By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Paris Basketball’s dream run continued with a huge accomplishment, winning the club’s first-ever French Championship.
Returning home after back-to-back defeats in the Principality, they beat Monaco 99-93 in Game 5.
With his agreement of joining Panathinaikos already locked, TJ Shorts departs from the French capital with an MVP-caliber performance with 27 points and 10 assists, adding 7 rebounds too.
Nadir Hifi, who’s expected to stay in Paris, added 16 points for his team’s historic win. Tyson Ward, also departing to Greece to sign with Olympiacos, had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Monaco was still without the suspended Mike James and had five players finishing in double-digits.
Alpha Diallo (18 points and 6 rebounds), Jordan Loyd (17 points and 5 rebounds), Terry Tarpey (16 points and 7 rebounds), and Elie Okobo (16 points) were the main protagonists for the defeated team.
Play In Tournament
Elan Chalon – JDA Dijon 106-85
SLUC Nancy – Saint-Quentin 81-88
JDA Dijon – Saint-Quentin 92-79
Betclic Elite Playoffs
Quarterfinals (best of three)
Paris – JDA Dijon 2-1 (100-87, 79-80, 114-88)
Cholet – JL Bourg 0-2 (71-95, 89-94)
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne – Elan Chalon 2-1 (100-96, 69-76, 99-75)
AS Monaco – Le Mans 2-1 (76-69, 87-88, 85-76)
Semifinals (best of five)
Paris – JL Bourg 3-0 (100-89, 117-103, 103-93)
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne – AS Monaco 1-3 (94-74, 77-94, 64-74, 86-91)
Finals (best of five)
Paris – AS Monaco 3-2 (94-82, 92-67, 78-81, 74-80, 99-93)
PHOTO CREDIT: EuroLeague