Nanterre – Roanne
French LNB League Round 3
Nanterre, September 26, 21:00 CET
A feast of attacking basketball is expected on Tuesday, when Nanterre welcomes Roanne in round 3 of the French LNB League.
In essence, these are teams that cultivate a similar style of transitional basketball, with a particularly large number of shots in the early phase of the attack - which means a large number of shots on average per match. Nanterre shone in front of their fans on Sunday, in a 109:88 victory over Le Portel. On the other hand, Roanne beat Nancy 107:80 on Saturday, also as a host.
In the last five matches, the Nanterre team has conceded less than 85 points only once. All the players of the first five of this team are good shooters, who can express themselves in different offensive sets, especially in a transition. Nanterre's power forward Desi Rodrigues is especially dangerous – with 17 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Extremely dominant under the hoop is center Ibrahima Fall-Faye. Excellent shooting guard Juhann Begarin, in addition to the characteristics of a reliable defender and shooter, is also known as a solid rebounder.
It is to be expected that the Roanne players will accept the style and tempo of the hosts' game - it would not be surprising if we see over 95, maybe even over 100 points in the first half. The guests' game will depend a lot on the shooting inspiration of American playmaker Dunn-Martin, who is the team's top scorer with 17.5 points per game. Also, a lot is expected in the pick-and-roll game from center Morin (14 points and 6.5 rebounds on average).
Roanne team, before the victory over Nancy last weekend, had a defeat against Cholet 90:86 away from home. A similar match is expected now – exciting until the last minutes, with a large number of points scored.
Nanterre won against Roanne in a friendly game 86:81 in a game played on September 10. However, both teams in that game did not play in the best squads and were just at the beginning of the preparatory period. A more effective offensive edition is expected from both of them.
In their last five H2H duels, both teams managed to score at least 81 points in every match! This is the best evidence of the pace of the game we can expect on Tuesday in Nanterre. When it comes to the matches in this French town, in the last four matches both teams have two victories each.
The winner of the game is really difficult to predict - but a match in one, extremely fast pace, from the first to the last minute, is certain. Both teams have a win and a loss in the new LNB league season, they are relieved of the pressure of expectations and will be able to provide the audience in Nanterre with good entertainment.