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the Israeli team will start their best-of-three series on the road against Aliaga Petkimspor France — This is Victor Wembanyama’s old gym on the outskirts of Paris where he played as a freakishly tall young boy as a teenage professional for the first time There are rows of green seats bolted into concrete green paint along the sides and baselines for the basketball court a low ceiling — typical of European basketball arenas Championship banners hang from the rafters he was a kid in a big body,” said Vincent Dziagwa Wembanyama’s trainer from age 13 when he joined Nanterre 92’s basketball academy until age 17 when he left for the pro club Tony Parker owns Wembanyama ducked through the double doors players walk through as they go from the locker room to the court he made that walk wearing San Antonio Spurs gear He was serenaded by 50 local youths invited to attend the team’s practice And while the rest of the Spurs started to stretch for the light workout the local conquering hero signed autographs for the children and posed for pictures Some of Wembanyama’s former coaches, teammates and trainers were inside the gym to greet him and dozens of French media (and a few Americans) were invited for Wemby’s introductory press conference for the week — in French only We have arrived! 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/rsOxpK0Kxq — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 20, 2025 whether from the club or even from the city,” Wembanyama said It’s a bit my way of making people happy who will never have the opportunity to go to the United States We’ve only been here for a few hours but it’s already incredible.” The Spurs played Sunday in Miami against the Heat and then flew to Paris The team traveled directly to Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez to practice NBA teams (and Team USA during the Olympics) practice in another Paris suburb where Wembanyama played his final season in the French pro league for Metropolitans 92 according to at least two reports in French media outlets Wemby insisted the Spurs practice Monday in Nanterre — near where he grew up and joined the Nanterre 92 program as a 6-foot-7 child “We’ll see how it goes but there are a lot of emotions,” Wembanyama said it galvanizes me but there’s no reason to overdo it I know that the public will be there and noisy it’s certainly a strength that I will be able to use but it will only be a bonus.” Victor Wembanyama has grown into NBA's best defender — and he's still improving Parisians have had chances to celebrate Wembanyama’s international success before — he was the top player for the French national team that won silver at the Paris Olympics in August — but this trip is different The NBA always generates a buzz in Paris when it visits for a week but what’s coming is a days-long celebration of the city’s favorite son “I first coached him when he was 10,” said Frederic Donnadieu now the Nanterre 92 program director who coached youth teams when Wembanyama was coming up I got to go see the semifinals and finals at the Olympics and the runaway Rookie of the Year averaged 21.4 points and led the NBA with 3.6 blocks per game is shooting 35 percent from 3-point range and is blocking an astounding 4.0 shots Wemby made his pro debut with Nanterre at 15 playing in one game as part of the EuroCup He played in four games the following year and 18 games with Nanterre in the French pro league as a 17-year-old After two full seasons with Asvel — Parker’s club — Wembanyama played his last season in France for Metropolitans 92 and coach Vincent Collet Wemby averaged 21.6 points and 3.0 blocks in his final French pro season before heading to the NBA “Playing with the Spurs in Paris is a source of pride but also a responsibility firstly in terms of sport but also in terms of communication and image,” Wembanyama said “I have progressed in knowing myself and my teammates We have progressed a lot thanks to Harrison (Barnes) and Chris (Paul) We are getting closer and closer to the recipe for winning.” Spurs' defensive shell game can't stop Giannis The Spurs sit three games under .500 (19-22) after losing three straight games It comes after a positive start to a season in which they had advanced from their status last season as one of the league’s bottom teams The veteran additions Wembanyama mentioned — Barnes and Paul — have helped bring an otherwise young team along, especially while legendary coach Gregg Popovich has been away from the team since early November because of a stroke Paul is almost 40 and in his 20th season; Wembanyama is only 21 Wemby said of his relationship with Paul: “It’s very natural He has a bit of a mentoring role because he has a lot of relevant things to say I’ve seen other people with less healthy ‘mentorship.’ Here Wembanyama said he would attempt to spend time with his Parisian family and friends but would also try to cut out distractions on game days to keep his normal Those who get to see Wemby and remember him when he was “a kid in a big body” will celebrate how they helped him reach the present and watch him take the next step in what figures to be a storied career “We have a lot of great memories of him,” Dziagwa said “It was special when he left (Nanterre) because we knew he would be in the NBA and now that he’s back here with the Spurs I could see it in his eyes — a cool confidence.” (Photo: Franck Fife / AFP via Getty Images) Joe Vardon is a senior NBA writer for The Athletic, based in Cleveland. Follow Joe on Twitter @joevardon NANTERRE (France) - Galatasaray won their series 2-0 and La Laguna Tenerife won their series 2-0 Instead, Nanterre 92 ruined the Greek team's plan, coming back from down 11 points to win 82-70 in front of the green-and-white fans and force Game 3. Back to Athens now: It's 1-1 with a spot in the Basketball Champions League Final Four at stake, and hosting the Final Four, too. Turning pointHeading to the end of the first quarter, Mindaugas Kuzminskas beat Nanterre's perimeter wall to drive to the basket alone, already pushing AEK to an 11-point lead. At that moment, Philippe Da Silva knew his team really had the backs against the wall in the Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez. And they reacted with pride, entering a 17-2 run (from 25-31 to 42-33) to come back and gain the advantage. Since then, the French team have never lost the upper hand, going all the way at the final buzzer with the victory wrapped around their hands. Returning from the NBA in 2020, William Howard has spent some time, changing four teams in four years, before finding the right place where get back to his previous level, shining in Europe. Moving back to France to join Nanterre last summer, it looks like he has finally found himself once again. When Philippe Da Silva's team needed him the most, the experienced 31-year-old forward stepped up, recording his season-high in the BCL with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Benjamin Sene (18 points and 6 assists), Desi Rodriguez (12 points), and Paul Lacombe (9 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists) were crucial too. Statistics are always about huge numbers, but there's a simple one to explain this game: 1. That's the number of lead changes throughout Game 2, played on French soil. Until midway through the second quarter, AEK was fully in control, as said previously. But Nanterre's run changed everything, and they always remained ahead. Dragan Sakota's team used a significant scoring contribution from the bench, as half of their points (35) were scored by non-starters. Nanterre only had 14 points from bench players. Not only: whoever comes out on top of such a matchup will organize and host the Final Four at home, either in Paris or Athens. You should tune in for next week's only game in the competition to figure it out. It will be a matter of having fun with their rocking black-and-gold crowd for AEK, or slowing down the pace once again for Nanterre. Unicaja awaits their opponents in the Semi-Finals. "I think we played the game we were supposed to play today. Even though we had a slow start, I think we had three good quarters after that and we gotta keep that in mind for next week because it's gonna be a really tough game at their place." - William Howard, Nanterre 92 FIT/One Wurzburg BasketsWriter's ColumnDiccon Lloyd-Smeath breaks down the fascinating Week 4 clash between Nanterre 92 and FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets MIES (Switzerland) - Nanterre 92 and the now undefeated FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets served up one of the games of the season in the Palais de Sports at the end of Week 4 in the Basketball Champions League Regular Season but also a fascinating one for those of us who like to dig a little deeper into the tactics of winning and losing a game of basketball The game started with Wurzburg looking dominant on both ends Their ability to pressure the ball and force turnovers on the defensive end was enabling them to force the pace on the offensive end Nanterre head coach Phillipe Da Silva made the first impactful adjustment of the game after the German newcomers took a 26-19 first-quarter lead His team started the second quarter in a switching defense that looked like a hybrid between man-to-man and a match-up zone when that discombobulated the Wurzburg offense and led to steals and scores for Nanterre the men in green and white showed Wurzburg a 2-2-1 zone press to slow their tempo and make it difficult to even bring the ball up the court In the first clip of the video above we got a good look at the switching defense in the half-court making a great read to steal the pass to the roller In the second clip we see that 2-2-1 zone press that eventually dropped back into the same switching system in the halfcourt Watch the shot-clock: By the time Wurzburg could actually set their offense up and get into a set play there were just 13 seconds left on the clock - 11 seconds were wasted just crossing the half-court line The outcome of that second play was a rushed shot for Wurzburg followed by a run-out score for Lucas Fischer holding the German side scoreless for the best part of three minutes Wurzburg head coach Sasa Filipovski had no choice but to call a timeout Watch out for the subtitles if you are struggling to make out what is being said We will translate the terminology afterward We could clearly hear Filipovski telling his team that they were up against a 2-2-1 zone and then a switching man-to-man defense 4 Side translates to a pick and roll on