JDA Dijon secures Betclic ELITE Playoff Berth with a convincing victory over Élan Béarnais

A well-stocked sports hall, a top-flight defensive performance and great success. A perfect evening in every respect for the JDA Dijon perfectly knew how to add all the necessary ingredients to officially validate its qualification for the Betclic ELITE playoffs, this Friday evening against Élan Béarnais (80-68).

“We had a serious match, Pau had played really well against Bourg and ASVEl, they currently play more like a top 5 team than a team that plays maintenance. They are dangerous in several positions, they have a good defense, Chikoko is very dangerous inside. We had few weak moments in the first half, except maybe five minutes when Chikoko had balloons inside. In the second period there is a very good defensive work, and also some problems of rhythm in attack. No doubt that with the heat, and the energy put into defense, it could have cost us forces in attack. Defensively we are not far from a good match, a very good match even (…) I always thought that we would be in the playoffs, the objective is the top 4, and we have a match important in Roanne, where we will have to show the same determination »said the Dijon technician after the meeting at Good public.

If the Burgundians have won their place in the playoffs, the work is not finished since the JDA Dijon wants to win its place in the Top 4 to benefit from the advantage of the field in the playoffs. We will therefore have to negotiate the next meeting in Roanne well to continue to maintain hope.