{"id":242842,"date":"2021-10-21T14:30:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=242842"},"modified":"2021-10-21T14:30:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T12:30:22","slug":"eurocup-round-1-mvp-johnathan-motley-lokomotiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/eurocup-round-1-mvp-johnathan-motley-lokomotiv\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroCup Round 1 MVP: Johnathan Motley, Lokomotiv"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar center Johnathan Motley recorded a debut for the ages in the 7DAYS EuroCup to earn MVP honors for Round 1 of the regular season. Motley went for 29 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in leading Lokomotiv to a 93-82 victory over MoraBanc Andorra. He made 10 of 12 shots from the field and 9 of 10 from the foul line. Motley also drew 9 fouls in compiling a performance index rating of 39, which led all players in Round 1. Kevin Punter of Partizan NIS Belgrade was a close second with a PIR of 38 after leading his team to a 97-106 victory at Hamburg Towers. The Partizan scorer made all 8 of his two-pointers and all 7 of his free throws in scoring 26 points. He added 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 10 fouls drawn. One of Motley’s teammates was third on the weekly list with a PIR of 32; Darius Thompson scored 20 points, dished 5 assists and collected 4 steals. Thompson had a near-perfect shooting night; he was 8 for 8 on two-pointers and 4 for 4 on free throws with his only missed shots coming from behind the three-point line. Rounding out the top performances for the round were a pair of guards who squared off in Turkey. Alex Perez led Turk Telekom Ankara to a 73-65 victory over Boulogne Metropolitans 92 and Will Cummings. Perez has 18 points, 13 assists and 4 steals for a PIR of 31 and Cummins scored 26 points and amassed a PIR of 29.<\/p>\n