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Since the time he has come to Ekinox, when he scored his first professional points in 2021 and was crowned European champion last year, Nadir Hifi has still not learned how we called the inhabitants of the city. “Sorry for the Bressois”he smiled. “Is that what we say?” »» No Nadir, we say the Bressans or the Burgians, but the purpose is the same: when they receive Paris, the “Bressois” often find themselves crucified by a shoot of Alsatian feu-follet.
A year after having planted the trailer murdered at 117 seconds from the term in the Eurocup final on April 12 already, Nadir Hifi This time definitely replaced Paris Basketball at the helm (86-89, 37th minute), on a very high level shoot at 45 degrees, in imbalance after a spin in front of Adrian Nelson, from a key match in the Top 4 race in an elite Betclic.
The JL Bourg does not know how to conclude its games against the big
It was necessary to allow a Parisian team to get out of it (91-98) after being so tossed for three quarters. “A little head elsewhere”already in Madrid, of Nadir Hifi's own admission, Paris Basketball counted up to 10 points behind at the very end of the third quarter (80-70), at the height of the Burgian series.
Still in search of a reference victory in front of a big this season, the JL Bourg posted an exciting face for 35 minutes, or a little less. But this group definitely does not know how to conclude high-level matches, unable to buy a stop or find a quality shoot in the money-time. “There is a much more experienced team than another when it comes to finishing a match”Pointe Frédéric Faux. “We lack maturity. There is a lot of frustration because we cannot stop them defensively in the last five minutes. »»
In addition to Nadir Hifi's remarkable shooting, it is especially TJ Shorts (21 points at 7/11 and 9 assists) which dictated the tempo of this end of the match, playing at his own pace, that is to say often elusive for the Burgians, either to open the path of the circle, or to find one of his Big Men in the Dunk. “We waited for the last quarter to put the turbo and really start defending”lance Tiago Splitter.
“Too hard to be 100% concentrated”
In such a context, three days to play its European future, Paris Basketball will have had a lot of merit of leaving unscathed from one of the most difficult rooms of Betclic Elite. “It was quite hard to be 100% concentrated”easily admits Nadir Hifi, who lived an extremely singular match day before Friday, seated with all his teammates in front of the Panathinaikos match who determined the final ranking of Paris in the Euroleague. Far from thinking of the keys to the match the next day in Bourg, therefore. “It was really trashy, we tried not to think too much about the Euroleague, but we are human beings”Tiago Splitter breath. At least, Tuesday, there will no longer be a question of trap or head elsewhere. Tuesday, in Madrid, “It will be the most important match of the season!” »»
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