Saturday April 2, the JDA Dijon received Pau-Lacq-Orthez, a duel at the top between two teams in form which ended in a tight score: 85/89.
♦ Review the 1st half of the match
with comments from Christophe Tarrisse, Pape-Philippe Amagou our consultant and Gaël Simon on the edge of the floor.
video length: 53min 50
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Basketball – JDA / Elan Béarnais (1st half)
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©France 3 Burgundy
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♦ Review the 2nd half of the match
video length: 53min 42
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Basketball – JDA Dijon / Elan Béarnais (2nd half)
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©France 3 Burgundy
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The smell of the play-offs, of the cleaver matches, will float in the Palais des Sports in Dijon this Saturday April 2 with the poster for the 26th day of the French basketball championship which will oppose the JDA Dijon at Pau-Lacq-Orthez. Two of the Top 8 teams that are in great shape.
On one side of the ring, the JDA Dijon, 5th in the standings, 15 wins in 25 games. The Dijonnais, always carried by their master to play David Holston, MVP 2019 (6th scorer of the LNB), recovered well from their elimination in the European Cup by winning last Friday in Reims.
Nenad Markovic’s men keep their rhythm in the league with 4 successes in the last 6 meetings with in particular the scalps of ASVEL or Le Mans. Only hitch, a defeat against Cholet at home. But the exit from the road at the last Fos on Tuesday (97-79) was described as “shameful” by the coach, “the worst game of the season” calls for a strong reaction even if the team seems to be on the kneecaps. The Palace, which should still boil on Saturday, remains a difficult to take fortress, 10 wins in 13 games this season.
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On the other side, the Elan Béarnais arrives to inflate to block after its qualification in the final of the Coupe de France acquired hard fought last weekend in Trélazé after successes against Fos and Gravelines. Élan Béarnais is therefore very close to lifting a 4th Coupe de France, 15 years after their last title in 2007. A long shortage for this flagship and historic club in the championship.
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But the Pau have not abandoned the domestic competition. Here they are, 4th, with only one defeat less than the JDA Dijon where they remain on four consecutive successes. The Elan travels rather well with a balance sheet for the time being, well supported by its American doublet in the lead: Bibbins and Jefferson (top scorer in the championship with 18.6/game).
9 days from the end of the regular season and while the fight is fierce to stay in the Top 8, the victory on Saturday will be worth gold. There will also be a strong taste for revenge after Pau’s first leg success last December, 82-55, a correction against a Dijon team then decimated by injuries and illness.
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