one side of the floor with Seljaas setting the screen and posting up against a smaller player switched onto him. Also important to this set is that Wurzburg clear that corner of the floor so there is no help for any smaller player defending Seljaas with a mismatch. Let's see what that looks like: What we also saw in that clip is how talented and versatile Seljaas is offensively. Whilst Wurzburg didn't look for him on the post-up after the switch, what did happen was that the smaller Nanterre player now guarding him also had the responsibility to help on the roller when Wurzburg set the next pick-and-roll. That help meant leaving Seljass open and able to attack the closeout when Jhivvan Jackson fizzed the pinpoint pass to him in the corner. Seljaas showed that ability he's got to put the ball on the deck and attack the closeout. What a finish too! Nanterre still forced 8 turnovers in the first half with that 2-2-1 press and switching system, but Wurzburg were starting to find ways to attack them. Watch below to see how Jhivvan Jackson set a screen on his own man to prevent a switch. Nanterre were forced to help off Seljaas and we saw why they were in such a rush to close him out in the previous clip. Seljaas is shooting 52.2 percent from deep, on 7.7 attempts per game! The French club actually won the third quarter and took their first lead of the game, but Filipovski's team aren't an easy puzzle to solve. The outcome was multiple lead changes and Phillipe Da Silva was forced into a timeout of his own. With Wurzburg holding a 1-point lead, this time it was Nanterre looking to change the momentum. Let's go inside that timeout and listen in as this time it's the coach drawing up a play for his best scorer to go to work in an Iso situation. Coach Da Silva's play is called 1 Up and it's the point guard, Ahmad Carver, moving up the floor from the baseline to set a back screen for Desi Rodriguez so he can go to work. In the clip below we see that play, and Desi Rodriguez shows exactly why his coach trusts him to get the job done when his team needs him. Immediately after this play, Wurzburg wrestled the lead back. Jhivvan Jackson came up big with 5 points in under two minutes to put the Germans up by 5 points. Paul Lacombe then answered for Nanterre and with less than a minute to play, Wurzburg's Slovenian play caller called a very familiar play for his star player to kill the game. Of course, the play we are referring to was the same 4 Side for Zac Seljaas to attack a mismatch. Only this time Wurzburg did find him in the post and we got to see the third level of Seljaas as an offensive threat. The fact that he can score in the post, as a shooter from the outside, and also driving to the rack, puts a lot of pressure on the defense to account for his whereabouts at all times. Now watch that play back and pay attention to Wurzburg's #3, Mike Davis Jr. Just as Seljaas is going to work, he sets a down screen on the weak side to misdirect and distract any Nanterre players from sending a double team to the post. Davis Jr had 19 points of his own in the game but was fully committed to making a selfless play like this when he could have been hoping to take a clutch shot himself. In the end, Wurzburg won the game 88-83 and continued their unbeaten start to life in the BCL. They look like hot favorites to qualify directly to the Round of 16 from Group A. Nanterre nonetheless will come out of this game encouraged from the fact they were never outclassed and never looked beaten at any point during the game. When the two teams face off again on Wednesday November 6 in Germany, they have every reason to expect they can get a result. Whatever happens, we now have a good idea of where to look for the key tactical battles. Pascal Donnadieu was still coaching Nanterre 92 and helped them reach the Basketball Champions League Quarter-Finals; in 2021 ERA Nymburk were competing at the same stage The latest Wednesday of action in the Round of 16 brought both back to the best eight teams in the BCL UCAM Murcia went out of last season's Final Four in Belgrade with high hopes they would have had different hardware around their neck this season turned out to be a disappointing one as Sito Alonso's team were eliminated in the Round of 16 they needed to beat one of the hottest teams in the whole competition but coming out of the locker room to start the third quarter it looked clear which team wanted this win more Francesco Tabellini's high-tempo squad produced a 27-14 (including a crucial 9-0 run) partial in the third escaping all the way to the final 76-60 road victory in Murcia With Nanterre 92 beating Falco-Vulcano Szombathely the chances of qualifying disappeared all of a sudden for UCAM Murcia all in a horrible shooting night (17-of-53 from the field everybody shone: Francesco Tabellini's team had another collective-effort performance who returned to the club for nights like this one Jonah Radebaugh (15 points) had three three-pointers in the first quarter contributing to his team's 14-0 early run that looked promising heading to the rest of the game returning to the BCL Quarter-Finals after four years of absence will now face one of Bertram Derthona Basket with home-court advantage in best-of-three series They will learn their opponent in the draw Philippe Da Silva