The French side continues to write a fairy-tale story in its debut EuroLeague season
Paris stuns Real Madrid in play-in, 73-81, to set up playoff date with Fenerbahce
Game Report
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Paris Basketball upset Real Madrid 73-81 on Tuesday in the Play-In Showdown to clinch seventh place and set up a playoff showdown with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. Real's playoff hopes have not ended as Los Blancos will host FC Bayern Munich on Friday in a do-or-die showdown, which will see the winner take on Olympiacos Piraeus in the quarterfinals. Paris never trailed after the first quarter and led by as many as 13. Although Real mounted a late charge, the EuroLeague debutants held on to continue their historic campaign.
TJ Shorts paced the Parisians with 23 points and 9 assists, freshly crowned EuroLeague Rising Star Award winner Nadir Hifi added 15 points, Tyson Ward tallied 11 points and 7 rebounds and Kevarrius Hayes added 10 and 6 for the winners. Facundo Campazzo led Real with 17 points and 5 assists and Gabriel Deck contributed 10 points and 8 rebounds in defeat.
Game Videos
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Mario Hezonja: 'We can do great things'
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Real Madrid-FC Bayern Munich | Play-In Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Campazzo’s creative magic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Real teamwork from Madrid! Motorola Magic Moment
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Walter Tavares, March-April MVP: ‘It’s hard these days to be a big man’
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Shorts, Hayes combine in crunch time! | Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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TJ Shorts: 'It's an amazing feeling right now'
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Real Madrid-Paris Basketball | Play-In Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hifi with another crazy three! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hayes alley-oop dunk off another Shorts assist! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Shorts-Hayes combo works again! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:13
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Tavares dunks in transition! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast tackles the Play-In Showdown
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Tyson Ward: 'This is a product of us having fun'
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Paris Basketball-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Walter Tavares: 'This is a gift from God'
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Real Madrid | RS Round 34 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tavares wins it with his soft touch! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:09
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Hezonja rocks the rim with aplomb! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:17
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A huge dunk by Tavares! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:32
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Mario Hezonja: 'Every time there is a challenge, we respond'
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Real Madrid-Paris Basketball | RS Round 33 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hezonja's reverse dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:16
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Ibaka's double block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Real Madrid | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Paris Basketball | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hezonja with an almighty dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Real Madrid-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hezonja with the reverse slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:35
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Llull does what he does best! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Paris Basketball| RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Facu magic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Hifi stuns the crowd! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:05
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Walter Tavares: 'Real Madrid means winning'
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Real Madrid-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Gonzalez's big block! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Llull hits the mandarina! Motorola Magic Moment
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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
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Shorts with a rare block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Mathis Dossou-Yovo opens his EuroLeague account in style! Motorola Magic Moment
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Facundo Campazzo: 'It's a perfect week for Real Madrid'
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Viritus Segafredo Bologna-Real Madrid | 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
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Real Madrid | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hezonja’s magic! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Campazzo conjures, Hezonja finishes! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-AS Monaco | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Paris Basketball-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Alberto Abalde: 'We needed this win'
TJ Shorts showed that he is ready for the Play-In Showdown with a three-pointer on the first offensive set of the game to give Paris an early 0-3 advantage. The elusive guard continued his fine start by finding Kevarrius Hayes for a slam at 3-5 before scoring a layup at 6-7. Walter Tavares scored four points in a row to put Madrid up by three, 10-7, then a Facundo Campazzo triple gave the hosts’ biggest lead of the first half at 13-8. Nadir Hifi lit the flame for the fightback, then the Shorts-Hayes combination worked to perfection on a couple more dunks as Paris went up 19-25. Andres Feliz’s free throw was the last score of the quarter, making it 22-27 after 10 minutes.
A slow start to the second quarter was ended by Dzanan Musa scoring inside on the fast break, but a long two by Sebastian Herrera and a mid-range jumper by Shorts showed that Paris was not about to collapse, 24-31. Campazzo did his best to get Madrid going with a layup and a triple, then Usman Garuba’s layup resulted in a huge roar from the home supporters and a timeout by Paris coach Tiago Splitter. That pause did wonders for the visitors, who had Hifi score 8 points in a flurry, including back-to-back threes that put Paris up by 33-41. Garuba’s triple looked like it would inspire a reaction, but Ward hit back with a corner three before Shorts ended the half by going at Garuba and scoring a layup to make it 36-46 at the interval – the first double-digit lead of the game.
Paris continued to heap the pain on Madrid in the early stages of the third frame, with Shorts scoring on back-to-back offensive sets – giving the visitors a new game-high 11-point lead, 39-50 – before finding Hayes for a score inside, 41-52. Tyson Ward had a perfect trip to the line as Paris opened a new game-high 13-point lead, 41-54, but Alberto Abalde, Gaby Deck and Campazzo forced the visitors into a timeout at 49-55. Malcolm and Shorts restored a double-digit advantage, 49-61, but Andres Feliz and Serge Ibaka provided a boost to the hosts, who trailed 58-62 after 30 minutes following scores by Deck and Mario Hezonja.
It looked like a memorable Real Madrid comeback was on, with Feliz and Sergio Llull combining to make it a one-point ballgame at 61-62. Ibaka responded to Shorts’s mid-range jumper, 63-64, then Ward and Campazzo went back and forth as it was 67-68 entering the final minutes. However, a Mikael Jantunen three took the air out of the arena, 67-71, as did a sidestep Hifi triple over Llull, 68-74. The final dagger came with another triple courtesy of Jantunen, which made it 71-79, before Paris eventually secured a famous 73-81 win to set up a playoff date with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.
