The victory in Barcelona last Friday seems to have definitively launched the season for the Villeurbannais since they were on three consecutive defeats before this match, and with the victory against Belgrade on Tuesday, it is now three victories in a row (two in Euroleague, one in the league).
Nando De Colo size boss late in the game
But victory took a long time to emerge. At the break, the two teams were neck and neck (47-48), and the attacks took the upper hand over the defenses and the American from Asvel Parker Jackson-Cartwright responded to the Frenchman from Belgrade Mathias Lessort (15 points , 8 rebounds). And then in the third quarter, the light came from the boss: Nando De Colo. In eight minutes, he scored 11 points to put his team in the ranks of a precious success (73-66, the biggest gap of the match).
And there was indeed a revolt of the visitors in the final quarter. The Partizan players, who conceded a fifth loss in a row in the Euroleague, even took the lead a few minutes from time, but thanks to a controlled end to the match, TJ Parker’s men were able to win this meeting.
New cohesion put to the test by Olympiakos
This second consecutive victory, the Villeurbannais did not steal it and saw their efforts rewarded after a very mixed start to the season. ” We gradually manage to find our rhythm, it’s not easy, it takes time “, reacted after the meeting Nando De Colo at the microphone of the broadcaster Skweek. ” Communication with the staff is open for the team to get better. A cohesion is being created. It was sometimes difficult to know what to do with the ball, now it’s much better “. Especially since these two victories allow Asvel to ” make up for lost matches “savored coach TJ Parker.
“Olympiakos is more than a test that awaits us. »
But nothing is certain for the Villeurbannais who will have an extremely important match to negotiate in two days against the Greeks of Olympiakos, third in the standings and who have lost only four times in the competition this season. ” It is more than a test that awaits us. Olympiakos are a very experienced and very fit team this season but we have to avoid getting into trouble with the opponent and focus on ourselves. “, analyzed De Colo after the match.
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points scored by Nando De Colo on Tuesday against Partizan Belgrade. It had been three years since he had crossed the threshold of thirty points in the Euroleague.