For the second time, Paris Basketball won in Pau, in Béarn this time and after extra time (87-88).
A missed three-point basket from Brandon Jefferson, Gregor Hrovat, who takes the offensive rebound, but who fails to put the ball in the circle, and that’s how the Parisians emerged with their heads held high from the Pau sports hall.
Brandon Jefferson, candidate for the title of MVP of the season, therefore missed the crucial shot of a game where he gave everything for 41 minutes, compiling 35 points with 14/15 in shots thanks to 10 fouls caused, 4 assists for 30 devaluation. The negative side? 5 stray balls and a fluctuating three-point address (5/14). Inevitably, it was he who was targeted when coach Eric Bartecheky made his remarks on the subject, at a press conference, remarks taken up by South West.
“I feared that match, the facts proved me right. Even if we start very badly, we play an interesting second quarter which allows us to turn to +12. In the end, we do not manage the balloons well. We can regret having abused the three-point shot. »
It was a 0-13 that allowed Paris to get back into the game, around Ismaël Kamagate (20 rating) and Axel Toupane (20 points). Jefferson then Ryan Boatright missed match points, and an extension was therefore necessary to decide between the two teams. It was a throw from Kamagate and another from Juhann Begarin that made the difference. But it all hung by a thread. The absences of Justin Bibbins and Jeremy Leloup necessarily weighed against the Palois.
In a very moving Betclic Elite, Pau fell to 5th place (10 wins, 7 losses) and Paris stabilized in 13th (7-11).
Photo: Axel Toupane (Thomas Savoja)
