Croatian basketball representative Luka Božić (30) was declared the best player of the 31st round of the Spanish championship, which is the fourth time he has received such recognition this season, the organizer of the Liga ACB competition reported on Wednesday.
A spectacular end to the seasonwhich led him to a streak of five games with a rating of more than 30 valorization points, earned the Granada wing center individual accoladesit was stated in the press release.
In the 31st round, he proved himself in the defeat of his last-placed team with 98-101 against the fourth-placed Barcelona.
After 32:13 minutes on the floor of the Palace of Sports in Granada, Božić scored 20 points, of which he hit 6 of 8 two-point shots (75%), 1 of 3 three-pointers (33%) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line (83%).
He also knew how to find best positioned teammates in front of the opponent’s basket, so he handed out 5 assists in the manner of a ‘playmaker’.
In addition, he did not make a mistake in the phase of the game in which he most often contributes, jump. The Croatian was the best in the game in this aspect with 10 tackles.
Božić, who was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the Spanish league in March and April, next month one-year contract with Granada expires. Despite his contribution, the Andalusian club was relegated to the second division.
His teammate from the national team Mario Hezonja was named MVP of Round 29 when he led league-leading Real Madrid to a 131-123 victory over second-place Murcia, scoring 40 points.
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