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18.06.2009 23:01

Navarro wins final MVP vote

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Juan Carlos Navarro stated that he had returned to Barcelona from the NBA to help them win trophies and he has done exactly that by leading the team to the Liga ACB and become the MVP of the final.

The player nicknamed 'La Bomba' was chosen as the best player of the final against TAU Cerámica as in the last game of the series he earned a rating of 28 thanks to his tally of 19 points scored, two rebounds, nine assists and three fouls against. All of his points came without a single two-pointer being scored as Navarro netted five out of eight triple attempts and four out of four free throws.

Play-off averages

In the four games of the final series, the Barça number 11 achieved an average of 15.25 points, six assists, two rebounds and 17.75 Liga ACB appraisal points. During the regular season Navarro also stood out with an average of 15.7 points scored and 14.7 points of appraisal.

ACB record

According to the Liga ACB, the Sant Feliu star has played 403 times for the Blaugrana since making his debut in 1997/98 and is now just 18 games behind Juan Antonio San Epifanio, known as Epi, who is the club's record appearance holder in the league with 421 games.

Also, Navarro has surpassed the 5,000-point total and scored 650 triples in his career in the Liga ACB.