He's probably the first person in pro basketball history who needed to beat a twin brother to win an honor, but Real Madrid center Darjus Lavrinovic nonetheless became the Euroleague's regular season Week 1 MVP by racking up a performance index rating of 49, the sixth-best total all decade! Despite his huge numbers, however, Lavrinovic and Madrid suffered a tough 84-81 overtime loss on the road against BC Khimki. Lavrinovic so dominated on the offensive end that Khimki's defenders sent him to ...
