Third in the regular season, the players of Basket Landes, with in their rank the French legend Cรฉline Dumerc, won the first title of French champion in their history by beating in the final Montpellier 72 to 64, Saturday in Bourges.
They will return to the Euroleague next season, just like Montpellier qualified thanks to its coronation in the Coupe de France.
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- LFB (@basketlfb) May 15, 2021
In a hooked final, Basket Landes was launched by his French back Valรฉriane Vukosavljevic Ayayi, who scored the first 10 points for his team (16 in the final).
She won her fourth title of champion of France with a fourth club after Montpellier, Villeneuve d'Ascq and Bourges.
"I won titles, but this one is the most unexpected"
"I don't even have words, it's a sick thing, it's beyond imaginable," commented Cรฉline Dumerc at the microphone of the channel
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โI won titles, but this one is the most unexpected.
Frankly I think there are better teams in our league, but we had a huge heart.
There was something this year.
It's amazing and I'm so proud, โshe added.
#PlayoffsLFB - Final ๐ @BasketLandes wins 72-64 against @BasketLMA and wins his first French LFB title # Final4LFB pic.twitter.com/cXPZKDYX3R
- LFB (@basketlfb) May 15, 2021
While she thought in September 2020 to start her last season as a professional basketball player, she finally decided to extend a sixth and final season at Basket Landes, and will be able to play the Euroleague one last time.
This time, if the health situation allows it, she will make the public of Mont-de-Marsan discover the crazy evenings of Euroleague, while for this season in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the group stage of the C1 has been remodeled and Basket Landes has never played at home.
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