If Paris is the beautiful French saga in the EuroLeague, Cholet is undoubtedly that of the Betclic ELITE. Against Portel, CB won its 7th victory of the season out of 8 championship matches. Enough to allow it to spend the November break warm, in first place in the ranking, for Fabrice Lefrançois’ first year at its head.
Cholet quickly closed the case against Le Portel
This nice privilege, Cholet offered itself after a controlled victory against Le Portel (80-65). Facing his former team, Bastien Vautier was uncompromising in the first period (10 points and 10 rebounds), along with Jamuni McNeace (16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists), before leaving for a knee injury as a precaution.
But launched by its two interiors, CB then managed its lead in the second part of the match, well helped by a Porteloise team that was much too expensive with the ball (17 ball losses) and not precise enough (41% at 2 points only). ). If Jack Nunge stood up to Bastien Vautier in the first period, the best evaluation of the ESSM this season did not last the distance at the Meilleraie (13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 interceptions and 2 blocks). “I’m not going to say that the match was over after ten minutes, but give 30 points when we are the fourth best defense…”whispered Eric Girard at a press conference, annoyed by the start of his team’s match with West France.
Thus, the Cholet club has still not experienced defeat at home, whether in the championship or in the FIBA Europe Cup (7 victories in a row). With the possibility of spending another month undefeated, returning from the break with the reception of Élan Chalon?
ON FIRE 🔥
7/8 pour @CB_officiel in #BetclicELITE this season 🫡 pic.twitter.com/tSmQ6aGnZm— Betclic ELITE (@Betclic_ELITE) November 16, 2024
Warning danger for Dijon
For the Jean-Michel-Geoffroy sports center in Dijon, however, it is quite the opposite. This Saturday, November 16, the Dijon enclosure had the pleasure of seeing Gregor Hrovat again under his tunic, but also of seeing once again the ills of Joan of Arc. Against Saint-Quentin, whose defense exploded in the last two matches (-32 and -39 against Paris and Tenerife), it was however that of Dijon (2nd worst in the championship) which was pierced again . Above all, the JDA did not start its game with the right attitude, so desired by its coach Laurent Legname, by conceding up to 16 points behind in the first period (10-26, 10′). Trying to catch up in the second half, Dijon however started too far away to bother a more united and complete Picardy team, well guided by Jerome Robinson (21 points at 5/9 on shots and 9/9 on free throws).
Thus, while we could expect the JDA to appear in the top positions at the start of the season, due to a squad with many known faces, it is in the bottom of the ranking that the we find Dijon. With one game in hand, the Burgundian club finds itself in the same waters as Chalon-sur-Saône, with a victory in advance over the red lantern La Rochelle. For Saint-Quentin, there may be satisfaction in spending the November break in the first half of the ranking (5th), with the discovery of the BCL to manage at the same time.
Logic respected 😤@SQBB_Officiel regain victory!#BetclicELITE pic.twitter.com/hg7dtbDspM
— Betclic ELITE (@Betclic_ELITE) November 16, 2024
