The Metropolitans 92 master Dijon in Betclic Elite
Boulogne-Levallois is now the only place in the Betclic Elite after the end of the first legs. Cholet beaten at home by Monaco (88-89), the Metropolitans 92 were able to contain Dijon, the fourth, Sunday in Burgundy. They won without shaking in the last minutes (103-94).
Victor Wembanyama (16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, 4 stray bullets) was not ultra-dominant but Vincent Collet’s players were aggressive (34 shots fired against 11 in Dijon) and constantly found lieutenants to Tremont Waters, still remarkable (25 points, 7 assists) with Lahaou Konaté (14 points), DeVante Jones (11) or the great Latvian Anzejs Pasecniks (19 points, 11 of 13 on the free throw line).
Dijon conceded 38 points in the second quarter alone and had to chase after the break (50-59). The JDA regained the advantage momentarily in the third quarter (69-67) before suffering again the address (58%, 14 of 23 from three points) and the aggressiveness of the Mets. And therefore never filled the three possessions in advance reconstituted by his opponent.
David Holston (27 points, 10 out of 13, 5 out of 6 on winning shots) delayed the deadline for a long time but the leader of Dijon had to join his bench prematurely in the final package after a fifth foul at the start of the last three minutes. A three-point basket from DeVante Jones after a long pass away from Waters sealed the Ile-de-France success just over a minute from time.