Led by Nadir Hifi, Paris Basketball won this Wednesday on the floor of Efes Istanbul in the Euroleague.
Paris Basketball won its first match of the year 2026, a duel of poorly ranked Euroleague players on Wednesday on the Efes Istanbul pitch (84-79) thanks in particular to a great Nadir Hifi.
Thanks to this first away victory in the competition since October 25, the Parisians (7 wins for 13 defeats) break away from the back of the standings and start the new year in the best possible way, after a sad end to 2025, marked by a series of six losses before an upset against Red Star Belgrade before Christmas.
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They seem to be doing a little better, with this second success in three days which carries the bucket for Hifi, author of 27 points including a crucial winning shot giving five points in advance 40 seconds from time (82-77). Paris had already had four opportunities, missed, to take at least two possessions in advance in the final minutes of a match which stood out more for its suspense (20 changes of leader) than its quality of play.
The capital club was also able to count on Justin Robinson (11 pts and 7 caused fouls), who scored five points in a row in the last quarter to put his team back in front (79-77) and on Jared Rhoden (15 pts), author of a long-distance arrow also allowing Paris to return to the lead at the start of the final period (72-70) then a 2/2 free throws sealing the success at 12 seconds from the buzzer.
