Monaco “locks” first place in French League R.S.

2017-05-03T23:43:19+00:00 2017-05-04T00:01:58+00:00.

Antonis Stroggylakis

03/May/17 23:43

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After winning third place in the Basketball Champions League Final Four, Monaco returned to its French League obligations with a victory over Paris Levallois that sealed first place in the regular season.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Monaco improved its French League record to 27 – 3 after beating sixth Paris Levallois (19-11) 91 – 85 on the road behind Brandon Davies’ 20 points plus 6 rebounds.

Thanks to this result, the Monegasques mathematically sealed the first berth in the standings at the end of the regular season and the home-court advantage for the entirety of the playoffs.

This game concluded Week 30 in the French Pro A where seventh Le Portel (16-14)  defending champs Villeurbanne (16-15) and Limoges (15-15) took important victories that keeps the playoff race heated. The latter also pushed Pau/Orthez (20-10) to the fourth spot.

Second Chalone/Saone (23-7) beat Orleans (8-22) and third Nanterre (21-9) downed Strasbourg (20-10).

Pro A 2016/2017 – Week 30

Limoges – Pau-Lacq-Orthez 75 – 66
Le Portel -Gravelines-Dunkerque 75 – 62
Châlons-Reims -Orléans 89 – 75
Chalon/Saône -Hyères-Toulon 89 – 81
Cholet – Lyon-Villeurbanne 57 – 72
Strasbourg – Nanterre 65 – 74
Antibes – Nancy 86 – 77
Dijon – Le Mans 66 – 74

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