The Dunk Saga (3/4): A Five-Star Contest
In the 2010s, the three-point shot became king in the NBA. But an evening always escapes his yoke. Each year, excluding Covid-19, the Saturday of the All-Star weekend maintains the same hierarchy for its contests. The long-distance shooting artists warm up the room before the dunkers enter the scene. An almost immutable order since 1984 […]
Boston holds off Atlanta for eighth straight NBA win
Super Bowl obliges, the two meetings on the NBA program on Sunday evening were brought forward to the start of the afternoon to avoid being in competition with American football. Not enough to destabilize Boston, which signed an eighth consecutive victory, against Atlanta (105-95) with 38 points from Jayson Tatum. The All-Star winger scored 16 […]
Asvel overcomes Monaco in Betclic Elite after two extensions
Paris beaten by Cholet In the other match on Sunday afternoon, Cholet won at Halle Carpentier against Paris Basketball (102-90). Yoann Makoundou (19 points), Darrin Govens (17) led the attacking efforts of Laurent Vila’s side, who took control of the game in the second quarter. Cholet passed his evening opponent and moved up to 13th […]
NBA: Denver crushes Milwaukee and approaches the top 4 in the West
Candidate for a second consecutive title of MVP, the “Joker” ends the month of January with a bang with six triple-doubles on the clock and, above all, 11 victories in 16 matches to revive Denver. The Nuggets are now fifth, one victory away from the Jazz, in free fall without Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell. […]
Why Rudy Gobert again missed out on a starting spot at the All-Star Game
No Frenchman has started an All-Star Game in the five major of one of the two teams on the floor. Thursday evening, Rudy Gobert approached it but the pivot of the Jazz saw Andrew Wiggins (Golden State) seize the last starting place in the “frontcourt” category (wingers and interiors) of the Western Conference, next to […]
Rudy Gobert back, Utah dominates Denver
For Utah, life without Rudy Gobert was starting to get tough. Five matches, four defeats and a defense full of holes in the absence of the French pivot (118.6 points conceded on average). Fortunately, “Gobzilla”, recovered from Covid-19 contamination, returned to Denver on Sunday evening, and the Jazz took the opportunity to win at the […]
Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant lead All-Star votes, Rudy Gobert left behind
Stuck in a spiral of four consecutive defeats in the absence of Rudy Gobert, Utah measures in each game the importance of the pivot in the success of his team. But despite three defender of the year titles, the Tokyo Olympic vice-champion remains behind the main NBA superstars in the eyes of fans. A finding […]
Monaco wins on the floor of Bayern Munich and relaunches in Euroleague
One month to the day after the recall of Sasa Obradovic on the Monegasque bench, the Roca Team has found an exciting face in the Euroleague and, above all, results. The players of the Rock won in Munich Thursday night (83-78), a direct competitor in the race for the play-offs. The Monegasques illustrated on the […]
Asvel wins at Syktyvkar in the round of 16 first leg of the Eurocup
An eighth but not yet a quarter in play If Asvel qualifies against Syktyvkar at the end of the round of 16, they will not yet qualify for the quarter-finals. Pierre Vincent’s players would then play in the “Round of 8“, an extra round to go from eight to four teams still in the running. […]