{"id":325499,"date":"2023-04-08T14:42:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T12:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=325499"},"modified":"2023-04-08T14:42:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T12:42:32","slug":"euroleague-round-33-mvp-darius-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/euroleague-round-33-mvp-darius-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Euroleague Round 33 MVP: Darius Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"spaces_elem__3oS5x container_container__uTzcu container__small__3zhKg side-gaps_sideGaps___vypA\">\n<div class=\"rich-text_richtext__34LVf\">\n<p>With his team facing a must-win situation in a playoff race that is going down to the wire,\u00a0Darius Thompson\u00a0anchored Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz&#8217;s record-setting 120-100 win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, earning the second MVP of the Round honor of his rookie Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season. Thompson scored 23 points, going 7-for-11 on two-pointers and 1-of-3 on threes, while he also dished 12 assists. He added 4 rebounds and 3 steals for a round-high PIR of 36. In addition, Thompson became the first player since 2020-21 to have six double-doubles for points and assists.<\/p>\n<p>Facundo Campazzo\u00a0of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade had this round&#8217;s second-best PIR, 33, in an 87-79 win over league leader Olympiacos Piraeus. Campazzo was everywhere with 20 points, 8 assists, a career-high 5 steals and 3 rebounds. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward\u00a0Nigel Hayes-Davis\u00a0had a PIR of 32 in a 103-86 win over cross-town rival and outgoing champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Playing all 40 minutes, Hayes-Davis scored a career-high 26 points and had 4 rebounds and 4 assists. ASVEL&#8217;s\u00a0Jonah Mathews\u00a0had a 29 PIR after scoring 25 points, in addition to recording 2 assists, 2 rebounds and 7 fouls drawn in a loss against Baskonia. Rounding out the list of Round 33&#8217;s best performers is\u00a0Semi Ojeleye\u00a0of Virtus Segafredo Bologna. 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