Orleans Loiret Basket achieves the big bang of the 10th day of Betclic Elite ! The Orléanais received Le Mans this Sunday afternoon at the Palais des sports d’Orléans and They won 98-89 after a close match to the end. A defeat which brings the MSB from third to sixth place in the standings.
The meeting: the heist of the OLB
The Orléanais timidly return to the meeting, pointing 9 lengths from Manceaux after 5 minutes of play (2-11). But Germain Castano’s men took matters into their own hands and finished the first quarter with a 2 point lead. They even drive the point home in the second quarter time by leading up to 11 points (35-24) and return to the locker room in front of the score, 40-31, thanks to a last three points from the leader Chris Warren. The latter scored 19 points in just 17 minutes of play. In the second half, the OLB controlled the third quarter, leading up to 19 points in advance (66-47) and squeezing the buttocks a little more at the end of fourth quarter when the MSB comes back to only 7 lengths (87-80) at 1 min 42 from the end of the match then to 3 units (88-85) at 55 seconds from the end. But this awakening of the Tangos will be insufficient, thethe Orléanais finally win 98-89 in an unbreathable end of the game.
The fit man: Chris Warren and his 19 points in one half
Author of 19 points in a single half, with 3 award-winning 3-point shots, 4 returned free throws and 6 two-point shots in the space of 17 minutes of play, the American playmaker demonstrated the full extent of his talent against a team from Le Mans which was difficult to handle. The Orleans leader ends the match with an impressive total of 33 points, 11 assists and 41 ratings in 36 minutes of play.
The return of: Darius Johnson-Odom
The American rear, today at MSB, was in the 5 major to start, but it was a bit difficult for this return to the Palais des sports. 6 point author in 23 minutes of play. “We couldn’t stop their attacks“, regrets the one who played in Orléans last season.”I think we weren’t aggressive enough, it’s hard to go up the hill, especially here. Their aggressiveness was the key to them. “
No surprise for Elric Delord
If the MSB was given favorite before this meeting, with 6 wins in ten games against 4 for Orleans, this defeat is not necessarily a shock for the coach Manceau. “They are more struggling on the outside, but it’s just that they mostly played away from the start.“Says Elric Delord.”Orleans is working very well, I’m not surprised to see them play at this level today.“If the Tangos also have three of their four trips, they may be able to be reassured on Saturday 11 December with the reception of Châlons-Reims in Antarès.