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Real Madrid‘s big man who had an amazing performance on the road against Anadolu Efes won the MVP honors of this week.
Per EuroLeague:
Gustavo Ayon delivered a magnificent all-round performance to lead Real Madrid to a comeback victory over Anadolu Efes Istanbul on Friday night. Ayon scored 20 points on 10-of-11 two-point shooting, including 8 points in the fourth quarter as Madrid overturned a 15-point deficit to win 82-84. He completed a double-double with 11 rebounds, and also added 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots for a PIR of 34, earning the MVP of the Round award.
Coming a close second was Ayon’s direct opponent Adrien Moerman, who amassed a PIR of 33 after scoring 18 points for Efes on 5-of-6 two-point shooting and 3-of-4 three-pointers, as well as 10 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot. Another losing player registered the third best performance of the week, with AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan big man Arturas Gudaitis claiming a huge double-double with 16 points and 17 rebounds – including 10 offensive boards – for a performance index rating of 32 in his team’s home defeat to Herbalife Gran Canaria. Gudaitis’s teammate Mike James had a PIR of 26 after combining 26 points and 8 assists. The list of the week’s top performers is rounded off by KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz center Vincent Poirier, who had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals for a PIR of 25 as his team outlasted CSKA Moscow in a 76-73 thriller. In the same game, CSKA’s Cory Higgins also had a PIR of 25 by combining 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.