By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Two teammates were named EuroLeague MVPs this round in EuroLeague: Alexey Shved and Anthony Gill who delivered some powerful performances to lead Khimki Moscow to the first playoff win in the history of the franchise.
Per EuroLeague.net:
Two heroes stood tall for Khimki Moscow Region in Game 3 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs as the club won a game in that phase for the first time. Anthony Gill and Alexey Shved dominated in Khimki’s 79-73 victory over crosstown rival CSKA and share the honor of being MVP for Game 3. The two each compiled a performance index rating of 29, which was the highest among all players on winning teams in Game 3. Shved scored 27 points and dished 4 assists for Khimki. His point total was the highest by any player in a playoff game in three seasons! Shved also collected 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in winning an MVP of the round title for the fourth time this season. Gill only missed one shot from the floor as he posted 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. This is his first such MVP honor.
The highest index rating in Game 3 of the playoffs came from a player they opposed on Wednesday, Cory Higgins of CSKA. Higgins posted 26 points on 3-of-4 three-point shooting, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks for an index rating of 35. Rounding out the top performers for Game 3 were Rodrigue Beaubois of KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz and teammates Kostas Sloukas and Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul. Beaubois shined in Baskonia‘s 88-83 victory over Fenerbahce with 21 points, 5 assists and a PIR of 24. Sloukas amassed 14 points and 11 assists and Vesely posted 17 points and 10 rebounds, each good for a 23 PIR.