In their last league game at the Halle Carpentier, Paris Basketball (92-86) beat ASVEL in front of a packed house.
Paris back in 2nd place
From the outset, the Parisians showed they weren’t there to make up the numbers. A quick 12-5 run forced the Villeurbanne coach to take a time-out, allowing his men to adjust and finish the first quarter ahead. At half-time, it was thanks in particular to a counter-attack by Nadir Hifi, who fed Mehdy Ngouama perfectly in the corner for a 3, and a big dunk by a furious Tyson Ward that the home team went home with a 10-point lead (57-47).
A mental second half
After the break, it was a conquering Paris that took the lead again, with a big 10-0 run to extend the lead to 20 points (67-47). It looked like a quiet end to the game, but ASVEL aren’t a Euroleague team for nothing! Gradually, the visitors clawed their way back to the Parisians’ lead with 7 minutes to go. What happened next? 6 minutes of high tension, with every possession counting! As a man of the big games, Nadir Hifi had donned his “Mr Clutch” costume. A two-point shot in traffic with 1 minute 30 remaining, good collective defense and, at the end of the possession, guess who scored a MONSTEROUS 3-point stepback on Joffrey Lauvergne, who gave him a good 15 centimetres back? Mister NADIR HIFI! (88-84), a controlled finish that ended in a free-throw shootout and a hard-fought victory!
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2 ans après, on bat à nouveau l’ASVEL dans un Carpentier en ébullition pour la dernière en @LNBofficiel 🌋
MERCI PARIS 🖤❤️💙
PS : RDV mardi contre Venise 👀 pic.twitter.com/kb2N3XrrbF
— Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) December 10, 2023
Venice in your sights
If Betclic’s matches at the Halle Carpentier are over, you’ll still have the right to the Eurocup, where Paris will face the team of former Parisian fan favorite Aamir Simms, Reyer Venice, at 8.30pm on Tuesday.
Get your tickets right here!
