The Blues saw themselves "
already all on the plane for the return
" on Saturday, as indicated by Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot.
They pulled it off miraculously.
Accustomed to air holes since the beginning of the summer and still at EuroBasket, the French went through all the emotions in the round of 16 against Turkey, in Berlin, leading by 16 points in the first period before collapse and snatch the extension on a tap-dunk signed Rudy Gobert (20 points, 17 rebounds).
And again, the latter missed shots that could have been expensive in overtime… They finally won 87-86 after an interception by Terry Tarpey in order to climb into the quarters and find, this Wednesday (5:15 p.m., Canal + ) Italians who created a sensation against Serbia on their side (94-86).
“
It was a crazy match
”, loose Gobert, Vincent Collet noting that it was “
probably
” the craziest scenario he had experienced as a coach.
The Turks were indeed two points ahead…
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