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There is no stopping Paris, who also defeated Zalgiris (83-77) to beat Panathinaikos and Olympiakos 6-3.
It’s the surprise of the year and it’s not slowing down. Paris defeated Zalgiris (83-77) on Wednesday night (13/11), in a match for the 9th matchday of the EuroLeague and continues on a playoff trajectory that will extend its presence in the competition for another year.
The French went up to 6-3 (4-1 at home and 2-2 away), who caught the Lithuanians, Panathinaikos, Olympiakos and Bayern Munich in the ranking. TJ Shortz produced another magical display in scoring and organization, Colin Malcolm followed suit and rookie coach Tiago Splitter continues to enjoy his creation.
Zalgiris fell to 6-3 (4-0 at home and 2-3 away), which saw Lonnie Walker stay low again, Sylvain Francisco out of rhythm and several in a very bad night. The Lithuanians, who had 11 assists for 12 mistakes, closed the forty minutes with 4/23 three-pointers.
Paris stepped on the gas towards the end of the third period, built a small lead and kept it, with Maodo Lo hitting a three-pointer for 76-65 in the 36th minute before Jantunen’s long two-pointer for the 81-72.
11-16 points in surprise, 6-13 points from opponent mistakes, 2-14 points from second chances (offensive rebounds) for both teams.
THE REFEREES: Nedovic, Koliencic, Pander
THE DECADES: 17-16, 40-36, 62-56, 83-77
PARI (Splitter): Shorts 21 (6/11 2-pointers, 2/3 3-pointers, 3/5 shots, 6 assists), Malcolm 17 (4/4 2-pointers, 2/2 3-pointers, 3/5 shots), Heaphy 10 (2/ 7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Ward 6 (5 rebounds, 3 assists), Cavaliere , Si 3 (1 3-pointer, 4 rebounds), Crutcher 2, Law 5 (1), Hayes 10 (4/4 2-pointers, 2/4 shots , 9 rebounds, 2 blocks), Yantunen 6 (1 3-pointer, 4 rebounds, 4 assists), Ouattara
ZALGIRIS (Trinchieri): Walker 8 (2/7 2-pointers, 1/3 3-pointers, 1/2 shots, 3 rebounds), Francisco 8 (2/3 2-pointers, 0/8 3-pointers, 4/5 shots, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 4 turnovers), Brazdeikis 15 (5/8 2-pointers, 1/2 3-pointers, 2/2 shots, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals), Giedraitis 5 (1/5 2-pointers, 1/4 3-pointers), Biroutis 11 (5/6 two-pointers), Mitchell 8, Dunston, Manek, Butkevicius 12 (4/5 two-pointers, 4/5 shots, 9 rebounds, 2 steals), Sirvidis 3 (1), Ulanovas 7 (2/2 two-pointers, 3 /3 shots)
Paris team statistics: 20/33 2-pointers, 9/22 3-pointers, 16/25 shots, 37 rebounds (30 defensive – 7 offensive), 17 assists, 2 steals, 5 blocks, 15 turnovers, 23 fouls
Zalgiris team statistics: 23/43 2-pointers, 4/23 3-pointers, 19/25 shots, 36 rebounds (23 defensive – 13 offensive), 11 assists, 11 steals, 12 turnovers, 24 fouls
The next games of the two teams: In the 10th matchday, Paris will play in Barcelona (15/11 at 21:30), while Zalgiris will host Fenerbahce (15/11 at 20:00).
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