This budding rivalry between two ambitious teams from iconic cities takes a step up in status when Paris Basketball hosts London Lions on Tuesday in their best-of-three semifinals opener.
Stakes soar as Paris and London reunite in Game 1
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Paris enters this series on an 11-game winning streak after eliminating Joventut Badalona in the quarters. Opposite the team from the French capital will be the squad from the English capital; London stormed to the semis with a pair of double-digit do-or-die victories, including a 12-point road triumph against U-BT Cluj Napoca.
Led by playmaker TJ Shorts, Paris is 18-1 this season — and two of those wins came against London during the regular season. First, it was a 102-106 overtime thriller in London, then a comfortable 94-77 win on its home floor in Round 13. But London did not have David Nwaba nor Donte Granham in that last clash, while Sam Dekker got injured mid-game. Since that loss, London is 5-2 and a perfect 3-0 on the road.
