Asvel / Monaco, how to follow the finals of the French Pro A championship?
Double title holder, the Asvel team is again in the final of the French championship, as in 2016, 2019 and 2021. For its part, Monaco, finalist in 2018 and 2019, is aiming for a first coronation.
The 2021-2022 French basketball championship is living its hour of truth. At the end of the regular season, Orléans and Châlons-Reims were relegated from Pro A. For its part, Nancy validated its ticket for the elite by finishing at the top of Pro B. ADA Blois, for its part, finally chased away the bad luck. After two disappointments in 2018 and 2020 (one membership refused for a non-compliant training center and another deactivated by the freezing of the season due to the pandemic), the Abeille des Aydes “finally” obtained its ticket for the elite. By first winning at home, in an overheated Jeu de Paume (76-67) before winning at Antibes (86-66) in the best-of-three series. Now it’s time for the finals of the Pro A championship with the best-of-five confrontation between Asvel (Tony Parker’s team) and Monaco.
Asvel/Monaco: an awaited final
After the thirty-four games of the regular season of the French Pro A championship, Asvel and Monaco respectively occupied first and second place in the championship. Villeurbanne with a record of 26 wins for 8 defeats. Monaco managed 25 wins for 9 defeats. This proximity of performances continued during the quarter-finals. While both teams had the advantage of receiving their opponent, they lost in the first game. Asvel lost (70-74) against Cholet and Monaco won the first point in Strasbourg (87-100). A free warning. In the semi-finals, Paul Lacombe (who will contest his eighth consecutive final) and his partners from Villeurbanne dismissed Dijon (3-0), while the Roca Team players reached this final by winning (3-1) their opposition against Pau-Lacq-Orthez.
The Boiling Astroball
This final between Asvel and Monaco begins with two confrontations scheduled at the Astroballe (Wednesday and Friday). If the Villeurbanne hall is used to turning into a furnace during major meetings, the ambient air should be all the more difficult to breathe as long as the heat wave announced in Lyon and its region this weekend should be important. In a press conference, coach TJ Parker mentioned the subject: “The heat at the Astroballe is complicated. It’s not easy and in the room it can go very high”. A factor that will have to be watched closely for players who have already given a lot throughout this long season. Both teams also participated in the Euroleague, the Rock club even narrowly missed qualifying for the Final Four.
TV program – Finals of the French Pro A championship, Asvel/Monaco: on which channel to follow the match? What is the kick off time?
The poster for the final of the French basketball championship opposes the two best formations of the regular season and will see either a 21st coronation for Villeurbanne or a first title for the players of the Rock.
Wednesday, June 15
8:30 p.m .: Asvel / Monaco, match 1 live on BeIn Sports 1.
Friday, June 17
8:30 p.m .: Asvel / Monaco, match 2 live on BeIn Sports 1.
Monday, June 20
8:30 p.m.: Monaco v Asvel, match 3 live on BeIn Sports 1.
Match 4 (if necessary): Wednesday June 22 live on BeIn Sports 1.
Final Epilogue (if necessary): Saturday June 25 live on BeIn Sports 1.