By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Jordan Nwora of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade delivered an all-around career-best performance to earn EuroLeague Round 4 MVP honors. Nwora led Zvezda to an 88-79 win over previously unbeaten Zalgiris Kaunas with 24 points (7/12 two-pointers, 1/4 three-pointers, 7/8 free throws), 7 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists, and 2 blocks, finishing with a personal-high PIR of 34.
Panathinaikos Athens center Richaun Holmes posted the second-highest PIR of 33 in a 91-85 win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, scoring 24 points on 11/12 two-point shooting with 10 rebounds and 1 block. Nadir Hifi of Paris Basketball followed with a PIR of 32 in a 105-87 victory over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, recording career highs of 29 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
Mfiondu Kabengele of Dubai Basketball added 26 points and 7 rebounds for a 31 PIR in a 93-69 road win over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Other top performers included Panathinaikos Athens guard Kendrick Nunn (26 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds) and Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv guard Vasilije Micic (24 points, 6 assists, 2 steals).
Individual highs:
Points: Nadir Hifi, Paris Basketball – 29 points; leads the league with 23.3 ppg.
Rebounds: Devin Booker, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan – 12; Derek Willis, Paris Basketball – 12; Sasha Vezenkov, Olympiacos Piraeus – league leader, 10.0 rpg.
Assists: Chris Jones, Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv – 8; Toko Shengelia, FC Barcelona – 8; Darius Thompson, Valencia Basket – 8; season leaders: Wade Baldwin (Fenerbahce), Sylvain Francisco (Zalgiris) – 6.8 apg.
Steals: Jordan Nwora – 5; season leader: Nadir Hifi – 3.3 spg.
Blocks: Twelve players with 2 blocks; league leader: Walter Tavares, Real Madrid – 1.8 bpg.
Double-doubles in Round 4: Richaun Holmes – 24 points, 10 rebounds; Devin Booker – 11 points, 12 rebounds.