2023-06-02 22:38:30
Retin Obasohan (Asvel) and his teammates struck a blow. Frédéric Chambert / PANORAMIC
Beaten in the first two matches, Lyon-Villeurbanne crushed Boulogne-Levallois on Friday, at the Astroballe, in the semi-finals of Betclic Elite.
Asvel is not dead. Back to the wall after their defeats in the first two matches of the series, at Marcel-Cerdan then at the Accor Arena, the players of TJ Parker disposed of Boulogne-Levallois (86-59) this Friday at the Astroballe. Show of force and big message sent to the troops of Vincent Collet. However, they are still down 1-2 in these semi-finals of the French championship and will have the opportunity to equalize at 2-2 on Sunday, in match 4, in Villeurbanne.
With the return of Nando De Colo, out since the start of the series? Meanwhile, Dee Bost has cracked 21 points. 14 for Retin Obasohan and 10 for Alex Tyus. It is however a collective success for an Asvel who has pulled out the muscles. “We were keen to catch up, we had to show character at home, we did it. We showed who we are. It’s only one match, we’ll have to win Sunday’s match, keep up the momentum. We gotta show that toughness every day», Launches Amine Noua (8 pts) on beIN SPORTS, author of a cons in the form of a symbol at the very end of the third quarter. “If we show what we showed tonight, we can be very dangerous“, he summarizes again.
Sunday, the Mets 92 of Victor Wembanyama (13 pts), deprived of DeVante Jones this Friday, will have a new final ball. 16 points for TaShawn Thomas and 13 for Barry Brown Jr.
Asvel quickly in control
Aggressive at will, the Villeurbannais started strong (2-6, then 13-8) and quickly raced in the lead. No break, however, Wembanyama and Thomas scoring almost all of the Mets’ points in the first quarter, or 15 in total, out of 17 (19-17). Which Mets, embarrassed by the impact of their hosts, lost their seriousness a little, in particular “Wemby” but not only, with some loss of ball and a too lax defense (31-22). The third foul by Brown, hero of match 2 at Bercy, did not help matters in the Ile-de-France region… Fewer points, less rhythm in this second quarter, but TJ Parker’s plan went off without a hitch, with Wembanyama alone to supply the scoring opposite. Good news for visitors? Fall was taking his third foul. But Mathews hurt on both sides of the field, not to mention the aggressiveness of Dee Bost (36-27). But in the end, Konaté, Coulibaly and company raised their voices and the gap was not so wide at the break (37-34 MT).
Under the impetus of Obasohan, Asvel started at 100 per hour (44-36), but Brown kept his own afloat, with the help of Thomas (51-47). Lagging match: Asvel in control… without being able to put the blow. It wouldn’t be long. The outgoing triple champions ended the third quarter on an 11-3, with in particular three dunks signed Alex Tyus, including the first two on the head of “Wemby” (62-50). In fact, Asvel, physically dominating, passed a 29-4 straddling the last two quarters to fly away (80-51), like this exceptional dunk from Obasohan (see below), all in strength. Brown’s fourth foul, unsportsmanlike by Steeve Ho You Fat… Nothing went the way of the Mets, eaten, crooked, devoured. There was no more game.
Coach Collet understood this well, quickly recalling Wembanyama to the bench (86-59 final score). The very likely future number 1 of the NBA Draft still wanted to play again in the last minutes, just to stop the bleeding. Maybe out of pride too. But the important thing is Sunday. Kick off at 5 p.m.
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