American basketball player Marvel Harris of Al-Nasr topped the list of top scorers among foreign professionals at the end of the first leg of the semi-final playoff round of the general league championship. In the final match of this stage, which took place last Sunday, Harris averaged 41 points per game. This is his fourth season with Al-Nasr, and he continues to shine in the current playoff stage, which is held in a home-and-away format. On May 31st, the two teams that will advance to the final will be determined. Despite Harris's outstanding performance, Al-Nasr finished the first leg in second place with five points, one point behind the leader Al-Ahli Junior with a perfect record (6 points). Last Sunday, "The Knights" defeated their host "The Elder" 110-93. In the same round, Al-Sharjah secured third place with four points after defeating their host Al-Bataeh 107-85, while Al-Bataeh finished fourth with three points. Harris's lead over his closest competitors was significant, especially after he scored 123 points in the last three matches. His most impressive performance was the opening match against Al-Sharjah, where he scored 52 points and led his team to an 88-83 victory. He then added 41 points against Al-Bataeh in a match that ended in favor of "The Elder" (107-97), before scoring 30 points against Al-Ahli Junior. American Tony Graswell of Al-Bataeh finished second among foreign players with a total of 76 points, averaging 25.5 points per game. He scored 24 points against Al-Ahli Junior, 28 points against Al-Nasr, and 24 points against Al-Sharjah. American Jarrod Joy of Al-Sharjah finished third with a total of 59 points, averaging 19.6 points per game, after scoring 21 points against Al-Nasr, 16 against Al-Ahli Junior, and 22 against Al-Bataeh. Despite Al-Ahli Junior's lead, their American player DeShondre Washington finished fourth among the top foreign scorers with 55 points, averaging 18.3 points per game, distributed as 28 points against Al-Bataeh, 15 against Al-Sharjah, and 12 against Al-Nasr. Harris scored a total of 123 points in his last three matches against Al-Sharjah, Al-Bataeh, and Al-Ahli Junior.
