Paris continues to drive people crazy!
Thiago Splitter’s team didn’t stop their wild run even against the excellent this year, Zalgiriswith the Parisians prevailing with 83-77 in the French capital for the 9th matchday of the Euroleague!
Despite struggling against the tournament’s best defense, Paris was able to bend the Lithuanians’ resistance and catch them thanks to their leader, TJ Shortz, who had 21 points and 6 assists. at 6-3 (there are Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and Bayern) for its fifth consecutive victory! In addition to Shorts, Malcom was excellent for the winners with 17 points.
For his team Andrea Trinkeriwhich fortunately counts two consecutive losses in the institution, Brazdeikis and Butkevicius stood out with 15 and 12 points respectively, with Lonnie Walker scoring only 8 points on 3/10 shooting.
The match:
The beginning of the match was quite balanced, with Zalgiris to limit its aggressive pace Paris and let the game go at a slow tempo. This did not negatively affect the French, who thanks to the baskets of Malcom and Shorts managed to have the upper hand in the score, closing the first period in front with score 17-16despite the very good performance of Biroutis (7p.). With him What J Shorts catching fire in the second period and scoring 11 points, the home team even at +7 (32-25) 15′, before the Lithuanians led by Butkevicius went on an 8-0 run to pull ahead (32-33) two minutes later. At that point, Shorts, with 8 personal points, gave his team the lead again, with Paris going into the locker room with the in favor of 40-36.
Blink and you’ll miss it… ????@TjShorts5 slicing through the defense for an easy two! ??#SKWEEKlive pic.twitter.com/rchTNl7iya
— SKWEEK (@skweektv) November 13, 2024
The reaction of the guests came to third periodwhere the match became… a rodeo, with the two teams constantly exchanging blows. It is indicative that the lead changed hands a total of 7 times, while there were also five ties! The trio of Lonnie Walker, Brazdeikis and Biroutis it was they who sent Zalgiris to +2 (52-54) in the 27th minute, before Paris closed the quarter with a partial score of 10-2 for in favor of 62-56.
MAODO LOOOO ! NADIR HIIIIIII !
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— Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) November 1, 2024
And while everything showed that the match would develop into a derby in fourth and final period, the Parisians with Hayes, Kratzer and Jantunen found easy points at the beginning of the quarter, increasing the difference at +12 (69-57) at 34′. Despite the efforts of the Lithuanians to get back in the game, Paris was able to manage the result in their favor and take the victory with the final 83-77.
The quarters: 17-16, 40-36, 62-56, 83-77.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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