Mythical Nigel Hayes-Daviesbroke all the counters and made history in Euroleague!
The 29-year-old American forward wrote his name in “golden” letters on the books of the event, as well as with the 50 points he achieved in its impressive prevalence Fenerbahce on her Alba Berlin (103-68) for the 32nd matchday of the EuroLeague, he broke the record for points in a match, held by Shane Larkin with 49 since 2019!
With this victory, his team Sarunas Yasikevicius climbed to 5th place in the leaderboard with 20-12 recordremaining in the hunt for the 4th place and home advantage ahead of the playoffs.
As for the ultimate hero of the match, Davies nailed them 50 points on 9/11 2-pointers, 9/16 3-pointers and 5/6 shots in almost 30 minutes of competition!
NEW RECORD FOR MOST POINTS IN A SINGLE EUROLEAGUE GAME!!! ????
NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS 50 POINTS!!!!??????@NIGEL_HAYES l @FBBasketbol pic.twitter.com/MnWhGno792
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) March 29, 2024
The match:
Explosive was the beginning of the fight for the Fenerbahcewhich entered from the very first minute of the match with foot on the accelerator, building double-digit margins early on. By Nigel Hayes-Davies to be in the… twilight zone and succeed 18 points in the first period (!), the hosts even reached the edges of 20 points, closing the first period at +16 and 34-18.
18 POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER ??????@NIGEL_HAYES is BALLING OUT ?? pic.twitter.com/T3sTq31dSH
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) March 29, 2024
By Jonathan Motley taking the reins from the American forward and scoring 8 points in the first 4 minutes of the second quarter, Sarunas Jasikevicius’ team made +20 (44-24), reaching a little earlier to +21 for 49-28 at 16 ‘. Somewhere there, the mistakes, but also the relaxation that came to the home team, allowed to Alba Berlin to go on a quick 12-0 run, cutting the lead to 9, to close out the first half at -12 and 52-40.
The scene was similar in second half, where Fener was in no mood to get involved in adventures, continuing her… high flights. With the duo of Davis and Motley to continue “hot” and Kalathis handing out the assists like… stragglers, the home team pushed the difference even to +32, closing the third period at +30 for 83-53!
NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS 43 SAYI ATTI.
NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS 43 SAYI ATTI.
NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS 43 SAYI ATTI.
NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS 43 SAYI ATTI.
NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS 43 SAYI ATTI.
NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS 43 SAYI ATTI.
NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS 43 SAYI ATTI.
NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS 43 SAYI ATTI. pic.twitter.com/a3fLJzcFnd— Euroleague Time (@euroleague_time) March 29, 2024
Sort of like that fourth and last quarter acquired a procedural character, with the Turks comfortably maintaining the difference at the levels of 30+ points. The only interest was whether he will break the record for points in a match in EuroLeague history, with the 29-year-old American breaking it in the final, reaching 50 points and surpassing Larkin’s record of 49 in 2019! As for Fener, the pink match sheet with the an impressive 103-68!
The quarters: 34-18, 52-40, 83-53, 103-68.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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