The many spectators present at the Marcel-Cerdan Sports Palace in Levallois on Thursday evening trembled, held their breath before falling into euphoria.
Long jostled by a tough team from Bourg-en-Bresse (43-49, 27th), Boulogne-Levallois managed to reverse the situation by slamming a terrible 19-1 to his opponent in 4 minutes (62-50, 31st).
The match had definitely changed soul.
Vincent Collet's players could finally unfold their game to win (71-68).
“Beyond the victory, it is the state of mind that I retain, confided the coach and coach of the Blues at a press conference.
We had to do violence to get this match, in a complicated context, and being lessened.
It was learned just an hour before the meeting that Miralem Halilovic and Keith Hornsby were positive for Covid-19.
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- Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 (@ Metropolitans92) December 23, 2021
This victory allows the Mets to achieve an excellent accounting operation.
Unbeaten in the league since their defeat at Le Mans at the start of the season, the partners of David Michineau, one of the men in the revolt on Thursday, achieved a 12th success in a row.
No one can keep up with this pace.
Second in the standings before the day, Strasbourg, which fell to Dijon (97-99 AD), is now relegated to 4 wins.
The new runner-up, Le Mans, is three wins less than Boulogne-Levallois.
Even the cadors Monaco and Asvel, engaged in the Euroleague washing machine, are also unhooked.
At the third of the season, Vincent Collet's players already seem to have cleared the void behind them and locked first place in the regular season. "We are in a comfortable position to seek first place in the regular season of Betclic Élite," says the coach. But we also know that this is not enough, that we must progress. We are not at the level of the big Eurocup teams, and the Euroleague teams will be much harder to find at the end of the season. We have a twelfth victory in a row, and that's good. But we know we're going to lose someday, we just don't know when. In general, when you are on a series, you relax, you get picked on. This victory shows above all our character. "
Boulogne-Levallois will try to continue its impressive harvest on Monday during a trip to the relegation Le Portel.
The players will then be able to enjoy a few well-deserved days of rest before attacking the year 2022 from January 9 against Roanne.
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At the end of the ranking, Paris, deprived of its coach Jean-Christophe Prat tested positive for Covid before the morning shooting but carried by an Ismaël Kamagate on fire for his return to his training club (17 points and 10 rebounds), won a precious victory (75-93) at Orléans.
This success allows the promoted to leave the relegation zone (1 victory).
The match between Le Portel and Nanterre was postponed due to numerous cases of Covid within the Nantes workforce.
