Monaco equalizes

The physical battle seen in the first round of this series continues immediately in this second quarter. However, the three-pointers are slow to fall. Meanwhile, Monaco warms up at the free-throw line while Paris confirms its dominance on the boards! Our scoreboard opens after a few minutes. The returning Derek Willis strikes first, Captain Seba responds from both long and close range before Nadir ignites the scoring. Monaco continues to rely on drives to maintain a comfortable lead. We are finding it more difficult to respond to the White attacks, mainly due to our still-shaky shooting. A difficult start for Paris Basketball (15-28). Far from being defeated, our players come back determined, spurred on by a powerful and-one from Lamar! Transition play and good ball movement give us chances, opportunities. Problem: long-range shots are proving unpredictable. To compensate, we relied on our athleticism under the basket, but it proved insufficient against the Roca Team’s surgical offense. Led by four players with over nine points, our opponents shot over 50% from beyond the arc. A difficult end to the first half was redeemed by a superb final minute filled with blocks from Momo, a big three-pointer from Jared, and above all, a huge buzzer-beater from Seba (41-53)!