Euroligue: Paris Basket dominates Bayern Munich, a direct rival for play-off qualification

Winning return for Paris. After a 3-week break without match in the Euroleague, and an early elimination in cup leaders in France, Paris Basketball resumed the Queen competition in Europe this Thursday, in its Adidas Arena still filled at Ras-Bord (8,177 spectators). With the key, an important victory against Bayern Munich (93-88), which the Parisians join in the standings.

In this match that took a long time to get started, Paris left the strongest. JANTUNE and HIFI return their first three points and WARD assures the rebound. The Kop Parisii gives voice and rhythm and TJ Shorts, first of all in success in the shoot, delights with a laser pass for Hayes which offers a mini-break to the Parisians at the end of the first quarter (23-15).

The players of Tiago Splitter saw in the lead at halftime (47-38), still dominating but still lacking a little success to shelter permanently. Nadir Hifi floods at three points (1 in 6 at the break), but TJ Shorts holds the barracks under the cries of “MVP, MVP! »From the hot Parisian public.

TJ shorts above the lot

The tension rises from a notch when, on the return from the locker room, Carsen Edwards, the American rear of Bayern, continues the shoots and the penetrations. The Munichois regain precision and put together for a time at 2 points (57-55). It is Maodo Lô, the German German, who rings the revolt, chaining 5 points in seconds against the club of his beginnings. The meeting turns to the boxing match, each team goes blow for blow.

In this little game, the precision found from Bayern to 3 points hurts a lot. The Germans nibble their delay and start the last quarter on Parisian heels (71-68), for an unbreakable money-time. But this Paris, if he is no longer the surprising leader of the autumn in Euroligue, gained experience. And still has a magician, always, in his ranks (27 points in the end). The American leader ensures the Parisian victory with free throws in a deafening din.

Parisians must now chain 8 last big songs in Euroligue. Starting with a late match against Fenerbahçe, on Monday in this same Adidas Arena, two days after a French championship match against Saint-Quentin. But they have offered the right to mingle with the fight for the final stages until the end (the first 6 are qualified, the clubs from 7th to 10th place play play-in). This Thursday evening, Paris is 4th.