ball – Elite. Elan Chalon collects 96 points and logically loses to Nancy

Chalonnais markers: Morris 20, Sakic 7, Choupas 9, Cortale 12, Hill 4, Gaudoux 5, Ristic 20, Nenadic 2, Cuthbertson 5.

93 – 83

Ristic ditto, who goes to the rebound off and offers himself an and one. This makes Nancy’s coach scream, which we can hear clearly. Here is the Serbian also at 20 points. But Chalon is at -10 and there is one minute left…

93 – 80

Morris takes care of his stats, here he is at 20 points. But making numbers at -15, well… 39

93 – 78

It smells of frustration in the captain, who is contesting a mobile screen that he has just placed. Sanctioned. 38

88 – 72

Time-out Nancy, 3’38 to play. Gaudoux’s march on the last action. Not a great match for the captain, who is having a great start to the season.

86 – 72

Missed for Hill from close range, the same for Choupas from afar. Walker adds two easy points on quick play, 36

84 – 72

A little spectacle doesn’t hurt: Hill for Gaudoux, in the air: alley oop and big dunk! 36

82 – 70

Well found Morris, in the corner. But isn’t it a little late? 5’28 to play

82 – 65

-19 while Nancy plays without Chris Clemons, her best scorer. Brief. Ristic fights well and finishes, closely, 34

82 – 63

Already 82 points conceded by Elan, there are more than 8 minutes to play, the gap is flirting with 20 points… Well, this team is very sick. Too many air holes, 33

30 points conceded in the third quarter, everything is fine…

72 – 60

Cortal back, inside at mid-distance, 29

70 – 58

Exchange of passes between Nenadic and Choupas around the arc. And three points for the Frenchman, 28

70 – 55

It’s starting to spin again… The room is boiling, the gap is increasing again, Chalon is behind everywhere… And one Amini to follow… Failed, 28

66 – 55

On their heels in defense, the Elan. Washington benefits from it. Cuthbertson, baseline, in, 27

64 – 53

1/2

64 – 52

Naughty rebound Ristic, who gets eaten by Frisch. The big Serb finds Sakic in a small perimeter in stride, foul and two shots to follow… 26

60 – 52

After switching a lot on defense, the Elan launches a zone. Well, Washington finds the address from afar, the room is very warm… But Cuthbertson responds! 25

57 – 49

2/2, 24e minute

57 – 47

Hill who goes after his action and goes for the throws, we’re doing pretty well. 24

57 – 47

This is typical action at the start of the season. The Elk is good, coming back little by little. Cuthbertson even recovers a ball by defending Washington well on his ball recovery. But instead of letting go, the US winger impales himself on Nancy’s defense. Lose the ball. Who finds Labanca, from afar. Bingo. Gentilly exults, Elan timeout, 6’59 to play

51 – 47

Holy scotch from Ristic, which comes back well on Thompson! And Sakic who ends up as a trickster under the circle! WE TAKE, again and ALWAYS! 23

51 – 45

And which serves Ristic well in the process. Good reading on the spot, and illegal counter from Thompson. Nancy time-out after only 1’28! We take that too…

51 – 43

Morris, keeping pace, at mid-distance. 21

48 – 41

Walk to Nancy side, 2 easy points for Sakic on the other side. It’s off to a good start for Elan, 21

Chalonnais scorers at half-time: Morris 9, Sakic 2, Choupas 5, Cortale 8, Hill 2, Gaudoux 2, Ristic 9, Nenadic 2, Cuthbertson 0.

43 – 37

Choupas who plays the great Perrin and puts in at mid-distance, why not, 20

43 – 35

Big bomb from Labanca on Gaudoux’s head, it gives fuel to the room. Quickly calmed down by Morris, who we see more and more. And one missed but possession Elan, 19

40 – 33

Walker eats a little Cuthbertson there. Physically, it shows. Ristic a little too much on the outside on these last possessions. Better there. He goes for the offensive rebound, and ends up with the foul. And one, 19

38 – 30

Good passing game, but too much. 24 seconds on offense, 18

38 – 30

Yes, the Frisch walk, well defended Cuthbertson. Less good there. Morris misses long distance, not a bad shot. But it opens the transition, and Washington sanctions. -8, Elan timeout, 3’07 to play

