Monaco and ASVEL provide

The first moved to the last, and it did not miss: AS Monaco copiously respected Fos-sur-Mer, inflicting on the red lantern a heavy defeat of more than 40 points on its floor (53-97 ). Matthew Strazel, in management, finished his game with fifteen points and five assists. The Monegasques, who will continue Thursday evening in Euroleague against Zalgiris Kaunas – and will therefore miss the All Star Game at Bercy -, end the calendar year in a perfect way in Betclic Elite, taking the lead over Boulogne-Levallois who had lost the day before in Strasbourg (84-81). Sasa Obradovic’s players are now the only leaders with a victory ahead of the Metropolitans but also Cholet, who have returned to second place thanks to their success in front of Limoges (81-74).

As for ASVEL, which also played on Tuesday evening – the nine matches were played simultaneously in multiplex, at 8 p.m. – the shock against Nanterre was well negotiated by the double reigning French champions (88-73). Nando de Colo, true to form, finished with 17 points and four assists. The Villeurbannais, too, will play Friday in the Euroleague against Alba Berlin. Ranked in fifteenth place in the elite of European competitions, they are fifth in Betclic Elite and have the best current series in the championship with three wins in a row (like Pau-Lacq-Orthez). This is one more step towards the Leaders Cup for the Rhodaniens, which thus confirms their improvement after a very complicated start to the season. Make way for a little truce, since the next day will take place at the end of next week.