accepted Nanterre's head coaching call with a giant burden: make sure that he didn't disappoint such an audience accustomed to seeing Pascal Donnadieu on this bench for 37 years putting Nanterre back into the best eight teams in the whole Basketball Champions League picture for the first time since 2019 doesn't sound too bad for a first season at guidance That's exactly what the French side managed to get after finding consistency in the Round of 16 Beating 95-89 the winless Falco in Szombathely was part of their duty but thanks to Nymburk's success on Spanish soil they could fully celebrate the move to the next round Desi Rodriguez (23 points) and Justin Tillman (18 points 4-of-5 from deep) continue being the winning duo for Nanterre which have now won six of their last eight games in the BCL including the reverse fixture against Falco (83-71) That was their biggest win this season in the competition "We knew what we were coming into this game for There was only one goal and that was to win the game and hope the result in the other game goes well We came out sluggish and they got up to a quick lead Our coach Phillippe got on us about that and we were able to climb back into the game," Rodriguez described the secret behind the comeback from -14 to +6 Falco in the BCL means Hungarian players giving their all for this club and Benedek Varadi combined for 59 points and 19 assists the French team won't count on home-court advantage after being classified as second-seeded in Group L They will therefore face a seeded team in the best-of-three series starting away from France Their opponent will be either AEK Betsson BC ERA Nymburk UCAM Murcia Falco-Vulcano Szombathely MIES (Switzerland) - Nanterre 92 approached the first season following the coaching departure of Pascal Donnadieu - on the French team's bench for 37 years (!) - hoping to be competitive. Even though "first appearance in the BCL Quarter-Finals since 2018-19" kind of competitive might have been a little bit exaggerated looking at how they began their European tour this season, here they are. Their hopes of making it to their first-ever BCL Final Four, however, may remain such. On the other side, they will find one of the best teams in the whole competition: the former champs nicknamed The Queen, AEK Betsson BC. The way AEK started the 2024-25 season was worse than how they began the 2023-24 campaign, when they won their first five games in the Regular Season. Things, however, changed in the Round of 16. Their last season's 0-6 winless run in Group L was something to forget as soon as possible, considering the Greek team's history in the competition, having won the 2017-18 edition and having reached the Final against San Pablo Burgos two years later, in the 2020 Final Eight organized in Athens. Said and done: AEK's trajectory in this season's Regular Season might have been less enthusiastic than in the previous route, ending with a 4-2 record in 1st position in Group E. But the Round of 16 was a success. Overall, they have a 9-3 record in this season's BCL - trailing only La Laguna Tenerife (12-0), Unicaja (11-1), and ERA Nymburk (9-2), the other three teams with the home-court advantage in the Quarter-Finals. Beating them will be a difficult and challenging mission, and at this point, Nanterre perfectly know they have already exceeded everyone's expectations by officially getting into the top eight teams in the whole Basketball Champions League. Especially looking back at how their season started. Despite entering Group A of the Regular Season with two defeats out of their first three games, they were able to get the tiebreaker over Hapoel Holon, earning a crucial home-court advantage in the Play-Ins. Having to go up against ERA Nymburk, one of the hottest teams of the whole season, last year's bronze medalists UCAM Murcia, and Falco-Vulcano Szombathely, things looked complicated for the French team. Instead, the group coached by Philippe Da Silva, who's only at the beginning of his coaching career, not only surprised the Czech champs in Prague, but also took down the Spaniards at home two weeks later. A final win over the Hungarians meant BCL Quarter-Finals, their first since the 2018-19 season. After six years, Nanterre is back in contention to fight for the Basketball Champions League Final Four. A four-team party they have never been able to experience, considering how it went in the past. Losing in the 2017-18 Round of 16 to Bandirma Banvit, they got back on track the following campaign, this time advancing to the top eight teams in the competition. They did so by sweeping Besiktas Sompo Japan mainly thanks to Jeremy Senglin, but eventually lost to Segafredo Virtus Bologna immediately afterwards. That win was the start of something bigger for the Italian powerhouse, capable of extending their run all the way to lifting the trophy. Could this be a good sign for AEK, in case of a success in the Quarter-Finals? On the other side, the representative from the Greek capital have participated four times in the Basketball Champions League Quarter-Finals out of their eight appearances, missing such an occasion in the 2016-17, 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2023-24 seasons. Out of their knockouts with a ticket on the line for the BCL Final Four, they were successful