Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365, published on Wednesday November 13, 2024 at 11:41 p.m.
Winner for the fifth time in a row in the Euroleague, against Zalgiris Kaunas (83-77), Paris never ceases to impress. TJ Shorts and his teammates climbed to 5th place.
This Wednesday at the Adidas Arena, Paris once again ignited its audience. On behalf of the 9th day of Euroleague, the last winners of the EuroCup paid the scalp of Zalgiris Kaunas (83-77). In front of the score almost from start to finish, the capital club raised the tone in the last quarter, taking up to 13 units in advance to take cover and sign a fifth consecutive victory in the most prestigious European Cups. This is quite simply the best current series for this team which is playing its very first season among the elite of the Old Continent.
Paris 5th in Euroleague
Faced with the Lithuanians, TJ Shorts demonstrated insolent success (8/14), crowned with 21 points and 6 assists. Second best scorer of the game, the American Collin Malcolm also set the room on fire with 17 points and 100% shooting success (6-6). More discreet but no less active, Nadir Hifi, for his part, scored 10 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Opposite, the former Parisian Sylvain Francisco was not at the party although he produced a final performance punctuated by 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
Will Paris have a sixth victory in a row? This would be a feat because Tiago Splitter's men will travel this Friday to the leader, Barça, who however only has one more victory. In 5th position with a record of six victories against three lossesthe Parisians are notably ahead of Monaco, 9th with five successes.
