The two series will open in France on Tuesday, with the two regular season group winners hosting the first contests on the best-of-three series. The second legs will be on Friday night with Game 3, if necessary, next week.
Game Center: Bourg, Paris protect home courts in semifinals openers
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Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse 86-74 Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul
Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse opened the EuroCup Playoffs with an 86-74 victory over Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul at Ekinox. The hosts never trailed after the opening minutes and led by as many as 18. Isiaha Mike scored 16 points and to lead a balanced Bourg attack that featured seven players with at least 8 points. Jequan Lewis added 14 points, 5 assists and 3 steals for the winners. Angel Delgado was Besiktas’s top performer with 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Paris Basketball 99-86 London Lions
Paris Basketball moved closer to its first-ever BKT EuroCup Finals by downing the London Lions 99-86 at Adidas Arenas in Game 1 of their best-of-three semifinals series on Tuesday. Paris has a 1-0 lead in the series, which now moves to London for Game 2. T.J. Shorts paced the winners with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Nadir Hifi added 22 points, Tyson Ward had 11 while Justin Simon and Mikael Jantunen each had 10 for Paris. David Nwaba led London with 24 points and Gabe Olaseni scored 15.