Nigel Hayes-Davis could make EuroLeague playoff history in Piraeus / News - Basketnews.com

Nigel Hayes-Davis is the player who's stayed on the court longer than anyone else in this season's EuroLeague playoffs. If he manages to earn Dimitris Itoudis' trust in Game 5 vs. Olympiacos as he has done so far, he's set to break two records.

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In the EuroLeague playoffs, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul continue to fight for the Final Four in a tough series against Olympiacos Piraeus.

With the series tied 2-2, Game 5 will be played on Tuesday evening and the winning team will advance to the Final Four.

After four games, Fenerbahce forward Nigel Hayes-Davis is preparing to make a mark in EuroLeague history. Hayes-Davis is the player who has spent the most time on the court thoughout the entire series, having played 150 of a total 160 minutes.

His playing time clocked in at 40 minutes in Game 4, 38 minutes in Game 1, 37 minutes in the second game, and 35 minutes in the third.

Now, Hayes-Davis is preparing to go down in history as the player with the most minutes on the court in the EuroLeague playoffs, having averaged 37.42 minutes in the first 4 games against Olympiacos.

If the average playing time is to be taken into consideration, Maccabi Tel Aviv's Anthony Parker averaged 38:05 minutes in a 3-game playoff series in the 2005-06 season, which is the most for any player in EuroLeague history. The interesting part is that the Israeli giants' opponent back then was no other than Olympiacos.

Since the best-of-five playoff format was introduced in the 2008-09 season, Brad Wanamaker took 37:35 minutes in 2016-17, as Darussafaka fell 1-3 to Real Madrid. After Wanamaker, David Logan had the chance to average 37:15 minutes in 4 games in the 2009-10 season, while Adrien Moerman from Anadolu Efes stayed on the court 36:15 minutes during the 2018-19 series vs. FC Barcelona.

This means that ifNigel Hayes-Davis at least ties or comes close to his usual numbers, he will be the No.1 in both categories (average and total playing time) since the 2008-09 season.

He had 11 points and 4 rebounds in Game 1, 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in Game 2, only 4 points and 4 rebounds Game 3, but bounced back with 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the fourth game against the Greek team.

Nigel Hayes-Davis is playing in the EuroLeague with Fenerbahçe Beko jersey, averaging 10.7 points - 4.4 rebounds - 1.5 assists - 1.2 steals this season.

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