twice: against SIG Strasbourg in 2017-18, and against ERA Nymburk in 2019-20 - with that being a single do-or-die game. When it comes to the experience and legacy shaped within Basketball Champions League action, there are no real doubts that Dragan Sakota's team will start this best-of-three-game series with an advantage. This series will likely be conditioned by how much AEK's backcourt, composed of Prentiss Hubb and Hunter Hale, will be able to manipulate Nanterre's defensive adjustments. At the end of the day, they are respectively 4th (14.0) and 6th (13.2) in average efficiency rating among guards in the whole competition. While the French team's coaching staff will spend busy nights preparing the scouting report with Paul Lacombe and backcourt partners ready to take on the American guns, forwards will decide this series. Without Desi Rodriguez, Nanterre would have never reached their second-ever BCL Quarter-Finals in the club's history. Named member of the Team of the Round of 16, he scored 20+ points in three of the last four games, featuring a majestic 25-point, 8-assist, 7-rebound, 5-steal performance against ERA Nymburk. Nanterre's leading scorer will naturally be the focal point of attention on the defensive end for AEK, but the versatility of the Greek team's forwards already sounds like an advantage. The experience provided by Mindaugas Kuzminskas and the athleticism brought by RaiQuan Gray will be crucial in trying to contain Desi Rodriguez on multiple occasions, while keeping an eye open on post-up situations with Justin Tillman's danger close to the rim, but also popping out on the perimeter. In a series characterized more by several "key matchups" rather than one single "key matchup", it will go down to Nanterre's huge collective effort in trying to contain Grant Golden. The American center stepped up in the Round of 16, averaging 13.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game during this stage of the competition after starting the season quietly. Looking at certain statistics, this may appear like the most balanced of all upcoming best-of-three-game series, especially scoring-wise. Both teams arrive at this stage averaging 82.3 points collected per game. There are, however, differences in how they find ways to the basket. Nanterre's offense is more ball-moving oriented, as they average 2.4 collective assists more than AEK (20.8 vs. 18.4). They are 4th in the whole competition in such an aspect, while AEK is 14th, second-worst among Quarter-Finalists. Something that stands out looking away from the statsheet is the Greek team's relentlessness in fighting until the end of games. You can never take anything for granted against The ComebAEK Kings. Their crucial road win over Wurzburg in the Round of 16 was indeed the fourth time AEK have won a game from 16 points or more behind, more than any other club in BCL history. That speaks volumes of how dangerous the black-and-gold team can be on any given night, on any given quarter. We keep it simple: that's the first-ever matchup between AEK and Nanterre away from their countries. Both teams have a long and decorated history in European basketball, but they have never faced each other. There have been, however, clashes between the Greek powerhouse and French teams in the elimination stages of the Basketball Champions League in the past. For example, they were eliminated by AS Monaco in the 2016-17 Quarter-Finals, getting their revenge the following campaign by beating SIG Strasbourg. Justin Tillman will face his past in the Quarter-FinalsJustin Tillman will face his past in the Quarter-FinalsJustin Tillman will face his past in the Quarter-FinalsJustin Tillman will face his past in the Quarter-FinalsJustin Tillman will face his past in the Quarter-FinalsNanterre, instead, never clashed with Greek teams when it came to decisive matchups in the BCL, having lost to Bandirma Banvit in the 2017-18 Eight-Finals, and to Virtus Bologna in the 2018-19 Quarter-Finals. There will be somebody clashing with his past, though. It's Justin Tillman, who spent the 2023-24 bittersweet campaign in the Basketball Champions League with none other than AEK. Not able to reach the final chapters of the season in Greece, could he create better memories for himself and his team now? MIES (Switzerland) - Were you expecting ERA Nymburk to lose all of their confidence to approach the Quarter-Finals? And were you expecting Galatasaray to come out strong right from the beginning? Or maybe you were expecting AEK Betsson BC to dominate, weren't you? We got you covered for everyone's doubts, dissecting what happened in the first two Game 1s of such an anticipated stage. Nymburk had been (and still are) one of the best stories of the 2024-25 Basketball Champions League, also known as the Ninth Symphony season. Their way of playing basketball is music to everyone's ears. But it takes way more than some melodic notes to silence and put to sleep a Lion, as Galatasaray decided to roar as loud as never before this season - or only in their historic win over Unicaja, which stopped the reigning champions' 18-game winning streak. After playing with fire in another best-of-three series earlier this season, when they beat Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball in the Play-Ins, they learned