In the heart of an adidas arena in FUSION this Thursday evening, Paris Basketball gave in at the end of the night (105 – 108) against Žalgiris Kaunas of an unstoppable Sylvain Francisco.
Coming off 2 major successes in 3 days against Saint-Quentin (99-69) then Le Portel (110-80), Paris Basketball returned to the EuroLeague on the 15th day. A major duel against Maodo Lô’s Žalgiris Kaunas.
Opposed to 3 veterans of the club, our Parisians are merciless in the 1QT. Between Allan Dokossi’s TOMARS and a 5/7 at three points, Tabellini’s team leads on the scoreboard (28-28). For its part, Kaunas can rely on a Williams-Gos with 10 pawns in 6 minutes to stay in the match. But that was before Paris probably released the best QT of its season.
For 10 minutes, visitors find themselves completely overwhelmed. Perfect execution of pick-and-rolls, 0 ball losses, 9 offensive rebounds… Paris Basketball finished the first period with a 56-48 against the 2nd best defense in the EuroLeague! As soon as 3QT begins, however, our former conductor – Sylvain Francisco – goes into MVP mode. Our players resisted, before giving in at the very end of money time (105 – 108) despite an exceptional Nadir Hifi (27 points) and an extremely clutch Amath M’Baye.
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