Monaco and ASVEL impose
Respectively winners of Paris and Orléans at the end of the 6th day, Monaco and ASVEL catch up with Boulogne-Levallois at the top of the Betclic Elite ranking.
After its great European week, Monaco remains on its way in Betclic Elite. Victorious against the Red Star of Belgrade then against CSKA Moscow in the framework of the Euroleague, the “Roca Team” took advantage of the reception of the promoted Paris to sign a fifth victory in six days of the championship. If the players of the Capital, granted by Juhann Begarin (22 points) held high to those of the Principality at the start of the match, the latter took off in the ten minutes leading to half-time to lead by fifteen. lengths.
On their launch, Zvezdan Mitrovic’s players flirted with the 30 point lead but Alpha Diallo’s teammates (15 points) finally managed the end of the game to impose 25 lengths (100-75). With this victory, Monaco comes back to Boulogne-Levallois at the top of the hierarchy while Paris is more than ever red lantern. A leading duo that quickly saw ASVEL pick up. On their floor at the Astroballe, the players of TJ Parker took the best of Orléans. With a Chris Jones of the great evenings (27 points), the Villeurbannes widened the gap in the first quarter, concluded with a lead of thirteen lengths.
Remaining on two defeats in a row, the Orléanais rebelled within ten minutes leading to half-time. Led by 17 points, Youssou Ndoye’s teammates (22 points, 9 rebounds) prepared for ASVEL an 11-2 to come back under ten points behind. However, the Rhone have reacted to take back the big one but the bar of 20 points in advance was refused to them until a last quarter-time one-way. Like Monaco, it is with a margin of 25 points that ASVEL wins against Orléans (99-74) but the Rhodaniens are only inserted between the Metropolitans and the “Roca Team” with the same record of five victories for one defeat.
BASKET – BETCLIC ELITE / 6TH DAY
Friday, October 29, 2021
FOS on sea – Le Portel: 78-76
Roanne – Cholet: 105-81
Boulogne-Levallois – Dijon: 87-74
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Le Mans – Limoges: 77-72
Nanterre – Châlons-Reims: 83-78
Strasbourg – Pau-Lacq-Orthez: 82-76
Bourg-en-Bresse – Gravelines-Dunkirk : 66-81
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Monaco – Paris: 100-75
ASVEL – Orleans: 99-74