Between Bourg-en-Bresse and Nanterre, it’s a story of attack this year. The two teams, who meet in the quarter-finals of Betclic Elite this Thursday, engaged in spectacular duels during their last oppositions.
At the end of March, the Alto-Séquanais won 105-98 in the championship. A few weeks earlier, they had put an end to the dream of their opponents in the semi-final of the Leaders Cup, again reaching the 100 point mark (95-100). The Burgiens will therefore have to rely instead on their first confrontation against Nanterre this season last October, when they won by holding their rivals to less than 70 points (85-67).
Led by Zaccharie Risacher, who will leave for the NBA next season, JL Bourg is building on the best regular season in its history. 4th in Betclic Élite before the play-offs, Bourg had never finished so well ranked, after reaching the semi-final for the first time last season.
On the Nanterre side, the Greens return to the play-offs after five years of absence thanks to their 5th place in the standings, having been crowned champions in 2011.
The winner of the Bourg-Nanterre opposition will meet Monaco or Le Portel in the semi-final. In the other part of the table, Paris Basket challenges Cholet, and ASVEL is opposed to Saint-Quentin.
Match 1 of the Betclic Élite quarter-final between Bourg and Nanterre is scheduled for this Thursday, May 16 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be broadcast live on the Skweek channel.
