James Palmer Jr spun under the basket and, without a solution, kept his lucidity and found his leader Axel Julien in the opposite corner. The latter, after a start to the season under the seal of doubt, freed his people from a 3-point arrow which definitively put Bourg in orbit (81-78, 38th).
Tuesday evening, as part of the 6th day of Eurocoupe, the Bressans won a prestigious victory on Catalan soil, on the floor of Badalone (85-80). Against one of the favorites of their group, they affirmed their collective game (18 assists, 11 lost balls) and a great strength of character to take back, alone, the head of their pool (5 wins-1 loss). Their international leader therefore found some color on this occasion (8 points, 5 assists, 4 fouls caused), even if the big man of the evening was once again James Palmer Jr.
Still no William Howard in Badalone
Already author of 21 points last week in the only defeat of his team in the event, against Bursa (80-89), finalist of the event last season, the racy winger with the headband screwed on the head was all the good shots, present in scoring (23 units at 7/12 including 4/9 at 3 points), in aggressiveness (2 interceptions, 7 fouls caused), as well as in distribution, like the last ball sent in the manner of a US football quarterback to find, while the clock ticked its last seconds, Isiaha Mike (8 points) in the dunk. On the Spanish side – with whom William Howard, still injured calf, was not aligned – Ante Tomic was limited to 6 points, but took the opportunity to distill good passes (6 assists) which benefited Henry Ellenson in particular (16 points ).
Badalone beat Bourg twice last season in the same competition. The other representative of Betclic Elite in the event, Paris Basketball (4th, 3-2 after their victory in Podgorica), which plays in the other group, receives Hamburg on Wednesday.
