Not even time to believe it, to invite a semblance of suspense, this Sunday, in Dewerdt. ASVEL took off quickly (19-33, 13e) and never loosened his grip against a northern ensemble with low collective energy, far from that at the start of the season.
« They were stronger than us. We cannot hide, this has been obvious from the start. We have good shots, we don’t put them (5/27 at 3 points!). We run after it. They unfold. You find a little less confidence, you look for yourself more, you want to put yourself forward to help the team, but it’s not the right time. This brings frustration left and right », summarized Thomas Cornely.
The BCM allowed Théo Maledon too much freedom. Nando De Colo, author of a love pass behind the back for Joffrey Lauvergne, may have missed his first period (0/5 on shots, 5 passes, 3 losses), ASVEL went it alone ( 19-41, 16e), shooting with a 63% success rate, compared to 26% for the BCM, at the break.
Cattoor missing at BCM
Gravelines-Dunkerque never managed to offer a real reaction. Chris Babb on a bad day like in Nancy, Romeo Langford, Hunter Cattoor’s freelancer, harmless again (0 points, – 2 rating), there remained the leader Glynn Watson in 3e quarter, the combativeness of Valentin Chery and Thomas Cornely to avoid a correction. These last two players (with 15 and 14) were the only ones to exceed 7 rating. Very skinny.
The BCM, after four victories during the first five days, recorded four losses in a row. Bourg, Monaco, Nancy and therefore ASVEL have sowed doubt in northerners’ heads.
Gravelines-Dunkerque is now expected in Saint-Quentin, anything but a gift, before playing four bottom-of-the-table teams in December: La Rochelle, Nanterre, Chalon-sur-Saône and Dijon. This end of the year will be rich in lessons.
GRAVELINES-DUNKERQUE – LYON-VILLEURBANNE: 60-81 (15-26, 12-16, 14-19, 19-20).
– GRAVELINES-DUNKERQUE : Watson 12, Bezhanishvili 8, Fofana 2, Agee 9, Babb 4, Langford, Cornely 10, Domon 3, Chery 12.
– LYON-VILLEURBANNE: Harrison 13, Kahudi 3, Maledon 20, Lauvergne 16, De Colo 6, Sako 6, Roberson 8, Lighty 3, Ndiaye 4, Black 2.
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