Leading its group in the Eurocup, the BLMA hosts the Swiss from Friborg this Thursday at the Palais des Sports in Lattes (8:30 p.m.). A confrontation, at a time when the Gazelles are doing better, after having stopped the bleeding in the French championship, after three consecutive losses.
Everything is going well for the BLMA in the Eurocup! The Gazelles won their first five group matches and are assured of finishing at the top of their group. They face Friborg this Thursday at the Palais des Sports in Lattes. “We would like to remain undefeated, if only for fun and to offer our spectators another victory and for them to come and have fun. We will play 100% but we will open the bench a lot more than usual“, explains coach Valery Demory.
The technician is also satisfied with the proud reaction of his players on Saturday in Tarbes (61-71) in the French championship, after three defeats in a row. “We put more energy, we dominated the rebound and the outside sector, but the trigger was that we had more desire than usual. We had to be on the ropes so that we could find the team from the start of the season which wanted to win every match.” continues the former Belgium coach.
After the reception of the Swiss in the Eurocup, the BLMA will host a big part of the championship this Sunday: Basket Landesthe current second.