The presence of Matt Pokora – eager to invest in SIG – brought luck to Strasbourg at the opening of the Championship against Nanterre (71-57). Returning to Rhénus on Sunday, the singer witnessed the fifth consecutive defeat of the Alsatians at home in the Championship, this time at the expense of Dijon (64-81). Paul Lacombe’s teammates are now 15th in the standings, with the same number of victories as Roanne, first relegated.
“It’s not the first time we’ve done this,” lamented Lacombe at Skweek’s microphone. Dijon was in difficulty, like us (the JDA is now 14th) but we let them do what they want. We have to understand what our Championship is otherwise we will only play to stay in the first division. » In front of its audience, the SIG was scuttled in less than ten minutes after a balanced first half (38-39, 20th).
The SIG devoured under the circles
A timeout taken by Massimo Cancellieri was not enough to stem the Dijon “run”, fueled by a prize-winning basket from Aleksandar Lazic (11 points, 8 rebounds), a basket plus the mistake from Cameron Hunt (23 points) and an easy double step from Gregor Hrovat (42-56, 25th). The SIG was also devoured under the circles by Allan Dokossi who sucked up 17 rebounds including 6 offensive, his personal best in the elite and the best mark since the start of the season.
A quick surgical game from the JDA stunned Strasbourg for good at the start of the last quarter. After a forced shot from Phil Booth (14 points), Hunt found Lazic who immediately shifted Gregor Hrovat in the corner to give the Burgundians a 20-point lead (52-72, 32nd). The SIG will have to react on Tuesday against Saint-Quentin in a late match on the fourth day.
