Sasa Obradovic’s men lead 1-0 in the best-of-five series after winning the opener on Wednesday.
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The Monegasques strike first. The Roca Team won 82 to 74 on Wednesday June 15 at the Astroballe at the expense of Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne in match 1 of the final of the French Elite basketball championship. Thanks to this victory, the first of the three necessary to win the title, Sasa Obradovic’s men are already taking an option on the final victory.
MONACO HITS A BIG BLOW ⚡️
The Roca Team wins the first round and regains the advantage of the field!#FinalesBetclicELITE #LNBextra pic.twitter.com/uQkoJVxH1w
— LNB (@LNBofficiel) June 15, 2022
Second in the regular season behind Asvel but quarter-finalists in the Euroleague, the Roca Team almost always led the race in this meeting during which the opposition between the Villeurbannais Elie Okobo and the Monegasque Mike James, decisive on the play-offs, was eagerly awaited. And the two men had an equal influence on their team (17 points each).
The princely club made a difference in the first quarter won 29-17 before leading at half-time 49-36. Asvel had reacted in the second quarter, despite everything again lost by the Rhodaniens (20-19). Asvel, superior in free throws (90.91% against 61.9%) confirmed its reaction to the recovery, with a third quarter time won 18-16, but the Monegasques, who then led 65-54, maintained their stranglehold on the match, maintaining between seven and fifteen points in advance.
Match 2 will still be played at the Astroballe, Friday June 17, at 8:30 p.m. Until then, we will have to see what the recovery capacity of the two teams will have been, which evolved this Wednesday under intense heat.