By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Among other crucial efforts from Josh Nebo and Lorenzo Brown, thanks to an important performance of 22 points and 8 assists from Wade Baldwin IV, Maccabi Tel Aviv had a huge 90-75 victory at home in Belgrade against Panathinaikos. Maccabi’s combo guard was named EuroLeague Round 23 MVP.
“We’ve been in a bit of a rough patch, but it was a good game to get us back on track”, he commented after the victory. Maccabi Tel Aviv was coming off a two-game losing streak and interrupted the Greek powerhouse’s good momentum. Ergin Ataman’s team had four consecutive wins.
It’s the second time he has been named MVP of the Round in this year’s EuroLeague Regular Season. The first came in Round 20, dominating against Virtus Bologna with an all-around performance of 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists, making it a 29-PIR winning night.
Playing for the second straight year with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague, the 27-year-old former Bayern Munich and Baskonia guard has been averaging 15.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.1 steals per game, keeping the Israeli team in the Playoff zone at a 13-10 record.
Full list of 2023-24 EuroLeague Round MVPs
- Round 1: Alec Peters, Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos (31 PIR)
- Round 2: Guerschon Yabusele, Real Madrid vs Anadolu Efes (39 PIR)
- Round 3: Tornike Shengelia, Virtus Bologna vs ALBA Berlin (32 PIR)
- Round 4: Nikola Milutinov, Olympiacos vs Partizan Belgrade (30 PIR)
- Round 5: Mathias Lessort, Panathinaikos vs Baskonia (31 PIR)
- Round 6: Tornike Shengelia, Virtus Bologna vs Anadolu Efes (30 PIR)
- Round 7: Facundo Campazzo, Real Madrid vs Virtus Bologna (39 PIR)
- Round 8: Codi Miller-McIntyre, Baskonia vs FC Barcelona (29 PIR)
- Round 9: Chima Moneke, Baskonia vs ASVEL (35 PIR)
- Round 10: Shane Larkin, Anadolu Efes vs Partizan Belgrade – Maodo Lo, Milan vs Crvena Zvezda (38 PIR)
- Round 11: Serge Ibaka, Bayern Munich vs Virtus Bologna (34 PIR)
- Round 12: Tyrique Jones, Anadolu Efes vs Panathinaikos (36 PIR)
- Round 13: Shane Larkin, Anadolu Efes vs ALBA Berlin (41 PIR)
- Round 14: Kostas Sloukas, Panathinaikos vs ASVEL (29 PIR)
- Round 15: Josh Nebo, Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Baskonia – Kevin Punter, Partizan Belgrade vs Valencia – Shavon Shields, Olimpia Milano vs ASVEL (25 PIR)
- Round 16: Milos Teodosic, Crvena Zvezda vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (40 PIR)
- Round 17: Johannes Voigtmann, Milano vs Baskonia (29 PIR)
- Round 18: Chima Moneke, Baskonia vs Panathinaikos – Bonzie Colson, Maccabi Tel Aviv vs AS Monaco (34 PIR)
- Round 19: Dzanan Musa, Real Madrid vs Anadolu Efes (45 PIR)
- Round 20: Wade Baldwin IV, Maccabi Tel Avis vs Virtus Bologna (29 PIR)
- Round 21: Mathias Lessort, Panathinaikos vs AS Monaco (42 PIR)
- Round 22: Nikola Milutinov, Olympiacos vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (40 PIR)
- Round 23: Wade Baldwin IV, Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Panathinaikos (33 PIR)
PHOTO CREDIT: Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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