The French side now has the joint second-best record in the EuroLeague
Paris beats Zalgiris, 83-77, for fifth straight win
Game Report
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Paris Basketball extended its winning streak to five games by defeating Zalgiris 83-77 at Adidas Arena in Round 9. In a tight affair, Paris narrowly outscored Zalgiris in each of the first three quarters and extended its lead to double digits in the fourth to see the game off. This win allows the French side to improve to 6-3, with Zalgiris now on the same record.
TJ Shorts led all scorers with 21 points and Collin Malcolm had 17, while Nadir Hifi and Kevarrius Hayes netted 10 apiece. For the visitors, Ignas Brazdeikis recorded 15 points, Arnas Butkevicius paired his 12 points with 9 rebounds, and Laurynas Birutis added 11 points.
Game Videos
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FC Barcelona-Paris Basketball | RS Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts: 'It was my whole team stepping up'
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Paris Basketball-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:18
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TJ Shorts: 'This was an all-around team effort'
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FC Bayern Munich-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Paris Basketball-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tiago Splitter: 'We just kept fighting'
- 00:59
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Mikael Jantunen: 'This was the most physical battle we've had so far'
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Paris Basketball-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Arnas Butkevicius: 'When you work hard, luck is on your side'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-AS Monaco | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Smailagic rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:25
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Ulanovas beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Birutis dunks in traffic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:40
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Dunston wins it! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 01:06
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Bryant Dunston: 'Luckily it went in'
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Francisco to Birutis for the dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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ALBA Berlin-Paris Basketball | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts | RS Round 5 MVP | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:49
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Edgaras Ulanovas dedicates win to late grandfather
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Tiago Splitter: 'TJ Shorts was a monster'
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AS Monaco-Paris Basketball | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Zalgiris Kaunas-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Sorkin didn’t see Dunston coming! Motorola Magic Moment
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TJ Shorts: 'Monaco vs. Paris is going to be a true rivalry'
- 01:40
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Andrea Trinchieri: 'I believe in my players and this is the reward'
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FC Bayern Munich-Paris Basketball | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Sy's huge dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:11
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Francisco and Birutis at it again! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Birutis hammers it home with a two-handed slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:14
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Dunston with a fine dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts: 'It's been a great day'
- 01:39
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Andrea Trinchieri: 'We won the game five times and we lost the game four times'
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Malcolm’s steal and slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 03:28
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 03:46
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Paris Basketball | RS Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Big dunk by Birutis! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:17
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Shorts to Hayes for the big slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 04:16
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Paris Basketball-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade| RS Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:20
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Sylvain Francisco: 'Shout out to Spanoulis, that's his move!'
- 03:58
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Zalgiris Kaunas-FC Barcelona | RS Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:35
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Brazdeikis off the glass to beat the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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TJ SHORTS | Finals MVP | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
- 00:10
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Magic Moment: Shorts to Kratzer alley-oop!
- 03:45
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Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse-Paris Basketball | Finals Game 2 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup
Shorts opened the scoring with a trademark mid-range jumper before setting up Hayes, who netted inside for an early four-point lead. Matt Mitchell and Tyson Ward traded buckets before Lonnie Walker’s first EuroLeague points brought Zalgiris within 6-5. A triple from Hifi was followed by a jumper from Walker, but Malcolm nailed one of his own to give Paris an 11-7 cushion. Yet, Birutis took over and netted 7 points to put Zalgiris ahead, 13-14. Then, Malcolm sank a corner triple before Dovydas Giedraitis beat the first-quarter buzzer with a layup to make it 17-16.
Hayes scored inside, but Brazdeikis completed a three-point play off the bench for a 20-21 lead. Then, Shorts drove all the way to the basket and Malcolm netted another triple for a 25-21 cushion. Brazdeikis and Hifi exchanged baskets before the latter made a couple of free throws, opening a 29-23 margin. Bandja Sy drilled a three-pointer, but four points from Butkevicius and three free throws from Sylvain Francisco brought Zalgiris within 32-30. Then, Butkevicius and Shorts traded baskets before the latter nailed an open triple to restore a 37-33 lead. Deividas Sirvydis finally knocked down a triple after 13 unsuccessful attempts from seven different Zalgiris players, but Shorts responded with a three-point play for a 40-36 cushion at halftime.
Walker started off the third quarter with a corner triple before Birutis scored twice inside to put Zalgiris back in front, 43-45. The game suddenly turned into a back-and-forth affair, with Brazdeikis netting a triple and Malcolm completing a three-point play to give Paris a 52-51 lead. Butkevicius slammed home a dunk off the baseline, drew a foul and nailed a free throw, but Shorts and Hifi sank back-to-back triples in transition for a 58-54 lead. Shorts extended Paris’s run to 10 points with a floater, however a put-back bucket from Ulanovas trimmed the deficit to 62-56 heading into the final quarter.
Hayes scored twice in the paint to give Paris a double-digit lead, 67-56, for the first time in the game. Zalgiris didn’t score a single fourth-quarter field goal until Ulanovas completed a three-point play with 6:27 remaining to cut the difference to 69-60. Mikael Jantunen and Mitchell traded baskets before a three-point play from Brazdeikis kept Zalgiris in touch, 73-65. Yet, Maodo Lo’s triple was followed by Leopold Cavaliere’s dunk to restore a 78-65 lead. Zalgiris responded with two straight dunks from Brazdeikis and Butkevicius, then Francisco netted three unanswered points to trim the deficit to 78-72 with 1:24 left on the clock. Yet, Jantunen sank a dagger from beyond the arc to end Zalgiris’s momentum and practically finished the game off by making it 81-72, despite the visitors' effort to bounce back with less than a minute remaining.
