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Baskonia center Vincent Poirier made an excellent performance against CSKA Moscow on Thursday night (18/04) and was named the MVP for Game 2 of the EuroLeague playoffs.

Poirier finished the game with 14 points, 15 rebounds, four steals, two assists, one block an a PIR of 32, leading his team past the Muscovites.

Baskonia tied the series (1-1) and handed CSKA its first home loss in the playoffs since 2008 (68-78).

Games 3 and 4 will be played in Vitoria on Wednesday (24/04) and Friday (26/04).

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