It’s a defeat that hurts. Faced with a direct competitor in the fight to maintain Betclic EliteLe Portel, theOrleans Loiret Basketball fell this Friday at the Palais des Sports (71-76), a week after their frustrating defeat at Boulogne-Levallois. Bad operation in the classification, since the Pas de Calaisiens pass in front of the OLBwith the particular difference, with eight wins and 15 losses on each side. Germain Castano’s men are in the first non-relegation position, with one success more than Châlons-Reims, beaten in Strasbourgand Fos-sur-Mer, which moves to Lyon-Villeurbanne this Sunday. The people of Orleans will have to “take a hit” to use the words of Malela Mutualé during their next deadlines, in Limoges or Monaco.
The game
Undecided and hooked. This is how to sum up this meeting between the OLB and Le Portel. From the start of the match, dominated by the Orléanais, Eric Girard’s players managed to come back and take control of the match thanks to a formidable three-point address. The Pas-de-Calaisiens even had a lead of up to 11 points in the second quarter. Before Orleans wakes up, be much more aggressive and prevent the outsiders from shooting from long range. Enough to rally the locker room with a delay of only two points.
Bis repeated in the second period. The OLB leads, is punished with three points then tightens the bolts to offer an unbreathable end to the match. And Le Portel came out a winner in this game of cat and mouse, thanks to the 15 points of Kevin Davis especially. Individually, no Orleans really took over this Friday, the best scorer, Nobel Boungou-Colo, finishes with 13 points.
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