Runner-up to Monaco in the regular season, Boulogne-Levallois took a first step towards the final on Sunday afternoon. In front of their audience at the Marcel-Cerdan sports hall, the Metropolitans 92 brought down Asvel (75-69), three-time defending champion, and took the lead in the series before game 2, Tuesday evening at Bercy (8:30 p.m. ). A result acquired under the eyes of two former NBA All-Stars: French pivot Joakim Noah and 2011 MVP Derrick Rose.
The start of the Mets’ first run. Barry Brown Jr (8 points) chained five points, including a lay-up on a Bandja Sy caviar, before Hugo Besson scored eight meters away and at the buzzer in the first quarter (23-19, 10th). Dominating against Le Mans in the quarter-finals, Youssoupha Fall, the second-biggest player in the top flight behind Wembanyama, had a frustrating afternoon.
Asvel struggling without De Colo
The pivot (10 points, 7 rebounds) collected his third fault in the middle of the second quarter, when he had just made his power speak to enforcer his young vis-à-vis (32-30, 17th). Fall out, Wembanyama hit twice, halfway then on a dunk, and distilled an assist to TaShawn Thomas (12 points) to close the gap. Deprived of Nando De Colo (calf), Asvel offered a disappointing offensive performance, in line with match 2 snatched from Le Mans (66-63).
Sanctioned at three points by Brown when she tried to go into the zone, Asvel saw Lahaou Konaté carry the blow. The Mets captain took responsibility at three points and 22 seconds from the final buzzer. TJ Parker’s players will have to react on Tuesday at the Accor Arena to avoid going back to the wall at the Astoballe.
2023-05-28 15:14:52
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