Tiago Splitter's squad are showing that they belong along Europe's elite
TJ Shorts inspires Paris to Rivalry Series win over Monaco, 80-87
Game Report
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Paris Basketball emerged victorious from the first-ever Turkish Airlines EuroLeague meeting between itself and AS Monaco on Thursday night, winning 80-87 on the road in this week’s dedicated Rivalry Series game. TJ Shorts was integral throughout, while late plays by Mikael Jantunen proved crucial. Tiago Splitter’s Paris have now won back-to-back games and improved to 2-3, while Sasa Obradovic’s Monaco lost for the first time at home this season and dropped to 3-2.
Shorts’ performance was near-perfect, with the EuroLeague rookie posting a 28-point, 10-rebound double-double, in addition to grabbing 4 rebounds. Those 28 points are a new personal best in his five-game EuroLeague career. All night long, he led Paris’ offense with ease and was a constant thorn in Monaco’s side. He was helped by Tyson Ward, who had 15 points, while Collin Malcolm scored 13 points and Jantunen chipped in with 10. Monaco had three players finish on 13 points: Elie Okobo, Mam Jaiteh and Mike James. Alpha Diallo was the hosts’ only other scorer in double figures, netting 11 points.
Game Videos
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AS Monaco-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade| RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:26
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Georgios Papagiannis: 'It was a team effort'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-AS Monaco | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:24
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Papagiannis seals the win! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:49
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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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Zalgiris Kaunas-AS Monaco | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:10
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Elie Okobo: 'We showed team chemistry today'
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-AS Monaco | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:11
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Blossomgame with the alley-oop! 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
- 00:34
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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
- 00:20
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Diallo out of nowhere! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:58
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TJ Shorts: 'Monaco vs. Paris is going to be a true rivalry'
- 00:47
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Mike James: 'As long as we win, I feel better about myself'
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AS Monaco-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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A smooth dunk by Jaiteh! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Bayern Munich-Paris Basketball | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:36
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Sy's huge dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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FC Barcelona-AS Monaco | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Paris Basketball-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:09
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TJ Shorts: 'It's been a great day'
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Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse-Turk Telekom Ankara | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
- 00:16
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Malcolm’s steal and slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 03:46
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-Paris Basketball | RS Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:17
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Shorts to Hayes for the big slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:00
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Mike James: 'It's a great way for us to start the season'
- 03:31
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AS Monaco-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:20
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No-looking show from Jaiteh! Motorola Magic Moment
- 04:16
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Paris Basketball-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade| RS Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 03:56
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AS Monaco-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:39
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Sasa Obradovic: 'It was over my expectations'
- 02:31
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Mike James, Monaco: 'I want Monaco and Mike James to coincide'
- 04:04
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AS Monaco-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Playoffs Game 5 | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Papagiannis's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Diallo says no! Motorola Magic Moment
- 02:01
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Sasa Obradovic, Monaco: 'We learned a lot from these four games'
- 04:02
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul -AS Monaco | Playoffs Game 4 | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 01:14
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Donta Hall: 'We just have to keep competing'
- 00:28
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Hall denies Guduric! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 00:08
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Hall s put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment
- 04:10
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul -AS Monaco | Playoffs Game 3 | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:23
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Strazel feeds Blossomgame, Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Petr Cornelie swats the game's first shot! Motorola Magic Moment
- 03:18
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Monaco-Fenerbahce battle is shaping up as a classic
- 00:42
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Jordan Loyd, Monaco: 'That's why I'm here!'
Shortly after receiving a warm reception on his first return to Monaco, where he played for seven seasons across three different spells, Yakuba Ouattara scored the game’s first basket to give Paris the lead. The side from the French capital would remain ahead until just past the halfway mark of the third quarter. Monaco simply had no answer for Paris’ pace in the first quarter, with Shorts running the show as the visitors opened a 2-14 advantage. Okobo started to lead Monaco’s fightback, with Monaco making it 15-16, but Paris had a 22-25 lead after the first quarter.
There was not much to separate the two teams in the second quarter, but Paris always found a way to remain in control, despite Monaco consistently punching back. If it was Okobo keeping Monaco close in the first period, it was James who came to the fore in the second. Yet, there was no slowing down Shorts, who had 19 points at halftime, and Paris’ forward duo of Ward and Malcolm made 5 first-half triples between them to frustrate the home supporters. At the interval, Paris led 43-49.
Shorts stayed red-hot after halftime, scoring a couple of mid-range jumpers to move to 23 points, thus setting a new career high. Jaiteh then started to cause plenty of problems for Paris inside, netting eight points in the quarter, including a floater which gave Monaco its first lead of the night with just under four minutes to go (57-56). He was aided by Okobo, who netted five points in the closing stages of the period to give Monaco a five-point edge, but scores by Shorts and Ouattara ensured it was 64-63 entering the final frame.
The first basket of the fourth quarter went the way of Kevarrius Hayes, who scored his first points of the night to put Paris back in front. However, a 9-4 start to the period saw Monaco regain control (73-67). Even if Monaco remained in front for the majority of the first seven minutes of the quarter, the Paris players refused to give up the ghost. Maodo Lo, making his first appearance since Round 2, knocked down a corner three and scored a layup to keep the visitors close, with Shorts going on to level the score at 77-77 with just over three minutes to go.
Jantunen, relatively quiet until then, stepped up with some crucial plays down the stretch, knocking down a three (77-80), blocking Jaiteh’s shot, and scoring an alley-oop (79-82) to keep Paris in the driving seat. Nadir Hifi got his first points with a timely layup (79-84), then Shorts silenced Salle Gaston Medecin with a mid-range jumper over the outstretched arm of Jaiteh (80-86). Jantunen came to the fore again in the final seconds, forcing an illegal screen by Loyd with 33 seconds to go before going 1 for 2 from the line to wrap up an 80-87 win.
