The French side's week was nothing short of remarkable, and for the club, a historic one
Youngsters led ASVEL to history-making win in Kaunas
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne entered the week with seven losses in as many road games this season, but after its 72-78 win in Kaunas on Friday night, Pierric Poupet's men ended up accomplishing something in this double-round week that the club had never done before.
ASVEL started out by edging Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 79-82 at Belgrade Arena on Tuesday, so now it has two road wins in a row after its triumph at Zalgiris. ASVEL is also on a three-game winning streak and has won five of its last six games to improve to 8-9 at the halfway point of the regular season.
But the feat, the back-to-back wins on the road, is something rare for ASVEL.
This is the first time ASVEL has won both games in a double-round week since December 2022, but the first time ever that ASVEL has emerged victorious in successive games during the double-round week away from home.
But, there is more.
The only time ASVEL has won consecutive games on the road was in 2021, but those came weeks apart. ASVEL won in Rounds 20 and 23 in January 2021, then won a third straight on the road a month later, in Round 26.
However, Friday night in Kaunas was the first time in the round-robin EuroLeague format that ASVEL has won road games in consecutive rounds, too.
Friday's triumph came behind the 23-year-old star Theo Maledon and the 20-year-old Melvin Ajinca. The team was also without its center Joffrey Lauvergne, but it did not matter. ASVEL held Zalgiris to 72 points, kept Lonnie Walker scoreless, and has moved within one win of postseason places in the standings.
Truly a remarkable week for ASVEL.