Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Tuesday March 26, 2024 at 11:25 p.m.
Paris won comfortably 99-86 against the London Lions in the semi-final first leg of the Eurocup and made it halfway to the final, perhaps against Bourg-en-Bresse.
Great evening for French basketball! After Bourg-en-Bresse, to the detriment of Besiktas, it was Paris which easily won its semi-final first leg of the Eurocup, the second Cup in the continental hierarchy. The dream of seeing a Franco-French final is entirely achievable, which would mean that a third Betclic Elite team would play in the Euroleague next season, since the winner of the Eurocup is automatically qualified for the biggest Cup in Europe, unless he refuses of course. This Tuesday in its lair of the Adidas Arena, Paris Basketball hosted the London Lions, who are also aiming for the Euroleague in the short term, and whom the Parisians had beaten in the round trip during the group stage. Tuomas Iisalo’s men also won in this semi-final first leg, with a clear score of 99-86.
Shorts and Hifi wear Paris
The Londoners started the match strong, with a 7-0, then a 6-0 which allowed them to lead 15-8. But Paris managed to get back to 22-22 and finally win the first quarter 30-27. Building on their momentum, the Parisians started the second quarter with a 9-0 and took a nice lead. However, they did not manage to take off completely, and returned to the locker room leading 54-49. But it was the third quarter that definitely turned the game around. The Parisians started with a 12-0 and finally won 25-8, which allowed them to exceed twenty points in advance (79-57, 30th). They scared themselves a little at the start of the last quarter by conceding a 9-0, but got the machine back on track to win this match by thirteen points, with 23 points from TJ Shorts and 22 from Nadir Hifi, the two stars of the team. The gap didn’t matter anyway. With this victory in the first leg, the Parisians will have the opportunity to book their ticket to the final by winning in London on Friday. Otherwise, they will play a support match next week at home.
Parisian markers: Shorts (23), Malcolm (5), Hifi (22), Ward (11), Sy (2), Herrera (8), Kratzer (4), Ngouama (4), Jantunen (10), Simon (10)
2024-03-26 22:25:00
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