Another difficult evening for French basketball. As in two of the last three days, Monaco and Asvel conceded two defeats in the Euroleague on Thursday 2 December.
In Istanbul (Turkey) Monaco even had a fourth defeat in the Euroleague, Thursday, December 2. Beaten 96-86 by Fenerbahçe and Nando De Colo (15 points, 4 assists), the Monegasques continue to sink in the standings. Now 12th, Zvezdan Mitrovic’s men see the top 8, synonymous with play-offs, move away.
“It’s our problem, everyone knows it: we defended well 30-35 minutes and then we lowered our foot”, regretted the Montenegrin coach, stressing the 33 points conceded in the last quarter. Slight satisfaction for Roca Team, its leader Mika James signed another big performance, registering 31 points, his best total.
On the floor of Munich (Germany), ASVEL also had a complicated evening. While the club is still plagued by absences, between the injured (Raymar Morgan, David Lighty) and the players who tested positive for Covid-19 (Marcos Knight and Dylan Osetkowski), he lost in Germany (73-65) . Ahead of the score at the end of the first quarter, the French were then dominated by the Bavarians.
The great hope of French basketball Victor Wembanyama, signed his return after three weeks of absence due to a broken finger but did not even play 14 minutes (for 5 points and 3 rebounds). Antoine Diot, also convalescent, did not come into play.
No second victory in a row away for our Villeurbanne
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– LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) December 2, 2021
With a still positive record of seven wins for six losses, ASVEL remains close to the play-offs (9th). Next Thursday, the Rhônalpins will move to the Basques of Baskonia Vitoria, antepenultimate.