from such a lesson, starting it off strong and winning Game 1 by 26 on the road. But it's how Yakup Sekizkok's team managed to actually start the series on top that really surprises. In a season conditioned by inconsistency, they had a perfect third-quarter run (30-15), dragged by the absolute leader Will Cummings putting on a show with 33 points over 10-of-15 from the field and 9-of-9 at the line. The experienced point guard wasn't the only backcourt player who shone in Czechia for Galatasaray. Rob Gray left Italy as the league's leading scorer at 21.3 points per game, and on Wednesday, he showcased his abilities in his Galatasaray debut with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. It's the third time this season that Galatasaray have scored in triple digits following their 103-91 win over RASTA Vechta and their 104-81 win against Manisa Basket Divissa. Francesco Tabellini tried to shake up his players in several timeouts, but their relentless character looked disappear in Prague on Wednesday night. Nighael Ceaser had a 14-point losing effort off the bench. If you ask AEK Betsson BC fans, they surely would tell you: the Basketball Champions League Final Four will be once again played in the Greek capital, at the rocking SUNEL Arena. In a difficult Game 1 for the Greek black-and-gold side, welcomed to their court by a spectacular two-color tifo coreography in the stands, the support of the crowd made the absolute difference. The matchup between AEK and Nanterre 92 looked incredibly close with 11 lead changes. Unpredictability was the right word to describe this series' opener, even though the comeback soul of AEK's team emerged once again. Despite wasting an eight-point lead midway through the third quarter, as Nanterre grabbed the lead entering the fourth, the hosts showed resiliency and emerged victorious with a 76-69 win in Game 1. Hunter Hale (20 points, 4-of-10 from deep) was the great protagonist of AEK's two souls in Game 1. First, he scored 16 points before halftime to inspire his fans, and ultimately he reopened the scoring back when it mattered the most, scoring a layup for the 69-65 crucial lead with two minutes on the clock. Prentiss Hubb (15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals) had a more consistent performance all throughout the game, also sharing the assist for the backboard alley-oop with RaiQuan Gray, which will be shared worldwide. CJ Bryce was also huge, scoring 13 points including a big three-pointer in the final minute. "It was a great win for us. That's a really good team that we just played. A great atmosphere, I just wanna thank the fans for coming out and supporting us. We need that for the rest of this season. We just want to get back to work, we got another game Saturday and we'll see this team again soon. Hopefully we'll get the same result," Bryce said. Game 2, which will be played in France on April 16 at 20:30, right after the conclusion of the other matchup between Bertram Derthona Basket and La Laguna Tenerife, will decide these two teams' fate. If Nanterre win, the series move back to Greece for Game 3, with a potential Final Four in Paris still in the air. If AEK win, the series are done and the 2025 Final Four will be played in their backyard. MIES (Switzerland) - Tuesday night left unforgettable plays and memories in the Basketball Champions League Play-Ins, with outstanding shots and thrilling endings. Two more teams made their way into the BCL Round of 16 on Wednesday, with action-packed pivotal matchups being decided only in the fourth quarter. Wonder what happened? Keep scrolling. Everything the Play-In series between Aliaga Petkimspor and Hapoel Netanel Holon told us in the first two games was that basketball is a game of details. Even the smaller ones make the difference. There was no real dominator in this matchup before Wednesday night, as the Turkish side won Game 1 by just one point (82-81), while the Israeli team bounced back in Game 2 winning by three (65-62). Game 3 was more or less a different story, as Petkimspor prevailed by 8 points (93-85), heading to the Round of 16 in their debut season in the BCL. Holon suffered their first defeat in Game 3 of a Play-In series, after previous two do-or-die wins. Petkimspor went up by nine entering the fourth, but the 2022 Final Four participant answered as proven lately, making it a two-point game again. Burak Goren's team almost wasted another 11-point lead following Holon's late 8-0 run, but they ultimately survived. It was a magnificent shooting night for the winners, who finished on 18-of-29 from two, 13-of-27 from deep, and 18-of-19 at the charity stripe. Breein Tyree (15 points and 6 assists), Damyean Dotson (14 points and 5 assists), and Jaime Echenique (16 points on 5-of-6 from the court, 6-of-6 at the line) took care of business. Wesley Van Beck (16 points on 5-of-6 from the field) was clutch off the bench. "First I need to give a lot credit to Hapoel Holon, they came out and fought like the final game we knew it was gonna be. For us it was a game of runs and down the stretch we made enough plays to get the win," he commented. "I'm super happy for our players, our coaches, everyone at our club, this is a big accomplishment for us and we are super excited to be headed into the Round of 16 in the (Basketball) Champions