of 27 in a losing effort against AX Armani
Exchange Milan, recording 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, a
block and 7 fouls drawn. Cory Higgins of FC Barcelona, Donta Hall of AS
Monaco and Darrun Hilliard of FC Bayern Munich, each with a PIR of 26,
complete the list of top individual performances in Round 7. Read more 
His
sixth appearance in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game was one to
remember for Daryl Macon Jr., who positively shined in leading
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens to a resounding 95-69 victory over the
defending champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul, earning his first MVP of the
Round honor in the process. Macon posted a PIR of 38, the highest of
any player in Round 6 and tied for the season's best, after scoring 34
points on a club-record 9-for-12 three-point shooting. Those were the
only 3 shots that Macon missed all night; he made both of his two-point
attempts and 3 of 3 free throws, as well. He also collected 4 rebounds
and 3 assists in fewer than 26 minutes on the floor. Round 6's
second-best index rating, 29, belonged to Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Beko
Istanbul, who scored 24 points on 10-for-14 two-point shooting to go
with 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in a last-second home loss
against FC Barcelona Lassa. Next came Alpha Diallo of AS Monaco, whose
19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists for a PIR of 28 helped
beat visiting Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade by 70-62. Macon's
Panathinaikos teammate Georgios Papagiannis came next with 12 points,
10 rebounds and 3 blocks against Efes for a PIR of 25. Read more 
Forward
Will Clyburn stepped up and led CSKA Moscow to a come-from-behind 88-82
win over visiting Olympiacos Piraeus on Friday to pick up the team's
third MVP of the Round honor already this season. Clyburn scored 29
points, the second-highest total of his 145-game Turkish Airlines
EuroLeague career and the most he ever scored in a regular-season game.
Clyburn made 6 of 8 two-point shots, 3 of 8 threes and all 8 of his
free throws. He also collected a team-high 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and
drew 7 fouls for a performance index rating of 32, the highest among
players on winning teams in Round 5. This is the third MVP of the Round
honor in six EuroLeague seasons for Clyburn, whose injured teammate
Tornike Shengelia earned a pair earlier in this one. The highest PIR of
Round 5 came in the same game and belonged to Olympiacos guard Tyler
Dorsey, who had a performance index rating of 34. Dorsey scored a
career-high 32 points, netting 7 of 10 three-point shots in the
process. He also had 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the loss against CSKA.
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After
a game-saving play that helped keep his team undefeated, FC Barcelona
center Brandon Davies waltzed to Round 4's MVP honor with a performance
index rating of 38, the highest by any Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
player so far this season. Davies matched career highs with 27 points
and 6 offensive rebounds among his 10 total boards while dishing 4
assists on the night. He made 10 of 15 two-point shots, including the
put-back of a teammate's miss with 2.7 seconds left in regulation that
pushed the game to overtime, where Barca defeated host AS Monaco 81-85.
After Davies came another center, Walter Tavares of Real Madrid, who
didn't miss a shot while scoring 17 points to go with 9 rebounds, 2
steals and 2 blocks for a 31 PIR in his team's 88-65 win over
Panathinaikos OPAP Athens. Luke Sikma of ALBA Berlin followed with a 29
PIR based on 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in a 76-80 home loss
to Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Will Thomas of Monaco came next, his 28
PIR coming with 15 points and 9 rebounds in the overtime loss to Barca.
And Alexey Shved's 25 PIR helped CSKA Moscow get its third straight win
despite serious injury woes, 78-76 over visiting Crvena Zvezda mts
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Tornike
Shengelia continued his hot start to the season by leading CSKA Moscow
to a 77-67 Russian derby home win over Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday
to earn his second consecutive MVP of the Round honor. Shegelia's
performance index rating of 37 tied his career high after 187
EuroLeague games, and his 33 points and 10 two-pointers made were
personal bests, too. He made 10 of his 16 two-point attempts, 2 of 4
three-pointers and 7 of 11 free throws while drawing 7 fouls and
collecting 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. This is the sixth MVP of
the Round honor of Shengelia's career. He's the first player to win
back-to-back honors since Shane Larkin of Anadolu Efes Istanbul did it
an unprecedented four times in a row in January of 2020. Mike James of
AS Monaco followed with a PIR of 34 despite his team losing at Real
Madrid, 94-86. James combined 24 points with 10 assists, 3 rebounds and
3 steals. Maodo Lo of ALBA Berlin was next with a PIR of 27 based on
his 21 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in an 84-70 home win
over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Wrapping up the list of Round 3 top
performers were two players from that same game, Fenerbahce guard Nando
De Colo and ALBA forward Oscar Da Silva, each with PIRs of 26. In only
his second appearance in the competition, Read more 
