Euroleague Basketball: Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs Game 1 MVP: Nick Calathes

Not only did Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens register a resounding 28-point win against visiting Real Madrid, but its record-breaking playmaker Nick Calathes earned the MVP honor for Game 1 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Playoffs. Calathes launched Panathinaikos to a 95-67 triumph with a performance index ranking of 29 while setting a EuroLeague Playoffs record with his career-high 16 assists despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter. Calathes needed less than 26 minutes to add 11 ...