Boulazac Basket Dordogne knew its third place was in danger, during this trip to Orléans for the 33rd and penultimate day of the Pro B regular season. Guaranteed to compete in the play-offs, Boulazac secured 3rd place final, even before going to play next Friday in Antibes and whatever the result on this last day. It’s a successful victory against one of the tenors of Pro B and in style. Boulazac reassures more and more before starting the play-offs.
Boulazac took the lead and dominated Orléans
No doubt, Boulazac Basket Dordogne has moved into play-off mode. We were worried after the 3 consecutive defeats. But Boulazac silences the critics by aligning 3 successes, against Saint-Chamond, but especially against Vichy, the 2nd and this Saturday May 4, 2024 in Orléans, at the 4th. The BBD will have succeeded in its matches against the teams at the top of the table this season, victories against La Rochelle, against Rouen, against Vichy and its two victories, both on the first leg and on the return against Orléans. The locals chased the score all game and only led once, 11-10 in the first quarter. A first act lost by Orléans 14-20. It is Angelo Warner who opens the counter and the scoreboard. he will score 15 points, a total of 3 winning baskets out of the 3 attempted and 2 assists. Boulazac won the second quarter 24-25 and led at halftime, 38-45.
Boulazac confirms his domination in the second half
Even if Orléans won the third quarter 22-21, he would never have been able to worry Boulazac. The Périgords recited their score and gained in quality of play and were able to rely on a well-oiled collective game. Whereas Orléans only focused on its individualities, without offering real team play. Let us also note the good performances of Jean-Marc Pansa with 16 points, 4 offensive rebounds and 7 defensive rebounds but also 2 assists. He will get a rating of +22. Youri Golitin recovered well from his average performance against Vichy by scoring 17 points and Vincent Amsellem has been very consistent in his performances in recent matches, with 18 points scored. Boulazac will go to Antibes with the certainty of maintaining his 3rd place. He will know his quarter-final opponent next Friday after all the results of the 34th day.
Match statistics, LNB website.** Pro B ranking, LNB website.**
