{"id":440509,"date":"2025-05-03T20:24:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T18:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=440509"},"modified":"2025-05-03T20:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T18:24:24","slug":"euroleague-playoffs-game-4-mvp-evan-fournier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/euroleague-playoffs-game-4-mvp-evan-fournier\/","title":{"rendered":"Euroleague Playoffs Game 4 MVP: Evan Fournier"},"content":{"rendered":"

A starring performance in a series-clinching win has seen Olympiacos Piraeus forward\u00a0Evan Fournier<\/a>\u00a0secure MVP honors for Game 4 of the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs.<\/p>\n

Fournier played an integral role in Olympiacos beating Real Madrid 84-86 to advance to the Final Four by posting 23 points on 5-of-5 two-pointers, 1-of-5 triples and 10-of-13 free throws, 1 steal and 7 fouls drawn for an 18 PIR, the highest index rating of any winning player in Game 4.<\/p>\n

The best index rating in Game 4 belonged to Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard\u00a0Kostas Sloukas<\/a>, who had a 26 PIR, but it came in an 85-82 defeat at Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Sloukas finished the night with 14 points on 2-of-2 two-pointers, 1-of-1 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 6 fouls drawn.<\/p>\n

Cedi Osman<\/a>, Sloukas\u2019s teammate, had a 19 PIR in that same game, having tied his career high with 22 points by making 7-of-9 two-pointers, 2-of-8 threes and 2-of-2 free throws, while he also recorded 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 fouls drawn. AS Monaco\u2019s\u00a0Mike James<\/a>\u00a0also had a 19 PIR in his team\u2019s 79-72 defeat at FC Barcelona, amassing 16 points on 3-of-7 two-point attempts, 1-of-5 triples and 7-of-7 free throws, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 5 fouls drawn.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the list of top performers are Panathinaikos\u2019s\u00a0Juancho Hernangomez<\/a>\u00a0and Real Madrid\u2019s\u00a0Mario Hezonja<\/a>, both with an 18 PIR, but they were both tasted defeat. Hernangomez had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 foul drawn, while Hezonja posted 21 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 foul drawn.<\/p>\n

Individual highs: Shane Larkin, Efes, 9 assists<\/h3>\n

Evan Fournier was the leading scorer in Game 4 with 23 points. Panathinaikos\u2019s\u00a0Kendrick Nunn<\/a>\u00a0is the EuroLeague\u2019s top scorer with 20.6 points per night.<\/p>\n

Efes\u2019s\u00a0Shane Larkin<\/a>\u00a0led all players in Game 4 with 9 assists. Paris Basketball\u2019s\u00a0TJ Shorts<\/a>\u00a0averaged a league-best 7.3 assists per contest.<\/p>\n

Barcelona\u2019s\u00a0Youssoupha Fall<\/a>\u00a0and Olympiacos\u2019s\u00a0Nikola Milutinov<\/a>\u00a0both grabbed 8 rebounds in Game 4, more than anyone else. Juancho Hernangomez tops the rebounding charts with 6.9 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

Four players \u2013 Mike James, Real Madrid\u2019s\u00a0Alberto Abalde<\/a>, and Efes duo\u00a0Elijah Bryant<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Erkan Yilmaz<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 made the most steals in Game 4 with 3. FC Bayern Munich\u2019s\u00a0Nick Weiler-Babb<\/a>\u00a0posted 1.5 steals per night.<\/p>\n

Moustapha Fall<\/a>\u00a0of Olympiacos was the only player in Game 4 to block 2 shots. Monaco\u2019s\u00a0Georgios Papagiannis<\/a>\u00a0blocks 1.4 shots per contest, the best average in the league.<\/p>\n

No players recorded a double-double in Game 4.<\/p>\n