Capital success for Paris against Dijon in Betclic Elite
For Paris, maintenance is getting closer. The promoted, still deprived of Axel Toupane and Juhann Begarin, won at home in the snatch, in defense and on the free throw line (27 out of 38), a twelfth success on Tuesday against Dijon (87-83) which practically ensures its maintenance, during the 30th day of Betclic Elite.
Long speechless, David Holston (23 points, 10 assists) had given back control to the JDA at the start of the last minute (81-78) but an unsportsmanlike foul by Jacques Alingué and a happy offensive rebound allowed the partners to Kyle Allman (25 points) and Ismael Kamagaté (19 points, 7 rebounds) to pull through and end a three-game losing streak.
Dijon, for its part, suffered a setback in its quest for the play-offs with a view to becoming Nanterre does not abdicate. The partners of Thomas Wimbush (17 points) won in Pau (78-75) thanks in particular to a great number from Bastien Pinault, former Pau, author of thirteen points (out of 14 in total) in five minutes in the third quarter- weather.
Brandon Jefferson (22 points) allowed Elan Béarnais to get closer to gunshot in the final package but Nanterre kept this precious success outside. Pau, who is about to play the final of the Coupe de France on Saturday in Paris, approaches the event with three losses in a row, a first this season.
Limoges assures Marseille
Bourg-en-Bresse has not abdicated for the top 8 either, even if the JL starts from further back. She also made a crazy comeback on Tuesday in her room against Roanne to stay in the race. The Chorale led thirty-five minutes (71-58, 33rd) before being joined and collapsing during extra time (95-82) conceding a 17-4 under the blows of Norris Cole (26 points) , among others. This is the eighth defeat in nine games for the Roannais, not yet completely dry for the maintenance.
But the big performance of the evening is that of Portel, who won on the floor of Cholet (90-84), almost unstoppable in recent weeks with ten victories in the last twelve matches. The Mauges players started strong (29-19 after ten minutes) but then came up against the Portelois defense concocted by a former Meilleraie, Eric Girard.
Le Portel raced in the lead in the second half and validated a very important victory after four straight losses in view of the maintenance on a shot from Charles-Noé Abouo twenty seconds from the end.
At the Palais des Sports in Marseille, Fos-sur-Mer and Lasan Kromah (26 points) hung on for a long time against Limoges but dropped the rope in the last minutes (89-97) and made the bad operation of the evening with the success of Le Portel. Nicolas Lang’s CSP (25 points to 6 of 9 from three points), confirms its dynamics (nine wins in ten games) and consolidates its fourth place.
Asvel took advantage of its time in Châlons-en-Champagne to ensure a sixth success in a row (92-64) against the red lantern, practically doomed now after this tenth setback in a row. Elie Okobo’s teammates (19 points, 7 assists) join Boulogne-Levallois and Monaco, both exempted due to their European meetings, in first place, which promises the last fierce days.