Invincible since January 27 and a defeat in Strasbourg in the Championship, Paris Basket fell this Wednesday evening in the quarter-final first leg of Betclic Élite, against Cholet (81-91). The Choletais, qualified at the last minute for the play-offs, produced a high-flying match to take home advantage against the Parisians who remained on 25 consecutive victories in all competitions.
Laurent Vila’s team had already had a successful season when they played in these quarter-finals, obtaining their ticket for the play-offs thanks to a victory (84-77) against Chalon-sur-Saône during the 34th and final day of the Championship. But she can now dream bigger, and aim for her first semi-finals since 2012.
A very good Tidjane Salaün
To achieve this memorable success, the Choletais put in a great performance and led from the start of the match, which they started with a 7-0 before ending the first quarter at 23-14. Relentless in defense, the Choletais were able to count on a very good Tidjane Salaün (19 points, Cholet’s top scorer, 8/13 shooting, 8 rebounds), promised a top 15 in the next NBA draft.
But rather than dwelling on his great performance, or that of his partners, the young Frenchman (18 years old) preferred to evacuate it after the meeting. “Nothing happened this evening, it was only the first match,” he reacted to the microphone of the broadcaster Swkeek, already focused on the return match.
Opposite, several Parisians missed their match. Like the young Frenchman Nadir Hifi (21 years old, 1.85 m), 4th best scorer in the regular season, who finished with 4 points and 0/8 shooting. And despite a very good Sebastian Herrera (26 points, highest total of the match) and a formidable TJ Shorts, recently named MVP of the regular season, Paris was never able to compete.
2024-05-15 20:40:52
#Paris #Basket #beaten #time #January #leg #Betclic #Élite #quarterfinals