League," Van Beck also said in the post-game press conference. Making it this far for the first time in the club's history after starting from the Qualifiers, Petkimspor will now face La Laguna Tenerife, BAXI Manresa, and Pallacanestro Reggiana in Group K. Every Nanterre 92 fan was doubtful on the eve of the 2024-25 season, both domestically and in the BCL. After all, it's the first chapter of the post Pascal Donnadieu era, previously head coach for 37 years. However, Philippe Da Silva has been doing a pretty good job in his first head coaching campaign on the green bench. Losing their first two games in the Regular Season, they are now officially in the Round of 16, having beaten Filou Oostende 76-71 in Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez. Nanterre have now made history, becoming only the fourth team in BCL history capable of winning a Play-In series after losing Game 1 at home. Previously, only Hapoel Holon vs. Besiktas in 2021-22, Bahcesehir vs. Oostende in 2022-23 and Cholet vs. Sassari in 2023-24 were able to achieve that. Entering this do-or-die clash against the Belgians on his best scoring run in the competition, having scored 15 points or more in each of his previous four BCL games, Desi Rodriguez was helpful again. In Game 3, he finished once again in double-digits with 13 points, while adding 7 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. He was everywhere on Wednesday night for the home team. Ahmad Caver added 14 points. However, the highest scorer was Roko Prkacin, as the 22-year-old Croat dunked his way to 18 points and 7 rebounds, continuing his effective season in the BCL by setting his season-high when it mattered most; he was also one of the reasons why his team outscored Oostende in points in the paint (54-26). They also doubled their opponents in steals (16-8). Davion Mintz (19 points), Timmy Allen (17 points), and Chase Audige (13 points) helped Dario Gjergja's team reduce the gap from down 15 points (57-42) in the third quarter all the way to a 66-66 tie. That wasn't enough, as Oostende will now keep their energy and focus for the BNXT League campaign. Before the final week of this season's BCL Play-Ins, nothing was certain in Group L of the Round of 16. In a matter of two days, both Falco-Vulcano Szombathely and Nanterre joined ERA Nymburk and UCAM Murcia. MIES (Switzerland) - Aliaga Petkimspor and Hapoel Netanel Holon to start Wednesday's schedule Nanterre 92 and Filou Oostende to follow up and conclude the action If you're curious about what's behind the last two Game 3 matchups in the BCL Play-Ins Petkimspor have won three of their four BCL games played as the home team of the day including the first leg of these Play-Ins against Holon (82-81); two of those three wins came despite trailing by 10+ points at some point in those games Holon have already played two Game 3s in the BCL Play-Ins and won both of them: 74-68 vs Oostende in 2023-24; five of Holon’s six last games in the BCL have seen a win of the team trailing at halftime Only Slask Wroclaw (7.3 OREB and 6.7 2nd chance) have grabbed fewer offensive rebounds and scored fewer 2nd chance points per game than Holon in the BCL this season (7.5 OREB and 7.8 2nd chance) Breein Tyree (Petkimspor) has scored at least 23 points in three of his four games against Holon in the BCL; he made seven three-pointers last week in Game 2 his best total in a game in the competition Dakarai Tucker (Holon) scored 20 points last week in Game 2 and has made at least three three-pointers in three of his last four appearances; however he scored only three points in the first leg of these Play-Ins his only game scoring in single-digits in the competition Petkimspor bounced back from the defeat in Game 2 by pulling off an extraordinary 26-point exploit (111-85) on the road at Bursaspor dragged by Bryson Williams's 30 points and DeWayne Russell's double-double of 11 points and 12 assists; Holon lost 84-73 to a former BCL participant from Israel Bnei Herzliya Nanterre lost Game 1 at home against Oostende - before this year only three teams managed to qualify for the next round after losing Game 1 at home in the BCL Play-In history: Hapoel Holon vs Nanterre have lost three of their four home games in the BCL this season Oostende have won two of their last three road games in the BCL after losing each of the previous seven; seven of their last nine games away from home ended with double-digit margins 58.1 percent of Nanterre's points this season have come from two-pointers the highest such percentage among all teams; however they are also one of the three teams to have made less than 10 free throws per game (9.9) Desi Rodriguez (Nanterre) has scored 15+ points in each of his last four BCL games his best such run in the competition; he had five steals during Game 2 a joint-high for a Nanterre player in a BCL game (Heiko Schaffartzik Simon Buysse could play his 50th game in the BCL in Game 3; he had five assists last week his second-best total in a game in the competition (6 vs Buysse has started his last four games in the BCL with Oostende winning only one of those (L3) after starting only one of his first 45 games Nanterre and Oostende are heading to Game 3 of their Play-In series in different moods as the French team lost 85-67 at home to Le Mans