On Friday January 21, ASVEL won at the Astroballe against Red Star Belgrade (69-67). TJ Parker’s men redeemed themselves from a defeat conceded against Monaco (75-100) three days earlier.
They had to react, that’s what they did. On the floor of the Astroballe on Friday, Villeurbanne won by nothing against Red Star Belgrade (69-67) on the sidelines of the 22nd day of the Euroleague. The ASVEL players took their revenge over the first leg (73-67) where they lost on Serbian soil. Double satisfaction since the Villeurbannaise training almost makes you forget the defeat conceded against Monaco (75-100) during the week.
In the standings, the club of Tony Parker occupies the 12th position, 4 places behind the play-offs. The next meeting for Villeurbanne will be a derby. This will be played this Sunday, January 23 at 5 p.m. against the Chorale de Roanne on the sidelines of the 17th day of Pro A. The Roanne team is resident in 11th place in the standings and remains on two consecutive successes in the competition.
A turnaround until victory
However, the game seemed to be off to a bad start for ASVEL. More enterprising and aggressive, the visiting team began by taking the lead after the first two quarters (1st qt: 11-17; 2nd qt: 25-35). But the workforce of TJ Parker managed to mobilize the necessary resources to get back into the game. From the end of the third quarter (49-48), Villeurbanne took the advantage thanks to a unit lead. Doubt then settled in the heads of the opponents. Slow until the end, ASVEL overthrew Red Star Belgrade during the last quarter and went for their victory with guts (69-67). The manager TJ Parker owes a debt of gratitude to Chris James and Paul Lacombe, both authors of 17 points scored in the whole game.
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