The visitors claimed the head-to-head advantage with a statement road victory
Monaco downs Paris, 79-91, in French League derby
Game Report
3 Mins read
AS Monaco came out victorious from the all-French League encounter by thrashing Paris Basketball 79-91 on Wednesday night at Adidas Arena. The visitors led for most of the game, outscoring the hosts 14-27 in the third quarter to establish a double-digit cushion that they maintained until the final whistle. Monaco improved its record to 17-11 and claimed the head-to-head advantage in the race for a top-four spot. Paris dropped to 16-12 after recording its second straight home loss this week.
Jordan Loyd and Daniel Theis bagged 21 points each to lead all scorers, with the former recording a season-high and the latter equaling his career high. Alpha Diallo netted 15 points and Elie Okobo added 12 for the visitors. TJ Shorts paced Paris with 19 points, Nadir Hifi scored 17 and Maodo Lo had 10.
Game Videos
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Jaron Blossomgame: 'We played Monaco basketball’
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Olympiacos Piraeus-AS Monaco | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:16
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Jaiteh’s ferocious finish! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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James feeds Theis for the flush! Motorola Magic Moment
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AS Monaco-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball| RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Hifi stuns the crowd! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:20
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Okobo with a classy jumper to close the half! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:45
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Mike James: 'We played with more energy than we have been'
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AS Monaco-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Diallo with a clutch dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:24
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Theis with a monster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:17
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What a block from Blossomgame! Motorola Magic Moment:
- 01:34
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TJ Shorts: 'We will carry this momentum for the rest of the season'
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Paris Basketball-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Shorts with a rare block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Mathis Dossou-Yovo opens his EuroLeague account in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-AS Monaco | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Paris Basketball | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:14
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Jaiteh capitalizes on James’s no-look pass! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Theis stops Clark! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:07
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Jordan Loyd: 'We gotta build on this win'
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Paris Basketball-AS Monaco | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:13
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Theis posterizes Kratzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Leo Bolmaro stops by The Fantasy Challenge Podcast
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Paris Basketball-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-AS Monaco | RS Round 27 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:14
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Maodo Lo: 'This win was huge for us'
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Paris Basketball-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 27 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:12
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Theis opens his Monaco account with a slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Cornelie posterizes Gillespie! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:12
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Blossomgame dunks off a James dish! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:14
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Nadir Hifi: 'I'm trying to be one of the best players in Europe'
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Paris Basketball | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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AS Monaco-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:13
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Nice move from Monaco! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:21
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Papagiannis posterizes Moneke! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:12
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Hayes skies for the slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:28
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'This is a huge milestone for Mike James, 5,000 points'
- 00:48
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Mike James after reaching 5,000 points: 'It's something nice to add to the résumé'
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AS Monaco-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:16
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Papagiannis posterizes Moneke! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:44
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Nick Calathes: 'Every game for us is like a final'
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AS Monaco-Real Madrid | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:32
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TJ Shorts: 'We found the way to get the win'
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Paris Basketball - LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:09
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Paris Basketball at its best! Motorola Magic Moment
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Round 24 video preview: Everything you need to know about this week's key games
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Georgios Papagiannis: 'We had to win this game'
Birthday boy Kevarrius Hayes opened the scoring with a jumper, but Diallo and Theis netted 4 and 3 points, respectively, for a 2-8 lead. Hifi and Lo responded from inside before a triple by Daulton Hommes put Paris ahead, 11-10. Theis and Mike James scored from beyond the arc to make it 15-18. Shorts nailed a trademark midrange jump shot before completing a three-point play that brought Paris within 22-24 after 10 minutes.
Bandja Sy and Loyd traded triples before Tyson Ward hit one of his own to put Paris in front, 28-27. A Diallo three-point play was followed by a dunk from Theis to tie it up at 32-32. What followed was a back-and-forth passage of play, with Okobo and Loyd giving Monaco a 36-40 lead from deep. Then, Theis and James found inside scores to make it 39-44 at halftime.
The two teams were scoreless for the first 2 minutes of the third quarter, but James ended the drought with a jumper. Theis took over with 7 straight points before a triple by Loyd from the top of the key opened a 39-56 lead. It took Paris 5 minutes to score its first points of the quarter with Hifi hitting 3 from the line, but a red-hot Loyd responded with 10 consecutive points for a 47-66 cushion. Shorts scored a couple of baskets and set up Ward for another, but Monaco maintained a 53-71 advantage heading into the closing quarter.
Jaron Blossomgame opened the fourth with back-to-back baskets, but Shorts slightly cut the difference to 58-75 with a three-point play. Hifi nailed two straight layups before a tip-in by Yakuba Ouattara slashed the deficit to 68-81. But Okobo and Loyd drilled a triple each to restore a 68-87 lead, practically putting the game to bed.
