Three days before the semi-final first leg of the Eurocup (8:45 p.m., at home, against the London Lions), Paris won an easy and large victory against Limoges (101-77) at the Adidas Arena, Saturday during the 26th day of the Betclic Élite regular season. The capital club temporarily moves to second in the standings, pending Asvel’s match on Sunday (2:30 p.m.), at home, against Gravelines-Dunkerque.
After a small gap at the end of the first quarter (25-19), Paris stepped on the accelerator against Limogeauds, 13th in the Championship, and returned to the locker room at the break with a much more comfortable lead (58-38). ). In the second half, the Parisians were not at all worried and won a 13th victory in a row (all competitions combined).
Nadir Hifi, already the author of 35 points against Nancy on Wednesday, was the main architect of his team’s victory, with 22 pts (9/16 shooting including 4/9 three-pointers). The Parisian collective also performed well (12 pts for Shorts, Herrera and Malcolm, 11 for Sy, 10 for Kessens). With 10 assists, TJ Shorts even scored a double-double. Small consolation for Limoges: the best scorer of the match was in their ranks with Nicolas Lang (23 pts).
Ayayi makes Nanterre win
A few kilometers away, Nanterre, carried by Joël Ayayi (26 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists) and fifth in the ranking, won against Bourg-en-Bresse (105-98), ranked fourth. . The Bressans conceded this defeat while they too will play a Eurocup semi-final on Tuesday (7 p.m.), at home against Besiktas Istanbul. Saturday, they were able to count on Jeremy Morgan (23 pts).
Boulogne-Levallois, bottom of Betclic Élite, won its fourth success of the season, against Dijon (82-77). Nancy won in Chalon-sur-Saône (74-70) and Le Portel beat Blois (94-89), thanks to Digué Diawara (24 points) and Ivan Février (22 pts). In the evening (9 p.m.), Cholet hosts Saint-Quentin.
