Huertas, most leader after being elected Latin American MVP for matchday 23

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Madrid, 15 Mar Marcelinho Huertas, Brazilian point guard of Lenovo Tenerife, has been named Best Latin American Player of the 23rd day of the Endesa League, which reinforces his leadership in the overall standings of the Efe Trophy, organized for the fourth consecutive season by ACB and Agencia Efe and won in both last editions. This is the second week in which he won the award this season, as he also won it on matchday eight and against the same rival, Monbus Obradoiro. On this occasion, the international jury of the competition recognized the historic performance of the veteran game director, in which he scored his best scoring record with 33 points after turning 12 out of 18 into baskets of two (67%), 1 of 2 in triples (50%) and 6 out of 6 from the staff line (100%). In addition, the Brazilian captured four rebounds, three of them offensive, and forced five personal fouls, which gave him a final score of 38 credits. The jury of the Efe Trophy rated their big match with the highest score (12 points), while Gran Canaria Argentina's Nicolás Brussino won seven supports and UCAM Murcia Brazilian Augusto Lima won five. In the overall standings, Huertas ranks first with 75 points, followed by Uruguayan Bitci Baskonia Jayson Granger (60), fellow Uruguayan Bruno Fitipaldo of Lenovo Tenerife (57), Augusto Lima (57) and Cuban Surne Bilbao Basket center Ángel Delgado (54). CHIEF asc