Paris (AFP)
After his first defeat in the Euroleague, Villeurbanne also lost for the first time of the season in Elite Sunday in Strasbourg (82-74) at the end of the 4th day, which was more successful in Monaco, superior to Dijon (93- 73).
In a remake of the play-off semi-final won by Asvel (83-67), Tony Parker's club lost this time to Sig despite the returns of David Lighty (9 points, 18 minutes ) injured since the start of the season, and Antoine Diot (7 points, 14 minutes), who had not played the last six matches.
The French champion paid off his efforts for the week in the Euroleague marked by his feat against the defending champion, Efes Istanbul (75-73) before a first loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv (93-85) two days later .
American winger Tony Crocker hurt Asvel (24 points, 7 rebounds) for his first match in the Strasbourg jersey since the announcement of his recruitment ten days earlier as a medical joker.
After a frustrating Euroleague week, Monaco outclassed Dijon on Sunday despite the rest of its star Mike James, much in demand during the games against Real Madrid (94-86 defeat) and Barcelona where Zvedan Mitrovic's men bowed in overtime (85-81).
In addition to Monaco and Asvel, six teams have a record of three wins and one setback: Boulogne-Levallois, Pau-Orthez, Bourg-en-Bresse and Châlons-Reims.
By the next day, a trip to Milan awaits Asvel on Thursday in the Euroleague, a field trip from Baskonia in Spain is scheduled for Monaco on Friday.
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