Monaco beat Asvel in Game 3 of the finals and are just one victory away from the title
Monaco won against Asvel (83-80) on Monday in the third match of the French championship finals. The Roca Team won two victories to one against the cub villeurbannais and is only one success away from the title in Betclic Elite.
The first two duels of the Betclic Elite finals had quickly turned to the advantage of one or the other of the teams. Beaten in match 1 at home by Monaco (72-84), the ASVEL players then took resounding revenge by inflicting a correction on their rival in match 2 (91-54).
This Monday, for the first meeting in the Gaston-Médecin room in Monaco, the Roca Team won on the wire against the Villeurbannais (83-80). The Principality club now wins two to one in these French championship finals played in the best of five games.
Monaco one win away from first league title
Under the eyes of their president Tony Parker, the ASVEL players nevertheless followed better during this meeting by leading at the end of the first quarter. But a huge air pocket before the break allowed the Monegasques to join the locker room with a six-point lead (39-33).
If the Villeurbannais of TJ Parker tried to come back in the game to win, they did not manage to find enough address at long distance.
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It’s simple, ASVEL is waiting for the last minute of this match to score its first basket at 3 pts. A lack of skill (3/22) which ended up costing Elie Okobo’s teammates dearly, the best scorer in this duel with 25 units. Faced with the performance of the Rhone leader, the duo made up of Dwayne Bacon (16pts) and Mike James (16 pts, 10 assists) ended up making the difference in favor of the Roca Team.
“It’s good work (individual) but we absolutely wanted to win tonight, said Mike James at the microphone of beIN Sports after the Monegasque success. It’s important for the team. […] He had to be focused and we were ready.”
Monaco is now in a position to win its first national title next Wednesday in its hall. If ASVEL wins, the fifth decisive match will take place on June 25 in Villeurbanne.