Paris ends first leg with victory

After a large mid-week victory over Hamburg (120-91), Paris Basketball won the Christmas Game against SIG Strasbourg (78-67) on Saturday. All in front of 7825 spectators!

Game film

Challenged by the Alsatian system, the Parisians had to play hard to win this 17th day of Betlic ELITE.

Ahead on the scoreboard from their second possession, Tuomas Iisalo’s men dominated the rebounding to keep control of the match.

Man of the match: The team

With 4 players scoring more than 10 points (Hifi 15, Jantunen 13, Sy and Shorts 11), the Parisians took the lead thanks to their well-distributed scoring.

JOYEUX NOËL PARISSSSS 🎄🎅🎁

Bercy c’est la maison 🏡

C’était important pour nous de retrouver la victoire en championnat ce soir 🫡

RDV à Carpentier le 26/12 pour un gros match d’après Noël contre Londres ‼️ pic.twitter.com/iJWASkg8w8

— Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) December 23, 2023

A busy week ahead

Paris returns to the Halle Carpentier on Tuesday evening, at 8.45pm, when it hosts the London Lions for a rematch of the memorable first leg, which ended in a Parisian victory after two extra periods.

After the EuroCup, the final fixture of 2023 is a trip to Gravelines on Thursday.