Paris Basket is unstoppable. Debutants in the Euroleague this season, the Parisians have just scored a seventh victory in a row in the competition this Thursday by dominating Anadolu Efes Istanbul at home (84-93), their ninth consecutive success in all competitions. It was certainly not the equivalent of the feat achieved six days ago on the Barcelona floor, but it was still necessary to get rid of a Turkish team firmly established just behind them at the start of the season on the European scene.
Facing very French-speaking Istanbulites led by the indestructible Rodrigue Beaubois (13 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists) and Vincent Poirier (15 points, 3 rebounds) but deprived of Shane Larkin, former top scorer in the competition, the teammates of a TJ Shorts, still impressive (21 points, top scorer of the match and 10 assists) was able to widen the gap little by little in the match to enter the last quarter with a small eight-point mattress (58-66).
First place soon in sight?
The partners of Nadir Hifi, more discreet this evening (6 points, 1 interception, 2 assists), were able to show themselves solid at the end of the match to avoid the return of the locals in the last moments, thanks to a decisive floater from TJ Shorts, him again, at the start of the last minute, to take a nine-point lead and validate his team’s victory.
With this success, Tiago Splitter’s men sign their eighth victory for three defeats, the second best provisional record after 11 days behind Fenerbahçe (9 victories-2 losses). Next meeting in a week exactly, this time at home against Virtus Bologna, last in the standings for the moment. What is already dreaming of an eighth success in a row in the Euroleague?
