A first-timer and a record-holder share the award
Playoffs Game 2 co-MVPs: Shane Larkin, Mam Jaiteh
Awards
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MVP of the Round honors for Game 2 of the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs are shared by Anadolu Efes Istanbul’s Shane Larkin, the all-time record-holder when it comes to this award, and AS Monaco’s Mam Jaiteh, who has never won this prize before.
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.
Jaiteh had that same PIR, equaling his career high, in Monaco’s 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.
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.
Rounding out the list of top performers in Game 2 are Monaco’s Alpha Diallo and Real Madrid’s 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.
Individual highs: Andres Feliz, Real Madrid, 6 steals
Hezonja and Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos led all players with 22 points in Game 2. Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos is the league’s leading scorer with 20.7 points per game.
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.
Monaco’s 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.
Real Madrid’s 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.
Poirer and Real Madrid’s Walter Tavares were the only players with 2 blocks in Game 2. Georgios Papagiannis of Monaco is the EuroLeague’s top shot-blocker with 1.4 per contest.
Poirier (16 points, 10 rebounds) was the only player to record a double-double in Game 2.