Parisian Collective Defeats Nancy | Match Report

No suspense this Saturday evening! In the heart of a packed adidas arena, Paris Basketball made short work of Nancy during this Africa Game (102-73).

Our French champions have struck again! Their victim of the evening? A Nancy totally overwhelmed by a huge Paris during this 19th day of Betclic ELITE.

There was variety on the Parisian side at the start of the match with 3 points, impactful drives, all accompanied by free throws. The Nancy players, for their part, relied on big long shots. Initially this strategy works. Then the address drops, our defense adapts and Paris makes a series of stops. While the game is close, JMO scores 6 points in 20 seconds. And from there, the Paris Basketball wave swept over visitors devoid of any lifelines until the middle of the 2QT (47-28). Our well-oiled collective takes precedence over the Nolley II – Goudou Sinha duo. If Nancy gets back into the swing of things somewhat at the end of the half, the lead remains substantial (52-36).

Especially when our national Captain’Seba decides to start the 2nd period as he ended the 1st: with a huge shot from the parking lot. Paris Basketball also continues its collective recital. 5 minutes after the start of 3QT, a Momo Faye served on a silver platter explodes the circle and at the same time becomes the 12th Parisian out of 12 to open his counter. Everything is fair, everything is fluid on the Paris side. Worse, with 15 rebounds more than Nancy, our interiors extinguish their opponents at their own game. Despite a +27 at the dawn of 4QT (86-59), Francesco Tabellini’s team does not decrease in intensity. The interceptions continue to flow, as do the transitions. A succession of bowls, however, prevents us from worsening the mark.

This is ultimately just a detail given this final score (102-73) which perfectly reflects the performance achieved by Paris Basketball. Today, this well-organized Parisian mechanism has left Nancy individuals no chance. A benchmark victory for Paris!

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