His first MVP of the Round came in a closeout series victory
Playoffs Game 4 MVP: Evan Fournier, Olympiacos Piraeus
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A starring performance in a series-clinching win has seen Olympiacos Piraeus forward Evan Fournier secure MVP honors for Game 4 of the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs.
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.
The best index rating in Game 4 belonged to Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard Kostas Sloukas, 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.
Cedi Osman, Sloukas’s 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’s Mike James also had a 19 PIR in his team’s 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.
Rounding out the list of top performers are Panathinaikos’s Juancho Hernangomez and Real Madrid’s Mario Hezonja, 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.
Individual highs: Shane Larkin, Efes, 9 assists
Evan Fournier was the leading scorer in Game 4 with 23 points. Panathinaikos’s Kendrick Nunn is the EuroLeague’s top scorer with 20.6 points per night.
Efes’s Shane Larkin led all players in Game 4 with 9 assists. Paris Basketball’s TJ Shorts averaged a league-best 7.3 assists per contest.
Barcelona’s Youssoupha Fall and Olympiacos’s Nikola Milutinov both grabbed 8 rebounds in Game 4, more than anyone else. Juancho Hernangomez tops the rebounding charts with 6.9 rebounds per game.
Four players – Mike James, Real Madrid’s Alberto Abalde, and Efes duo Elijah Bryant and Erkan Yilmaz – made the most steals in Game 4 with 3. FC Bayern Munich’s Nick Weiler-Babb posted 1.5 steals per night.
Moustapha Fall of Olympiacos was the only player in Game 4 to block 2 shots. Monaco’s Georgios Papagiannis blocks 1.4 shots per contest, the best average in the league.
No players recorded a double-double in Game 4.