Two days after the NBA match between the Cleveland Cavs and the Brooklyn Nets, the Accord Arena was back on Saturday evening for the clash between Paris Basketball and AS Monaco, in a meeting of the utmost importance for the Francilians. If a victory allowed them to maintain second place in the ranking tied with Bourg en Bresse, winner of the Portel a little earlier in the day, the Parisians had to show above all that they could compete with the protégés of Sasa Obradovic after the slap received at the beginning of December on the rock. In contact for a full quarter of an hour, the men of the capital then collapsed, despite a burst of pride at the end of the match (92-85).
Donta Hall intenable
The Monegasques, who opened the scoring with a three-pointer from their captain Yakouba Ouattara (6 points) in the corner, were in the lead at the start of the game against the tense Ile-de-France residents (12-6, 5′). The return of Nadir Hifi (23 points), author of 5 quick points, allowed Tuomas Iisalo’s men to place a 10-0 and take control of the match (16-12, 7′), to the delight of the 12,090 spectators present . The match then got lively and the teams went blow for blow until the end of the first act. Monaco, led by a Matthew Strazel bleeding (10 points including 6 in the 1st QT), taking the lead at the siren (24-23, 10′). The neck and neck continued in the second act. Donta Hall (16 points, 100% and 22 rating) continued his demolition business in the paint, delighting the arena with his powerful dunks, while the men of the capital relied on a few long-distance arrows and ‘activity of’Enzo Sharhvin (4 points) under the circles (35-35, 15′).
Another day, another game, another dunk by Donta Hall ????pic.twitter.com/M4a4OmaKFl
— AS Monaco Basket EN (@asmonaco_en) January 13, 2024
On the wings of a Mike James (19 points) aggressive and enterprising, author in particular of a magnificent blind pass for the stage local, Mouhammadou Jaiteh (8 points), Sasa Obradovic’s men broke away shortly before the break (48-39, 19′). Author of a naive mistake on Jordan Loyd (17 points) behind the arc, Tyson Ward (XX points) even offered 3 free throws to the Monegasques on the last possession of the half. Impeccable on the line, the American fullback increased the gap to 13 points in favor of his team upon returning to the locker room (54-41, 20′).
Jordan Loyd blazes, Paris takes on water
Very discreet until then, T.J. Shorts (18 points) came out of his box at the start of the second half. The Californian, successful at three points and aggressive near the circle, scored 7 points in a few minutes to respond to the winning shots of Jordan Loyd, impeccable in the exercise, and allow the gap to be reduced (51-60, 24′) . Monaco once again relied on its internal strike force to get back on track, thanks to goals from Mouhammadou Jaiteh and a new dunk from Donta Hall, determined to delight the large audience present at Bercy.( 70-53, 27′). Overwhelmed by the impact of the men of the principality and by the insolent address of Jordan Loyd (12 points in the 3rd quarter), in distress from long distance (6 out of 30 and 20% in the first 3 quarters), Paris took on water (77-55, 30′).
JORDAN LOYD BABYYYY ????pic.twitter.com/zM8TbLZG5q
— AS Monaco Basket EN (@asmonaco_en) January 13, 2024
Mike James decisive Saturday evening against Paris Basketball
Seeing the specter of a second correction looming in front of the leader, Paris did not give up and attempted an impossible comeback in the last act on the wings of a Nadir Hifi in fire. Definitely very comfortable at the Accor Arena after his performance during the All-Star Game, the Alsatian chained winning shots to bring his team below 10 points (77-86, 37′). Paris pushed and even came back to 5 small points before Mike James dashed the hopes of the capital’s players with a masterful shot from behind the arc 1 minute from time to give the Monegasques some breathing room (81-88, 39′).
Paris missed the boat in front of its public, and fell to 3rd place in the Betclic ELITE ranking. For its part, AS Monaco, which played its third match of the week on Saturday evening, found the necessary resources to bounce back after its heavy defeat at Panathinaikos on Thursday evening in the Euroleague.
Tuomas Iisalo: “I think we were especially poor in terms of skill. Unlike the first match, I have the feeling that we had some good shots. Unfortunately we were not able to bring them in. I liked the reaction of the players, who didn’t give up at the end of the match. This evening we played with our identity, which was not the case in Monaco. »
2024-01-13 22:28:07
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