By scoring 50 points in Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul\u2019s 103-68 win against ALBA Berlin, Nigel Hayes-Davis has usurped Shane Larkin and set a new single-game record for points scored in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game.<\/p>\n
The night got off to a great start for Hayes-Davis, who set a new Fenerbahce record by scoring 18 first-quarter points \u2013 no Fenerbahce player had ever scored 18 points in a quarter before. Then, at halftime, the 29-year-old had 21 points to his name.<\/p>\n
Once the second half began, Hayes-Davis picked up where he left off by erupting for 15 third-quarter points, which took him to 36 heading into the fourth. Clearly in search of creating some history, Hayes-Davis was coming out of the game only for brief stretches, despite Fenerbahce being up big, and he went on to score a further 14 points, thus seeing him move to 50 points and knock off Larkin\u2019s record.<\/p>\n
Some 1,582 days stood between Larkin netting 49 in Anadolu Efes Istanbul\u2019s win against FC Bayern Munich on November 29, 2019, and Hayes-Davis doing so on March 29, 2024. Almost four and a half years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had it written in my notes at the beginning of the season that I wanted to break the scoring record this year,\u201d Hayes-Davis said after his 50-point outing. \u201cRight before the game, I texted my guys Jordan and Nate, and told them that I was feeling a Dejounte Murray game. I didn\u2019t know I was going to score 50, I just knew I was going to shoot the ball a lot!<\/p>\n
\u201cBut all the credit goes to my teammates. Once I got it going, they were doing a great job finding me \u2013 and an even bigger thanks goes to Ilker [Ucer, Fenerbahce\u2019s communications and media relations manager] and the fans because the fans knew the scoring record was 49 and they started yelling at Saras [Jasikevicius] to put me back in. It was a club effort, team effort, and I\u2019m very proud of myself for doing this. Very proud of myself and the work and everything I put in. It\u2019s a great honor.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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