A blow to the Parisians, beaten in Cholet during the 6th day of Elite this Saturday. At the same time, the “Roca Team” won on the Nancy floor.
After four consecutive successes in the championship, Paris Basketball lost on Saturday on the floor of Cholet (90-80), during the sixth day of Elite which saw Monaco go on to Nancy (98-77).
The Parisians, who remained on a good victory in the Euroleague on Thursday in Monaco (80-87), lacked skill in money time to regain the ten point lead taken by Cholet at the start of the fourth quarter.
With this setback, Thiago Splitter’s players will let Saint-Quentin or Asvel, who face each other at the close on Sunday (7:00 p.m.), and possibly Gravelines-Dunkerque, which receives Bourg-en-Bresse (4:30 p.m.) slip away at the top of the rankings. .
Carried by the 16 points of their leader TJ Campbell, the Choletais ideally started the game with a 9-0 stuck to the Parisians in 40 seconds. If Nadir Hifi’s quick exit from the bench (17 points) allowed the Parisians to get back into contact, the locals did not give up and took off again during the third quarter.
The Parisians could have come back with free throws but dropped too many points on the line, with only 69% success. Omnipresent in defense to muzzle Hifi, former Oklahoma City Thunder André Roberson finished off the visitors’ chances with a winning shot which gave Cholet a nine-point lead two minutes from time.
Monaco raises its head to Nancy
Two days after their disappointment in the Euroleague, the Monegasques bounced back on the Nancy floor, winning 98 to 77. After a delicate start to the game, the ASM, buoyed by Élie Okobo’s 18 points, gradually recovered. late to get back in front at the start of the second quarter, before never letting go of the score again.
The “Roca Team” now has four championship successes this season but one victory was removed from its balance sheet for financial failure. Monaco appealed this sanction.
Saturday afternoon, La Rochelle achieved the first success in its history in Elite on the floor of Dijon (95-88) and Le Mans won against Le Portel (77-74).
Friday, Strasbourg won against Limoges (110-90) in a match which saw Limousin guard Nicolas Lang equal the record for 3-point shots (755) registered in the history of the French 1st division championship since 1987.
