23 – 21
Choupas’ turn to cause an offensive foul! Sakic wanted to do the same, on the same action, but the flopping was quite obvious! The Croatian takes warning… And Hill continues to spray in attack… before recovering A NEW BALL IN DEFENSE! And Sakic who leaves as a trick from the back line straight away, with the mistake! BCM time-out, 5'52 to play in the second quarter, in a rising atmosphere…
21 – 21
Complicated that, Gaudoux. Who tries to overtake Chery from the three-point line, but remains too short on the board. 14
21 – 21
YES HILL! At 3 points, after a nice Chalonnaise presence on the off rebound… It warms up the room. EVEN MORE NOW that Hill causes an offensive foul while he was 1 against 3! 13
18 – 21
Well countered that, Ristic on Chery. But holy fall behind from inside the BCM. The game will restart, Chery can regain its place, 13
18 – 21
Really solid in defense, Gravelines. Come on, Morris is sneaking in this time. But a personal exploit, again. No real collective play allowed by the northern defense… 12
16 – 19
Well defended again, Gravelines. Who overtakes Cortale: loss of ball. Behind, Ristic contests a lay up from Cornely, 11
For the moment, as in the first half in Dijon, not much momentum. The Chalonnais are suffering the defensive impact of the Gravelinois, their passing game is not yet in place. And, in defense, there is room. -3, not so bad, then…
16 – 19
Cornely who plays one against one on Stockton. Well done on the Gravelines side: the BCM leader causes Stockton's 2nd foul… But it's 1/2. 19-16 Gravelines after 10 minutes of play!
16 – 18
Morris going for the lay up, but he has a welcoming committee under the circle. Countered, the American. Who falls hard to the ground. Under the eyes of an unhappy kop… 10
16 – 15
AND A SECOND BOMB FROM FAR in a row for the great Serb! 9
13 – 13
Better by far, Ristic. Throw-in, direct shoot… and here's the Elan up to date again! 9
10 – 13
Well Ristic, on the defensive rebound again. But it doesn't end on the other side, 8
10 – 11
What a pass from Hill for Cuthbertson, who cuts the baseline. It's his turn to cause the foul and go for the shots. 1/2, 7
9 – 11
Very Ristic, authoritarian on the rebound. And the great find for Sakic, which he sends into the air! 7 points for the Croatian, 7th minute
7 – 11
Sakic with his back to the circle, we go back there. We see him scrutinizing what is happening on the opposite side. He finally leaves the baseline and gets the foul… 2/2 on throws, 6th minute
5 – 11
And walk from Morris, well defended by Cattoor. Gravelines is putting more than Elan, for the moment, at the start of the match, 5
5 – 11
Rapid rotations: arrivals of Ristic and Morris. A Ristic who loses the ball and falls back badly. Bezhanishvili completes the counter-attack with a dunk. Chalon time-out after this 9-0 opponent, 5'45 to play in the first quarter
5 – 7
Sakic, missed this time, from afar. Attention: Watson, there is a skillful player at mid-distance there, already 2/2 for him, 4
5 – 5
Sakic, countered on his step back, low post. But he recovers the ball and serves Gaudoux to the alley oop, missed, 4
5 – 2
Hill, again. Swaying dribbles, but it doesn't fall in at 3 points. Better than that: here he is who shifts Sakic, alone at 45°: smart! 2
2 – 0
Come on, Hill who opens the scoring with an off-balance shot, baseline, 1st minute
0 – 0
Here we go!
Colosseum already very hot this Sunday afternoon. All that's missing now is the spectacle on the floor…
1'30 from kick-off… No absentees to report. We will be able to go there…
We swapped John Miles for Mariah Carey at the Coliseum, Christmas obliges… Oh yes, here's the classic anthem, all the same… EVERYONE STAND UP!
Promo moment: if you want to know more about Zeljko Sakic, it was in this morning's newspaper.
A small extract: “Some will say that he is not athletic enough, not fast enough… But his basketball IQ is so above average,” continues Dusan Ristic, who had already played with him in 2020-21, in Russia. “For me, Zeljko is a very underrated player. You don't have that many players like him in Europe. Positions 4 capable of creating from the low position, who can move out of the way, bring lots of different things…”
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Starting 5 from Chalon, a classic since the arrival of Elric Delord: Stockton, Hill, Cuthbertson, Sakic and Gaudoux.
Two days before Christmas, we're already a little there here. With players in green caps on each side, gifts in hand…
Colosseum which is filling up well this afternoon, the room is even sold out…
The 5 of Gravelines: Watson, Cattoor, Babb, Agee and Bezhanishvili.
On the Elan side, the remontada operation is underway. Chalon remains in fact with two victories in a row, the last of which was in Dijon last weekend…
A 13th day of Elite synonymous with the reception of Gravelines, 8th in the championship (6v-6d).
Last match of the year 2024 this Sunday afternoon for Elan…
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