What a game, what an incredible finish! Paris Basketball fought for 45 minutes to take down 2025 EuroLeague champions Fenerbahce at the adidas arena, securing their fourth consecutive victory in the EuroLeague. And how did they do it? In the most dramatic, Hollywood-worthy fashion imaginable!
With the game entering the final seconds of overtime, both teams were trading one outrageous shot after another. Herrera knocked down two in a row, Ntilikina connected from beyond the arc, while Shields and Horton-Tucker kept responding at the other end.
The score was tied at 109-109 with just eight seconds remaining, and a second overtime period seemed increasingly likely.
But then came Nadir Hifi.
Despite having made just 3 of his 17 shots up to that point, the French guard saved his biggest moment for last. He blew past his defender and finished at the buzzer, sending the Paris crowd into a frenzy and sealing an unforgettable 111-109 victory!
I @thenadirhifi WINS IT IN PARIS IN OT! WHAT JUST HAPPENED, ABSOLUTE SCENES IN PARIS! https://t.co/EpYAx7qwgy
— EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) November 11, 2026
A familiar ending, but this time the roles were reversed
It may have been Paris’ first victory over Fenerbahce in eight meetings, but it certainly wasn’t the first time a clash between these two teams had been decided by a buzzer-beater.
The difference? Back then, it was Fenerbahce celebrating.
On March 25, 2025, TJ Shorts had put Paris ahead 100-98 in Istanbul with just 2.5 seconds left on the clock. Nigel Hayes-Davis, now a forward for Panathinaikos, had missed all six of his three-point attempts that night.
But when it mattered most, he delivered.
Hayes-Davis buried his seventh three-point attempt at the buzzer, handing Fenerbahce a stunning 101-100 victory and breaking Parisian hearts.
Fenerbahce went on to sweep Paris 3-0 in the playoffs before lifting the EuroLeague trophy in Abu Dhabi. Hayes-Davis was crowned Final Four MVP, recording 23 points and nine rebounds in the 81-70 victory over Monaco in the championship game.
Hifi had scored 19 points in that heartbreaking defeat in Istanbul. He later managed 11 points on 4-of-18 shooting in the playoff encounter in Paris.
This time, however, the script was different.
The final shot belonged to Hifi. And so did the last laugh.
