The starters and bench netted 45 and 46 points, respectively, in derby triumph
Both Paris units delivered in revenge win over ASVEL
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Round 24 of 34
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Paris Basketball is a special team and it’s been proving that night in, night out this season.
Head coach Tiago Splitter has taken many by surprise with his massive substitutions during the games, often changing all five players on the floor to refresh the team. It’s something unique in European basketball, but Paris is a unique team. And when this tactic works out on the court, the end product is quite impressive.
On Thursday night, Paris found the perfect harmony between its two units, with the starters netting 45 points and those who came off the bench scoring 46 to down LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 91-82 in the all-French derby.
“We knew that we had to play hard against them,” Coach Splitter told EuroLeague TV after the game. “They are a very talented team. We did a good job off the boards. Both of our units were good tonight.”
Paris outrebounded ASVEL 40-34, with Maodo Lo stealing the limelight on the court by netting a team-high 18 points off the bench in less than 20 minutes. The Paris guard was aggressive on offense and looked unstoppable in the paint, going 6 for 9 from inside the arc.
“Maodo was exceptional,” Splitter added. “He really put the ball under his arms and decided a lot of important basketballs.”
This was Paris’s first victory over ASVEL this season across all competitions. In fact, it was ASVEL that ended its rivals’ impressive 10-game winning streak earlier this season with a 98-93 home victory in Round 15 back in December. Just a few days later, ASVEL dealt another blow to Paris with a 98-92 win in the domestic league.
But revenge has been delivered at last, and Lo expressed his joy after the game. “ASVEL is a very good opponent,” he said on EuroLeague TV. “We’ve had trouble against them this season. This was a huge win for us.”
What follows for Paris is a tough double-round week, where it will host Olympiacos Piraeus before playing on the road at Virtus Segafredo Bologna. And striking the right balance between its two units could be the key as Paris looks to build a new winning streak.