The 23-year-old guard shined for the French team for the second time in three days
Blistering Theo Maledon produced another dazzling performance for ASVEL
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne finally gave its fans something to cheer about after a gritty 77-74 home win over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, thanks to another inspired performance from Theo Maledon.
It was the second time this week the talented guard displayed his vast array of skills after dropping 31 points on Olympiacos Piraeus on Tuesday, but that demonstration of his potential went unrewarded as ASVEL suffered a tough 94-92 road loss after leading for much of the contest.
On Thursday, however, Maledon emerged as the hero as he sank a game-high 26 points, including the last 4 which forced the final twist and helped ASVEL improve to 3-7 following several tight defeats in the opening stages of the season.
Maledon was ruthlessly efficient against Zvezda from all over as he shot 4 of 4 from two-point range, 3 of 5 from deep and 9 of 10 from the foul line to propel his team.
Maledon was visibly overjoyed with the outcome, which eased some of the pressure off ASVEL after a series of losses that threatened to derail its EuroLeague season early on.
“This feels great,” he said in a post-game courtside interview. “We were ahead, they made a run but we got the win in the end. Everybody stayed locked in and positive for the full 40 minutes. We’ve lost some games that we could have and should have won, so it feels great not to let this one slip away.”
Big man Joffrey Lauvergne, who also came up big as he racked up 13 points and 10 boards for the home team, acknowledged that a timely change in fortunes could kick-start ASVEL’s bid to move up in the standings.
“It was a big fight and a pleasure to win in the last few seconds as it doesn’t happen to us very often,” said the 33-year-old center. “We need to take it one game at a time and keep improving.”
Head coach Pierric Poupet pointed out that commitment and effort finally paid off for his team, which made a commendable 9 of 17 from deep and a rock solid 18 of 20 from the foul line, having also won the battle of the boards 32-31 to compensate for 18 turnovers.
Game Videos
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Joffrey Lauvergne: 'A big fight until the end'
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne–Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 10 highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Petrusev with a big dunk on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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AS Monaco-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade| RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:50
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Filip Petrusev: 'We came here for two wins'
- 00:20
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Harrison dunks off a steal! Motorola Magic Moment
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:15
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Ndiaye with a huge follow dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:20
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De Colo flashes cross-over! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:21
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Harrison explodes with the reverse dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Lauvergne with a big alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:16
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Mike Daum: 'Our team is super resilient'
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Milos Magic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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FC Barcelona-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Maledon to Sako unstoppable alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Real Madrid-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Daum races clear and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:12
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Theo Maledon: 'That's what you dream of'
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-FC Barcelona | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Codi's amazing buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Maledon rejects Forrest! Motorola Magic Moment
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Huge dunk from Bolomboy! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:23
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Codi's amazing buzzer-beater! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:47
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Mike Daum: 'It's awesome to be back'
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ALBA Berlin-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:11
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Mitrovic with a dunk after a sublime assist from Teodosic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:23
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Daum with an offensive rebound and a dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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What a monstrous dunk by Bolomboy! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:59
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Sasha Vezenkov & Neal Sako | RS Round 2 co-MVPs | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:36
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Nando De Colo: 'Our hard work paid off'
- 03:51
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:29
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De Colo with the unreal assist! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:30
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Sako game-saving block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:18
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De Colo with the unreal assist! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Classy Maledon hooks up with Sako! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Fancy pass from Maledon! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Lauvergne completes alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 03:50
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Isaiah Canaan: 'The fans give me a lot of energy'
- 00:12
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Bolomboy stops Hall! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Davidovac throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Bolomboy powers it home! Motorola Magic Moment
“We deserved it after all the hard work we put in over the last couple of weeks,” he said. ”We were unlucky a couple of times but the work we put in on a daily basis has paid off. I am very happy because we faced a good team today and we found character in the end. We were tired too but we stuck to the game plan and won.”
In Round 11, ASVEL visits perennial French rival AS Monaco while Zvezda hosts city rival Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade in what should be a rip-roaring Serbian derby.