If this 34th day marked the end of the regular season in Betclic Elite, the championship is not yet concluded. From May 17, the quarter-finals of the play-offs will be played with eight teams who will fight to achieve the final victory. Runner-up of Monaco, Paris Basketball, which won a 25th consecutive victory by beating Le Portel (66-80), will face Cholet. A strong opponent for the 7th in the ranking, who defeated Chalon (84-77).
An opposition that the Parisian Nadir Hifi intends to win, in order to be able to achieve a potential treble after winning the Leaders Cup and the Eurocup: “I hope that the victories will continue (…) Cholet is a very good team, we’re going to get ready. We want to go as far as possible in these play-offs,” he declared after the day’s victory. The winner of this duel will find either the promoted Saint-Quentin (6th) or Asvel (3rd)
In the other part of the table, Portel (8th) will have a lot to do to beat leader Monaco, winner this Saturday in Blois (73-89). The winner of this duel will then have Nanterre (5th) or Bourg-en-Bresse (4th) as their opponent.
The play-off table (from May 17):
Paris Basketball – CholetASVEL – Saint-QuentinMonaco – Le PortelBourg-en-Bresse – Nanterre