While waiting for Asvel, Paris Basketball seized second place in the French championship by beating La Rochelle (90-73) on Sunday during the 16th day, which saw Monaco explode its points record this season in Nancy (117-96).
The capital club ideally concludes a week in which it found its way to victory in the Euroleague and won its two matches against Efes Istanbul and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The Parisians, without their star leader TJ Shorts in Charente-Maritime, totally dominated the Rochelais to get a third victory in a row in the championship and provisionally take second place behind Cholet – defeater of Limoges the day before – overtaking Villeurbanne which hosts Gravelines -Dunkirk at 7:00 p.m.
Best Elite attack with 95.2 points on average, Paris once again enforced this status by leaving no chance to the promoted: 38 points in the first quarter, including seven for Nadir Hifi, almost 78% efficiency three points and only 16 points conceded.
Statistics which left no doubt about the fact that the residents of the Salle Gaston Neveur would have difficulty hoping for a second success this season, even if they managed to calm the bleeding in the second quarter with notably eight losses of ball on the opposing side (51-36).
Tiago Splitter's band continued to maintain their lead, with an untenable Nadir Hifi, author of 24 points in total, above his usual average (19.6).
-Records for Monaco
It was also a prolific afternoon for Monaco which, after two defeats in Europe, scored a fifth victory in the championship, obtained against Nancy (117-96).
The Monegasques took the lead quickly and were in the lead throughout the match, with Mike James at 20 points (4 assists), his season record.
With four other players with more than 10 points – including three having exceeded their total since the start of the 2024-2025 financial year (Georgios Papagiannis, Petr Cornelie and Juhann Begarin), the men of the Rock rolled on.
Add to that 21 award-winning shots, and you get a team that shatters its record for points scored this season (109).
On the side of the Nancéiens, who remain 9th, Clément Frisch offered himself his best total in the championship (23 pts), insufficient however in the face of the domination of the Roca Team.
