MVP of the Round honors for Game 2 of the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs are shared by Anadolu Efes Istanbul\u2019s Shane Larkin, the all-time record-holder when it comes to this award, and AS Monaco\u2019s Mam Jaiteh, who has never won this prize before.<\/p>\n
Larkin led Efes in a come-from-behind 76-79 win at Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens with 20 points, shooting 1 of 2 on two-pointers, 4 of 6 on three-pointers and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. He also had 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, while drawing 5 fouls and accumulating a 27 PIR. Larkin earned MVP of the Round honors for the second time this season and the 19th time in his career, an all-time record.<\/p>\n
Jaiteh had that same PIR, equaling his career high, in Monaco\u2019s resounding 92-79 over FC Barcelona. He tied his career best with 20 points on 9-of-9 two-point shooting. He made both of his free throws, pulled down 4 rebounds, had 2 steals and dished 1 assist. This is the first time that Jaiteh has secured the MVP of the Round accolade.<\/p>\n
The next-best PIR, 26, belongs to Nigel Hayes-Davis, who led Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in an 89-72 win over Paris Basketball with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 5 fouls drawn.<\/p>\n
Rounding out the list of top performers in Game 2 are Monaco\u2019s Alpha Diallo and Real Madrid\u2019s Mario Hezonja, each with a 24 PIR. Diallo had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, while Hezonja posted 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in a 77-71 loss at Olympiacos Piraeus.<\/p>\n
Individual highs: Andres Feliz, Real Madrid, 6 steals
\nHezonja and Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos led all players with 22 points in Game 2. Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos is the league\u2019s leading scorer with 20.7 points per game.<\/p>\n
Efes center Vincent Poirier had 10 rebounds, the most in Game 2. Juancho Hernangomez of Panathinaikos leads the EuroLeague with 6.9 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n
Monaco\u2019s Elie Okobo dished 8 assists, more than any player in Game 2. TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball leads the league in this category, averaging 7.4 assists.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid\u2019s Andres Feliz had 6 steals, tied for the second-most all-time in a playoff game. Nick Weiler-Babb of FC Bayern Munich tops the steals charts with 1.5 per game.<\/p>\n
Poirer and Real Madrid\u2019s Walter Tavares were the only players with 2 blocks in Game 2. Georgios Papagiannis of Monaco is the EuroLeague\u2019s top shot-blocker with 1.4 per contest.<\/p>\n
Poirier (16 points, 10 rebounds) was the only player to record a double-double in Game 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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