This Sunday, May 21, Dijon hosted Bourg-en-Bresse as part of the first round of the Betclic Elite play-offs, the first French basketball division. The Dijonnais lost 73-79 and are already back to the wall in these play-offs.
France 3 Bourgogne and France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes made you live the meeting between the JDA and the JL Bourg this Sunday, May 21, during the first round of the play-offs.
►The live summary of the match:
The start of the match is tight between the two teams after five minutes of play (11-10). The JDA leads the proceedings at the end of the first quarter in a match with a lot of intensity (19-17).
Both teams have a lot of success in attack at the start of the second quarter (27-25). Dijon accumulates faults and quickly puts Bourg-en-Bresse in the bonus. The Burgiens do not take advantage of it with a lot of clumsiness on free throws.
The two teams go blow for blow three minutes from halftime (34-34). With an insolent three-point address, the Dijonnais raced ahead at halftime (43-37).
“We let them play their game at the start, and in the second quarter we toughened up the tone. That’s the play-offs, it’s going to take intensity and concentration to win this match”declares Jacques Alingué at the microphone of France 3 Bourgogne.
“It’s a very intense match, the JDA took shots on mistakes on our part. We made good use of the counter-attacks but we have to be better in defense in the second half”believes Alexandre Chassang, player of the JL Bourg and passed by the JDA. “It’s always a pleasure to come back to this magnificent hall and with great supporters, it’s always very special.”
JDA and JL Bourg very close in the second half
Dijon tries to widen the gap after returning from the locker room, but Jordan Floyd keeps JL Bourg within reach of the JDA (52-50). He is already 19 points at 7/8 shooting. The Burgundians stifle their opponents in defense (61-54). They lead logically at the end of the third quarter (65-57).
Bourg-en-Bresse starts strong (65-63). The Dijonnais can no longer do it in attack and have still not scored in this last act, while we have been playing the fourth quarter for almost four minutes. JL Bourg took advantage three minutes from the end (69-73). Unrecognizable in the fourth quarter with only eight points scored, the Dijonnais lost 73 to 79 against Bourg-en-Bresse.
“We panicked when they passed. We lost rhythm and lacked address. There are two or three adjustments to make, and we have to rest. We lost home advantage but it’s recovering”assures Jonathan Rousselle (JDA) at the end of the match.
“We will never win easily here. We kept the same state of mind even though we were behind the whole game. We kept confidence in our shots, we defended well at the end of the game. We didn’t the right to make mistakes, Dijon remains the favourite”declares Hugo Benitez, leader of the JL Bourg.
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The two teams have faced each other three times this season. On December 23, 2022, Markis McDuffie carried the JDA to victory with 25 points and 12 rebounds, for a final score of 90-83.
JL Bourg took their revenge in the semi-finals of the Leaders Cup by winning 94 to 77. The teammates of Axel Julien, a former JDA player, made it to the final but lost to Lyon -Villeurbanne.
We come across Bourg-en-Bresse, we know it’s a derby, we’re going to meet some familiar faces, and we’re going to have to go and fight a little.
Jacques AlingueJDA Dijon Pivot
The last confrontation between the JDA and Bourg-en-Bresse dates from March 26. The Dijonnais won away from home 75 to 69. The Burgundians finished the season in fourth place with a record of 21 wins for 13 defeats. JL Bourg finished just behind in fifth place with 19 wins and 15 losses.
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