It’s only on the edge of the abyss that one plays all their chances by drawing unsuspected energies from the survival instinct: that’s what the Niss’Angels did last night in a thrilling match against Basket Landes, snatching victory during a nail-biting fourth quarter.
Having been defeated in the first leg, the Nice team had to win this game to have the opportunity to play the decisive match on Saturday night*.
However, at halftime, they were trailing by 8 points against proactive opponents who had mastered the game on the court. Furthermore, the situation worsened in the third quarter with a partial score of 9-13.
With a 12-point deficit, Rachid Menziane’s players managed to return to the basics requested by their coach: be aggressive and give it their all in attack.
Transforming from “angels” to warriors, it was a metamorphosis: a comeback, opponents swept aside, and a final score of 54-50 by the skin of their teeth.
Pumped with adrenaline from this feat, the Niss’Angels will certainly not want to miss out on the European ticket in the play-off game, which promises to be grand on the Leyrit court on Saturday night.
Points: Anderson 8, Dabo 3, Hurt 16, Ben Abdelkader 14, Bar 7, Strunc 3, Ba 3, Nayo 0, Guapo 0, Vidal-Geneve 0
Stats: shots: 19/55; rebounds 50 (Dabo 13); FT 12/18
