When Maxime Courby and Jordan Usher threw themselves, in desperation, on <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/nenad-markovic-dijon-coach-its-an-excellent-job-that-the-players-have-done/" title="Nenad Markovic (Dijon coach): "It's an excellent job that the players have done"”>David Holston, they already knew how the 3-point shot sent by the Dijon leader would end. After a festival of dribbles and a step-back, he pierced the net to offer, less than two seconds from the gong of overtime, the decisive advantage to the JDA on the floor of <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/paris-basketball-wins-its-first-ile-de-france-derby-against-leader-boulogne-levallois-in-betclic-elite/" title="Paris Basketball wins its first Ile-de-France derby against leader Boulogne-Levallois in Betclic Elite“>Bourg-en-Bresse (91-88 after ), as part of the 5th day of Betclic Elite. The American elf from Dijon, veteran of Betclic Elite (38 years old) and one of its attractions, put an end to an anthology evening: 24 points, 11 assists.
To put himself in a position to snatch victory after two defeats in a row in the Championship (in Limoges, against Paris), Holston had already found the target a moment earlier, his shot licking the outline of the hoop and hitting the plexiglass before to finish at the bottom of the circle. A hint of success came to reward a boss end to the match, marked by a big comeback in the money-time (-11) and the fruitful relationship between Holston and Allan Dokossi, served in all positions (13 points, 9 rebounds ).
The players of Frédéric Fauthoux, the new coach of the Blues, including the new international Jean-Marc Pansa (12 points 9 rebounds, but 6 lost balls) were missing a dust to ensure the victory. The fireworks player Xavier Castaneda (14 points but 3 of 13 shooting) was muzzled, just like Maksim Salash (9 points all won on free throws, 0/7 on shooting) during rough debates where four Dijonnais were expelled for five mistakes. Dijon balances its record (2-2) while Bourg remains in front by a breath (3-2).
