Two days following their defeat at home in the Euroleague once morest Real Madrid following extra time (84-90), Monaco fell once more in their room, still beaten in extra time by Boulogne-Levallois (106-115), very good leader of Betclic Elite, Sunday during the 18th day. Thanks to this victory, Vincent Collet’s team, led by an excellent Will Cummings (37 points, 10 assists), consolidates its place at the top of the French championship with fourteen wins and three losses.
Monaco, whose game lacked fluidity, is caught up in second place in the standings by Villeurbanne, and has eleven wins for six defeats. Extra time has definitely not worked for the Roca Team this week. Beaten on Friday in the Euroleague by Real Madrid (84-90), the Principality’s players fell once more during this period. All without his master to play, Mike James, who, following a disagreement with his teammate Alpha Diallo, still acted up, and voluntarily left without ever returning to the floor.
Bacon too nervous
In the first period, Vincent Collet’s men showed formidable three-point skill: Will Cummings (2/2), Keith Hornsby (3/3), Lahaou Kanouté (3/4) and Steeve Ho You Fat ( 2/3) rained down the winning shots. With 71% success at the break, Boulogne-Levallois hurt the Monegasque defense very badly, ending with a solid 11-0, while the Monegasques had just regained the advantage (50-49, 18th).
Under the impetus of James (23 points, 8 assists), as well as a more aggressive defense, the Monegasques gradually returned, to go back in front (75-73, 28th). After five points conceded at the end of the third quarter (77-80), Sasa Obradovic raised his voice. And the Monegasques once more returned to forceps (96-96). But without James, and with an overly nervous Dwayne Bacon, Monaco logically bowed once morest a collectively better team.
