Dijon, co-leader of the French Championship with Monaco, won this Sunday at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée (Seine-et-Marne) the first Leaders Cup in its history, by defeating Villeurbanne, 3rd in Elite, 77 to 69, at the end of the suspense.
The JDA has chained a 15th consecutive victory on the national level (12 in the championship then three this weekend in Marne-la-Vallée), to fetch the third trophy in its history after the 2006 Coupe de France and the Ace Week (predecessor of the Leaders Cup) in 2004.
IT'S GREAT, MAGIC, EXCEPTIONAL: JDA DIJON BASKET WINS THE CUP 2020 LEADERS !!! # MyJDA #LeadersCup #Dijon pic.twitter.com/CfHo0zW1jT
- JDA Dijon Basket (@jdadijonbasket) February 16, 2020The Burgundians were at the end of their dream after having left Bourg-en-Bresse (104-79) in the quarterfinals on Friday then Monaco (83-81) in the semifinals on Saturday. Against ASVEL, the Dijonnais finished the work (77-69).
As the day before against the Monegasques, Dijon has developed treasures of energy to reverse a compromised situation. If during the first quarter the players of Côte-d'Or dominate (23-13), they see back on their heels the Asvel led by a fantastic Jordan Taylor, author of 17 points. It is in the mind that Dijon, still hooked (64-64) three minutes from the end, ends up winning.