Paris vs Cholet: Analysis and Prediction – Paris will host Cholet in the LNB Pro A quarterfinals game three.
Paris vs Cholet Odds
Paris Team News
In the previous game, Paris defeated Cholet by 90:72, in a match in which the most effective were Tyson Ward with 17 points and Collin Malcolm and T. J. Short with 14 points each. Now the third duel awaits them, deciding their place in the semifinals.
Paris, after a fantastic season, winning the EuroCup and second place at the end of the regular season in the LNB Pro a, lost right at the start to Cholet and that was the first time after 25 consecutive wins in all competitions. It was a shock for this team, especially since it came on home court, but Toumas Iisalo’s team immediately showed in the next match why they are the favorites in this series. A superb offense in the first quarter and 30 goals scored, with only 12 points conceded, guided Paris to a convincing win in a game that saw two completely different styles of play. Cholet shot for three points only 18 times, in contrast to Paris and their 44 attempts from distance. The percentage was the crucial, given that the EuroCup champion hit 17 three-pointers and was close to 40 percent successful.
Perhaps even more important than the mentioned numbers is the rebound, which was a big advantage for the visiting team in that duel. Paris had as many as 43 rebounds, of which 21 were in the offense and with such statistics it is very difficult to play against them, which is something they should repeat in the next meeting.
Cholet Team News
Cholet lost in the previous game against Paris, thus missing the chance to confirm in front of his fans the passage to the next stage after the excellent first duel. The most effective players in the said defeat were Neal Sacco with 17 points and Tidjane Salaun with 14 points.
Cholet surprised everyone by winning the first match against Paris, in which they entered as a complete outsider, and then they played unrecognizably and allowed the rival to make a complete comeback. Everything Cholet did right in that first game, they didn’t in the second. They significantly reduced the number of three-point attempts from 27 to 12 and allowed Paris to be dominant in the rebound. Overall, Cholet has been among the worst teams in that segment all season, but their offensive rebounding has been a very strong weapon, something they haven’t shown in this series. Now it seems that they lack points and creation in the offense, which could be expected considering that Craig Randall, the best scorer until then, left the team a few months ago. Cholet failed to find a replacement after him, which could affect the course of this series.
If they want to go further, Cholet has to play much harder and be much better in the rebounding. Allowing the rival a large number of attempts from the field and a much larger number of possessions cannot be the path that will lead them to another surprise and another win in the playoffs.
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Paris vs Cholet H2H
They have played four times this season and Paris have won three times. They are currently 1-1 in the series.
Absences and Injuries
Mikael Jantunen could skip the duel for the home side, and Nick Johnson are unlikely to be available for the visitors.
Paris vs Cholet Prediction
After the opening defeat against Cholet, Paris showed a very good reaction, first of all defensively and thus exposed all the problems in the offense of the rival, who cannot answer them on that side of the court. Therefore, our suggestion is that the home team will win by a margin higher than the offered spread and will secure a place in the semifinals of the LNB Pro A.
Tip-off Time: Tuesday, 21.05.2024, 20:30 CET
Prediction: Paris -12.5
Odds: 1.76
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