There is still a step to take. 40 minutes to master to reach the Grail and win this first title of French basketball champion. And if Monaco has a joker up its sleeve with a possible match 5 to be played on Saturday in Villeurbanne, the Roca Team obviously hopes to deliver the coup de grace this Wednesday, in front of its supporters, in its Gaston-Médecin room (8:30 p.m.). After Monday night’s epic victory (83-80), ASM leads 2 wins to 1 against Asvel in this final of Betclic Elite. A new success against the Rhodanians and the national trophy would finally adorn the showcase after the finals lost in 2018 and 2019.
Mike James the X Factor
Second in the regular season, behind Asvel, the Roca Team can finally crown a regular run in France and highlight the flamboyant campaign in the Euroleague, which ended with its head held high against Olympiakos in the quarter-finals for the first participation. Named in the five reference of the Euroleague, Mike James has greatly participated in this epic European, but was more discreet in the league, with only 18 games played out of 34 in the regular phase. Regulator of the Monegasque game, the whimsical American will again be the main weapon of the Roca Team this Wednesday evening.
Steady progress for ten years
Still in the 3rd division in 2013, the club of the Principality found itself propelled among the favorites of the championship in a few years thanks to the investments of the rich Ukrainian businessman Sergei Dyadechko. From the N1 to the title of champion in less than ten years, this is the mission of the Monegasques this Wednesday evening. Meet at the Gaston-Médecin room at 8:30 p.m.