History of all sorts was made on Friday night and the Round 19 MVP was in the middle of it all.
Round 19 MVP: Dzanan Musa, Real Madrid
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A record-breaking performance in a historic, once-in-a-lifetime game allowed Dzanan Musa of Real Madrid to earn Round 19 MVP honor with a career-high performance index rating of 45.
Musa led Real to a 130-126 quadruple-overtime victory over Anadolu Efes Istanbul in what, at 60 minutes, was the longest game in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history. No game in the previous 5,710 since 2000 had ever gone beyond double overtime. Musa led the winners with 40 points, another personal best that shattered a club record that Luka Doncic and Facu Campazzo previously shared with 33 points apiece. Musa hit 13 of 15 two-pointers, 2 of 5 threes and 8 of 11 free throws. His two-pointers made and field goals made were new Real records. He added 2 rebounds, a career-high 8 assists, a steal and 7 fouls drawn for a PIR of 45 that was the second-best mark in Real's 580 EuroLeague games this century. Darjus Lavrinovic holds the all-time record with a PIR of 49, set in 2009. Musa won the fourth MVP of the Round honor of his EuroLeague career.
After Musa came Youssoupha Fall, who dominated in the paint while helping LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne end its 10-game losing streak in a resounding 93-79 victory over Zalgiris Kaunas. Fall scored 22 points, one shy of his career best, by making a career-high 10 two-point shots on 12 attempts. He collected 12 rebounds for his ninth career double-double, while also blocking 1 shot and drawing 3 fouls for a career-best PIR of 36.
Walter Tavares of Real had a PIR of 35 in his team's historical win against Efes. Tavares had 20 points on 8 of 10 two-pointers, 12 rebounds, an assist, 3 steals, 4 blocks and 5 fouls drawn. Also in that game, Shane Larkin of Efes amassed a PIR of 33, finishing it with 32 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 9 fouls drawn. Paris Lee of ASVEL, with a PIR of 31 based on his 22 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds, completed the top five individual performances in Round 19.