By Le Figaro with AFP
Published yesterday at 11:45 p.m., Updated 3 hours ago
Two out of two for Nadir Hifi, Tuomas Lisalo and Paris Basketball. Kevin Domas / PANORAMIC
Three clubs lined up for a second victory in two matches on Saturday, Lyon-Villeurbanne, Paris Basketball and JL Bourg.
Asvel signed on the floor of Gravelines-Dunkerque (79-74) a second victory in as many days of Elite basketball, a flawless performance also achieved on Saturday by Paris and Bourg-en-Bresse. The Villeurbannais, eliminated in the semi-finals of the championship in the spring after three consecutive titles, suffered against the Northerners, knocked out on an inside pass from Nando De Colo (21 pts and 7 assists) for Joffrey Lauvergne (16 pts and 6 rebounds) 34 seconds from time (77-74).
Paris Basketball, which took on German accents in the off-season with the arrival of the coach (the Finnish Tuomas Iisalo) and several players from Bonn, winner of the Champions League, established itself more easily, in the hall of the promoted Saint-Quentin (81-65). TJ Shorts (19 pts but 2/11 long distance) and his teammates stepped on the accelerator in the last quarter, won 24-11.
The other club involved in the Eurocup, Bourg-en-Bresse, inflicted a second defeat on the reigning vice-champion, Boulogne-Levallois (94-73), who had been completely overhauled this summer (departures of Vincent Collet, Victor Wembanyama and Bilal Coulibaly). , only one player retained). The Mets 92 lost 20 balls against the Bressans of Belarusian pivot Maksim Salash, author of 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 interceptions in just 18 minutes.
Monaco on track Sunday
On Sunday, the reigning champion Monaco, in Chalon-sur-Saône, and Cholet, in Dijon, can also confirm their initial victory. Beaten precisely by ASM in the opening (72-59), Limoges opened its counter, in Strasbourg (87-80). The CSP, now coached by Ilias Kantzouris, won against its coach last season, Massimo Cancellieri, passing in the last two minutes a 9-0 to the Alsatians, crucified on a winning shot from Kameron McGusty (22 pts) 17 seconds from the buzzer (85-80).
Finally, Roanne crushed Nancy (107-80) with a shower of three points (14/25 including 5/6 for its little leader Tavian Dunn-Martin, recruited in the off-season) and Le Mans defeated Blois ( 110-96) thanks to his domination in the paint (37 rebounds to 21).
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