The reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP is up to his old tricks again. CSKA Moscow’s superstar guard Nando De Colo needed just three games to capture his first title for the 2016-17 season; De Colo became the MVP for Round 3 of the regular season after leading CSKA Moscow to an 87-93 road win at Anadolu Efes Istanbul.
De Colo scored 26 points on 7-of-12 two-point shooting and 12 of 13 free throws. He also dished 6 assists, grabbed 4 rebounds, had a block and drew 11 fouls for a performance index rating of 32, which was the most of all players in Round 3.
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade guard Marko Guduric was second on the Round 3 chart after his big game in a 76-65 win over FC Barcelona Lassa. Guduric had a career-high 21 points, along with 5 assists and 2 steals for a career-best performance index rating of 30. Nick Calathes of Panathiniakos Athens had rating of 29 after flirting with a triple-double and finishing with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals in a come-from-behind 83-84 road win against Brose Bamberg.
Round out Round 3’s best were Unics Kazan center Art Parakhouski and Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz big man Johannes Voigtmann. Parakhouski collected 17 points, 7 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks for in index rating of 27 in an 87-94 home loss to Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul. Voigtmann collected 18 points, 11 rebounds and an index of 26 in a dramatic 87-91 road win over Real Madrid.
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