For Monaco, the transition from the splendor of the Euroleague to the ordinary of the Championship almost encountered a setback. Three days after the record points accumulated in the Euroleague by Mike James and the seventh victory in a row against Red Star Belgrade (98-80), the “Roca Team” was shaken on Sunday by the 15th from Betclic Élite.
The ASM was even missing for eight minutes in Dunkirk, where BCM Gravelines has been exiled since January after the Sportica fire. Between the end of the second quarter and the start of the third, the French champion conceded a surreal 27-3, with a… 22-0 in passing, and was trailing by thirteen points (44-31) after 22 minutes.
Sasa Obradovic’s big rant at half-time, however, had an effect. By tightening their defense, Alpha Diallo and his teammates regained rapid play. Mike James (9 points on 3 out of 11 on shots) slipped a 3+1 to put an end to the long-distance drought (0 out of 9 to start) and Gravelines bowed in turn after a 17-0 which put everything back into play (55-49 for ASM after 30 minutes).
Imperial Alpha Diallo
However, the Northerners did not give up and even worried the leader of the Championship, who had fielded his Euroleague team, until the end, coming back to one possession in the last minute (68-71). But Diallo (13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists), imperial on both sides of the field, with the precious help of his pivots Donatas Motiejunas and Donta Hall, snatched an offensive rebound four seconds from the end to ensure a twenty- third success which maintains a good margin in the ranking over the pursuers.
With a good Michael Stockton (12 points, 9 assists), the BCM conceded a second setback “at home” against a tenor this week, after Paris (66-77) Tuesday in a late match, but confirmed that he had the means to maintain himself.
2024-03-10 17:51:28
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