The French side wrapped up the best-of-three semifinal series with a clinical performance at the Copper Box Arena.
Paris beats London 85-93 to romp into EuroCup Finals
Game Report
3 Mins read
Paris Basketball reached the BKT EuroCup Finals after an 85-93 win at London Lions sealed a 2-0 sweep in their best-of-three semifinal series, with the French team booking a clash with either compatriots Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse or Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul, who are tied 1-1. Following an emphatic 99-86 victory on its home court in Game 1 on Tuesday, Paris fought back from a 45-39 halftime deficit and prevailed thanks to ironclad defense coupled with smooth offense in the second half.
TJ Shorts paced Paris with 21 points and 6 assists, while Nadir Hifi and Sebastian Herrera posted 13 each. Justin Simon scored 11 points and Collin Malcolm chipped in with 10, as Paris overcame a poor first half in which it was outmuscled and committed 14 turnovers. Matt Morgan of London led all scorers with a game-high 25 points and Jordan Taylor added 17, but the rest of the home team's roster failed to hit double digits in scoring, as the Lions committed 21 turnovers.
Paris raced into an 8-16 lead thanks to tough defense early on. Roared on by a fervent home crowd, London slashed the deficit to 19-21 by the end of the first quarter. Powered by Morgan and impeccable rebounding at both ends of the floor, London turned the tables by halftime, opening up a 45-39 lead behind 24 rebounds and out 13 assists, which compensated for 14 turnovers.
With Morgan netting 12 points for the Lions and Shorts pouring 13 at the other end, the visitors were undone in the opening two quarters by poor free throw shooting as they sank only 9 of 18 from the foul line.
Game Videos
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Tyson Ward: 'We did what we do best'
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Paris Basketball-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tyrique Jones rocks the iron! Motorola Magic Moment
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Ward throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tyrique Jones does it all! Motorola Magic Moment
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Short's no-look pass! Motorola Magic Moment
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TJ Shorts: 'We had to dig ourselves out of that hole'
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Lo makes Poirier pay! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Paris Basketball | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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A monster dunk from Hayes! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-FC Barcelona | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Sy swats Punter! Motorola Magic Moment
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Paris Basketball | RS Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Paris Basketball-Real Madrid | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hayes’s block on Feliz! Motorola Magic Moment
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LDLC ASVEL Vileurbanne-Paris Basketball | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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EuroLeague & Friends: Spanoulis's start, the play of Maledon and Shorts...
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TJ Shorts: 'They're going to continue to doubt me...'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Paris Basketball | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts November MVP exclusive interview: 'I set the tone'
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Matteo Spagnolo joins Episode 6 of EuroLeague & Friends
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TJ Shorts: 'We found our energy'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Paris Basketball | RS Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Thunder dunk by Kevarrius Hayes! Motorola Magic Moment
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Paris Basketball-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts: 'We're taking it game by game'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Paris Basketball | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Shorts breaks Poirier's ankle! Motorola Magic Moment
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Malcolm throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague & Friends, ep. 4: The Belgrade derby, Paris's form and much more
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FC Barcelona-Paris Basketball | RS Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts: 'It was my whole team stepping up'
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Paris Basketball-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts: 'This was an all-around team effort'
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Paris Basketball-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tiago Splitter: 'We just kept fighting'
- 00:59
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Mikael Jantunen: 'This was the most physical battle we've had so far'
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Paris Basketball-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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ALBA Berlin-Paris Basketball | RS Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts | RS Round 5 MVP | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tiago Splitter: 'TJ Shorts was a monster'
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AS Monaco-Paris Basketball | RS Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts: 'Monaco vs. Paris is going to be a true rivalry'
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FC Bayern Munich-Paris Basketball | RS Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Sy's huge dunk! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Paris Basketball-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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TJ Shorts: 'It's been a great day'
However, the tide turned after the break as Paris conjured a 6-17 run thanks to a barrage of fastbreaks generated by a heap of London turnovers in the wake of physical defending by the visitors. London was able to close the gap to 64-66 at the end of the third quarter but another 0-7 run by Paris left the home team a mountain to climb down the stretch.
Down 67-73, but galvanized by passionate support from their fans, the hosts tried to launch one last onslaught but were tamed by Hifi in the closing stages, as the versatile guard made a three-point play and Paris pulled away, 69-78. Hifi then hit a clutch three as Paris surged ahead 76-86 several minutes later and it was lights out for a brave and battling Lions outfit, which has now lost all four of the season's matchups against a superior Paris team.
