Cholet, carried by the youth of Tidjane Salaün, surprised at the opening of the quarter-finals of Elite basketball Paris, beaten Wednesday at home (91-81) for the first time in three and a half months.
The Parisians’ series of 25 victories in all competitions, a championship record over a season, ended at the worst time with an 81-91 defeat and puts their backs against the wall in this series in two winning matches, before the return match on Saturday in Cholet.
They were defeated for the first time since January 27 (89-86 in Strasbourg) and for the first time in their Arena Porte de la Chapelle (inaugurated in mid-February), where the Choletais, seventh in the regular season, delivered a collective recital in defense and attack in a match fought from start to finish.
Dominators inside with the trio composed of Kim Tillie (16 pts), Neal Sako (12 pts, 11 rebounds) and Vojtech Hruban (19 pts), they were also able to count on the performance of their nugget Tidjane Salaün.
A month and a half before the NBA draft, where he is announced around 15th position, the winger (18 years old, 2.06 m) scored points by delivering a complete performance, showing his skill and his athletic qualities (19 pts at 2/5 long distance, 8 rebounds and 3 assists), offensive and defensive.
The brother of international Janelle Salaün notably responded at the end of the match, giving his team (82-74, 36th) threatened by the comeback with a winning shot just after a furious dunk. the Parisians and their Chilean shooter Sebastian Herrera (26 pts at 6/8 long distance).
2024-05-16 01:03:48
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