{"id":352739,"date":"2023-10-19T14:37:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=352739"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:37:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:37:38","slug":"euroleague-round-3-mvp-tornike-shengelia-virtus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/euroleague-round-3-mvp-tornike-shengelia-virtus\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroLeague Round 3 MVP: Tornike Shengelia, Virtus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In his 225th career game,\u00a0Tornike Shengelia<\/a>\u00a0returned to the MVP of the Round ranks thanks to his leadership Virtus Segafredo Bologna’s\u00a087-76 home win against ALBA Berlin<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday. Shengelia poured in 26 points by making 8 of 9 two-point shots and 7 of 8 free throws for what was his third-highest scoring total in 11 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague seasons. He also added 4 rebounds and 3 assists with 0 turnovers and 4 fouls drawn. His performance index rating of 32 was the best among all players in Round 3 and boosted Virtus to its second victory in a row. It marked the seventh time in his career that Shengelia earned the MVP honor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Behind him among Round 3 performers were Real Madrid teammates\u00a0Vincent Poirier<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facundo Campazzo<\/a>, with PIRs of 29 and 28, respectively. Poirier came off the bench with 18 points, 7 rebounds and an assist while downing 7 of 8 two-pointers and 4 of 6 free throws as\u00a0Real topped visiting Zalgiris Kaunas 93-79<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday. Campazzo combined 18 points with 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals while hitting 3 of 4 two-point shots, 3 of 5 triples and 3 of 4 free throws.<\/p>\n

Nando De Colo<\/a>\u00a0of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne came next with a 27 PIR based on his 25 points, 4 assists and 2 steals but couldn’t prevent\u00a0his team’s 89-84 defeat<\/a>\u00a0at Anadolu Efes Istanbul. The same fate befell\u00a0Mathias Lessort<\/a>\u00a0despite his PIR of 25 after scoring 19 points and pulling 11 rebounds as Panathinaikos Athens\u00a0lost 83-69 on the road<\/a>\u00a0to Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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