Over the last three games (against SL Benfica, PAOK mateco and Galatasaray EKMAS, respectively) he had three 15+ point, 5+ assist performances. Randolph played all four games this month wearing his Mr Consistency cape with 20, 18, 19 and 17 points, respectively. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem’s leader took on a whole new role this season, and is delivering performances to remember for a long time as Hapoel climbed to 3-1. If PAOK don’t end up in first place in that group after six games, it would most probably be because of Levi Randolph. He had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists against Hapoel, 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists against Benfica.
Smith was the key man in two close wins over Jerusalem and Benfica -so close were those games that PAOK’s combined win margin was four points. They were already in fine form in October, but with the addition of Kendall Smith in November, they climbed to 2-0 for the month and 3-1 for the season, leading a tough group that includes the likes of Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem, Galatasaray EKMAS and SL Benfica. He finished the month with 41 points in 38 minutes played, while shooting 9-of-12 from beyond the three-point line.Ī surprise package among the group leaders after four games would be PAOK mateco.
