By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Enjoying a comfortable advantage throughout the second half, AS Monaco prevailed, 80-65, over JDA Dijon in Betclic Elite LNB Pro A action Wednesday.
Playing a fifth game between domestic and continental levels since 2 April, Sasa Obradovic spread playing time to manage potential fatigue.
Mike James went for 15 points, four assists, three rebounds, and one steal lasting nearly 23 minutes in the Regular Season Round 30 game held in Palais des Sports de Dijon.
Connecting 6/7 from the field, Donatas Motiejunas got 15 points as well. Alpha Diallo followed with 14 points to his name. Jaron Blossomgame contributed 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Locked in the fourth seed of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs bracket, La Roca Team will keep the crazy stretch of games going by visiting Anadolu Efes Friday. The Regular Season Round 34 fixture completes the double-legged round-robin schedule as Europe’s top-tier club continental competition moves into the postseason.
Donta Hall and Chima Moneke were both ruled out as Monaco improved the league-leading W-L tally to 24-5. Metropolitans 92 and Victor Wembanyama sitting in second place with a distance of 4.5 games, clinching homecourt advantage through the Playoffs of France’s top-flight division seems a technicality at this point.
For Dijon, Markis McDuffie stood out with 15 points in the losing effort. The team coached by Nenad Markovic remained ranked third overall but was forced down to 17-11.
Matt Morgan powers up Le Mans
Elsewhere in LNB Pro A, sixth-placed Le Mans went up to 15-13 registering a home win, 77-71, versus Limoges CSP in a Round 24 game. Matt Morgan put in 23 points, seven assists, and five rebounds.
Massimo Cancellieri’s side fell to 12-16, two games outside the Playoffs zone. Team captain Nicolas Lang ended up with a team-high 17 points in Antares.
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