Behind Isaïa Cordinier, the Blues start with a success against Montenegro – BasketUSA

In these meetings played at the heart of the NBA season, but also at the same time as the Euroleague, Vincent Collet is deprived of the French stars, and there is therefore no easy game.

The Blues quickly understood, while Andrew Albicy must go out on injury and Nicolas Lang ugly turns his ankle in stride. Montenegro thus takes the lead behind a big address from afar, and an efficient post game. What point in the lead (11-22) after ten minutes, against a stunned France team.

After the first delicate minutes, Isaïa Cordinier turns her head right side up, chaining brilliant actions like this huge two-handed dunk, and as Louis Labeyrie is also efficient, France thinks it has done the most. hard by returning to equality (38-38) at half-time.

Except that it is the Montenegrins of Justin Cobbs and Vladimir Mihailovic who make up the gap (46-56), the rear of Mornar Bar being quite untenable in his acceleration towards the circle.

Vincent Collet must look for solutions on his bench and it works against a solid Montenegro team but which is starting to stick out with a much less dense workforce. Nicolas Lang is finally on his feet and he will bring back the Blues with 3-point shots, before a trickster basket under the circle. It is then Isaïa Cordinier who will put the cover by chaining baskets, important rebounds and assists.

France is doing well (73-67) and therefore starts this qualification campaign for the 2023 World Cup with a victory. Next stop in three days, and it will be in Hungary.