Vincent Collet's Metropolitans 92 are not slowing down.
His men signed a 7th success in a row Friday in a Marcel-Cerdan sports center furnished by the bridge as by the attraction of the place at the top of the ranking.
The band of Will Cummings (14 points, 7 assists) was never led Friday but his series - the best in progress - will be put to the test against Villeurbanne on the floor of the Astroballe during the next day.
In parallel Friday, Pau-Orthez, was scared.
After leading by 16 points (72-56) in the last quarter, Elan Béarnais conceded a 20-4 which forced him to overtime.
Le Portel remains stuck at the bottom of the standings with two wins despite a sensational game from Devin Davis.
Arrived this summer from Lavrio in Greece, the American interior signed a double double hypertrophied (25 points, 18 rebounds).
In the duel of the promoted Fos-sur-Mer offered Paris Basketball 65-60.
Five days after his feat against Villeurbanne, the capital club gave in in the last quarter, lost 23-16, and remains two wins despite the double double of the promising young pivot Ismaël Kamagaté (12 points, 10 rebounds).
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