34 – 30

Morris on the line, more easy points: 2/2, 16

After drinking the broth and conceding 29 points in the first quarter, the Elan only took 5 in 5’49. We prefer that. Now we must maintain this level of effort…

34 – 28

And the beautiful cut of Choupas, well found by Ristic. The lay up is missed but the rebound on Gaudoux is faulted. Elan possession, Nancy timeout, 4’11 to play

31 – 28

GO CHOUPAS WHO FINDS skill at three points, deserved for him who gives himself in defense. 16

31 – 25

Ristic who lacks skill up close, in turn. Not his type. And Chalon wins another ball in defense, that’s good, 15

31 – 25

Come on, Morris who finds success from afar in a two-handed game with Gaudoux, we’ll take it too. If the American could wake up… Time-out Nancy, 6’29 left in the second quarter

31 – 22

2nd personal foul for Hill, but he stays on the field. Return of Gaudoux for Sakic, 13

31 – 22

Ah Choupas who takes the baseline well, finds Sakic under the circle. But his left hand finish is short! 13

29 – 22

Cortale’s turn to get hurt. The big spell supported by the physiotherapist and Sakic. Too bad, his entry was really interesting, 12

29 – 22

AND 8-0! Cortale who goes on a counter-attack, after a good defense from Choupas. WE TAKE! 12

29 – 20

In attack, Elan will seek its points near the circle. We like that. Better to build a comeback with solid foundations, i.e. easy baskets. 12

29 – 20

Boyer’s offensive foul, we take it. Cortale all alone under the circle. 6-0 from the start. WE TAKE! Boyer was hurt, hence finding Cortale alone. The big one is on the ground, 12

29 – 18

One stop, we take it. And Hill finishes well close, in the process, 11

29 – 16

We resume with two throws for Cortale, nickel. Now, DEFENSE! 11

25 – 14

The number of misses near the circle, already. But when you don’t put the ingredients, the concentration, the intensity… Nothing illogical. Come on, Nenadic likes Cortale. The bench stands up as one man, and takes technique from the referee. A certain Joseph Bissang. Fans will appreciate, 10

25 – 10

The bench still gives more in defense, it’s a start. Only Morris from the starting 5 is still there. Well, that doesn’t stop Boyer from redacting Washington… 8

22 – 10

2/2, 7e minute

22 – 8

Morris who calls for the ball. Well open. Then a little less: failed. Like Sakic, still at 3 points, on the following attack. Come on, the big Croatian will get the two throws on a drive… 7

22 – 8

Non-existent fallback, lack of close range skill, long distance airball… The time-out set by coach Vucevic barely 1 minute ago didn’t seem to do much good… 6

18 – 8

We’re doing pretty well there. Morris takes out the ball…and loses it. But fault first. And there it is, the lost ball, with a dunk from Amini to conclude. 4’21 of play, +10 Nancy and above all 18 points scored by Sluc… Elan will have to wake up!

16 – 8

Gaudoux and Cuthbertson come out for Sakic and Nenadic, 4

14 – 8

It’s starting to appear in attack, Gaudoux for Ristic. Except that the Elan defends too little. And already Cuthbertson’s 2nd foul… 4

9 – 2

Ristic who opens the scoring, at mid-distance. But Thompson will find the and one, 9 points conceded in 1’39 already… 2

6 – 0

Bowl for Gaudoux, who is defended by Thompson on this action. And Frisch starts strong, catching Morris then Gaudoux then the entire Chalonnaise defense! 2

Here they are, the fans!

The very good news on the Elan side is also the arrival of the kop. Who cracked fumes when arriving at the room and who continued to set the mood as the players entered. If things go in the right direction for the Elan, we will hear them well, they who are high up, but behind the Chalonnais bench…

Note that we are full on the Elan side, but not in Nancy…

Elan’s 5, the same as during the first three days: Hill, Morris, Cuthbertson, Gaudoux, Ristic.

But the season is still long, there are 27 days left to play…

Even if, right away, this ambition seems a little distant for Elan, still in danger after three days of the championship.