Even reduced, Paris Basketball offered a major success on Monday night at the Halle Carpentier against Champagne Basket (94-79).
Deprived of its coach Jean-Christophe Prat and Juhann Begarin (Covid-19), Paris Basket still ended up getting rid of Champagne Basket (94-79). The Parisian club thus gives air with a second victory in a row. Kyle Allman Jr (20 points to 5/10 on shots, 5 rebounds and 7 assists) and Dustin Sleva (22 points to 5/7 on shots) were the architects of success, in a game already decisive for maintenance.
The devilish outside address throughout the match (9/15 at half-time, 17/30 in total) allowed the Parisians to take off. Conversely, the defensive largesse of Châlons-Reims infuriated the coach Cédric Heitz at a press conference …
“I am very disappointed with the performance of the team. We have fallen back into our faults. We have leaders who make seven losses, Myke Henry had a rather lamentable attitude at the end of the game … If he is too strong for the Betclic Elite, he goes to the NBA. In the last quarter, we get walked on. We had warned that we had to control the tempo: after having collected points on a fast game we shoot at 3-points in first intention… I have players who have a certain talent but who do not use it in certain situations . Missed shots plus bullet losses: it’s too heavy in the balance. Tabu is doing what he can, but he hasn’t had the necessary preparation. We have a team that can achieve things but we have to see the sweat on everyone’s forehead. I get angry with people who don’t put in the effort. It’s up to us to play better, to want to progress. I think we have the means but a reinforcement would not be too much. I had leads but which signed in other clubs. “
Before the break, Paris came out of the red zone (5-9, 14th) and let Champagne Basket plunge to 16th rank (4-10), chaining a ninth defeat in ten Betclic Elite matches.
Photo: Jonathan Tabu (Thomas Savoja)