while the Belgians stayed on top of the BNXT League following a 98-76 victory over Yoast United In spite of the developments in Suetonian studies since W Steidle’s ‘rehabilitation’ of Suetonius in 1951 the last international conference on this author was held in 2008 (‟Suetonius the biographer” in Manchester) Yet new perspectives on his works have been explored in the meantime Therefore the time has come for a new international conference in order to reassess and discuss such progress Organized by Pauline Duchêne (Paris Nanterre University) Phoebe Garrett (Australian National University) and Clémence Pelletier (Paris Sorbonne University-Grenoble Alps University) it will take place at Paris Nanterre University on 17-18 June 2025 Scholars are invited to propose 20-minute papers on Suetonius though other proposals are also welcome: Suetonius’ political thought; narrative effects and constructions; Suetonius and the biographical/historiographical genre; the fragments of Suetonius’ lost works; Suetonius and his predecessors/successors; problems of translation/edition/commentary of Suetonius’ works Abstracts should be 150–300 words long, accompanied by 2 or 3 bibliographical references, and indicate whether you will participate in person or online (in which case, please also specify your time zone). About 100 words of biographical information about the speaker, with details about why they are interested in Suetonius, should also be included. Submissions should be sent by email to suetoniusconference2025@gmail.com by 15 November 2024 The decision of the abstract committee will be made known in December 2024 so as to facilitate exchanges between the participants © Tous les textes et documents disponibles sur ce site, sont, sauf mention contraire, protégés par une licence Creative Common. Since last year, this garden, located in Nanterre, has offered a welcoming green space in the heart of the city, thanks to numerous fun and educational activities all year round, for young and old alike. This free literary festival is part of this continuity, with perfect spaces to discuss ecology and resource protection through reading in partnership with the specialist store"La BD s'expose" The program includes activities and workshops (Draw your animal make your own natural paint...) open to all with registration illustrator of "Mortelle Adèle" and "Animal Jack" These authors will be presenting their works in small groups to raise their awareness of environmental protection from an early age A few second-hand comics will delight bargain hunters who come to add to their collection or simply stroll through the garden and admire its biodiversity Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here while William Howard led Nanterre to their first win in the Round of 16 MIES (Switzerland) - Following Galatasaray's Turkish derby win over Manisa Basket it was time for another derby for Wednesday action in the BCL Round of 16 but the most predictable will always be a close game when BAXI Manresa and La Laguna Tenerife go up against each other The fifth matchup ever between the two sides in the Basketball Champions League was no exception nothing was certain until the fourth quarter when Txus Vidorreta's team escaped early only to show resiliency afterward the two-time champions and 2024 runners-up overcame Manresa's red wave in Pavello Nou Congost staying undefeated in 2024-25 for their longest-ever winning sequence to start a BCL season at 8-0 They brought home the 84-73 road victory basically without Giorgi Shermadini who got ejected at the end of the first quarter That fully opened the stage to Fran Guerra who finished with 16 points and 8 rebounds who averaged 24.5 points per game in his previous four appearances in the BCL Round of 16 including a dagger banked in three-pointer when Manresa were making that last push in the fourth quarter whenever Manresa thought they could take the game over whether by scoring or by getting back-to-back assists in a quick 5-0 run in the third quarter which erased the hosts' biggest lead of the game in a matter of seconds Joan Sastre added a season-high 17 points too (11 points) made everybody worried in the final seconds of the third slipping and looking suffering with an apparent ankle injury while Thomas Scrubb knocked down a half-court buzzer-beater to fuel Tenerife's confidence Manresa's #21 was able to keep on playing Emmanuel Cate had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds Tenerife stayed on top of Group K with two consecutive victories in the Round of 16 Pallacanestro Reggiana and Manresa are 1-1 while Aliaga Petkimspor couldn't celebrate their first win at this point of the competition Losing back-to-back in the Basketball Champions League That's simply not happening for Nanterre 92 who haven't done so since their first two games in the 2018-19 season After beginning this season's Round of 16 with a road defeat in Murcia imposing their superiority over Falco-Vulcano Szombathely - even without Paul Lacombe Confirming their mental toughness in making things right from the very beginning they have now won their 13 home games in the BCL when leading at halftime who also needed to respond following the first week's loss to ERA Nymburk never stood a chance in France on Wednesday night The 31-year-old William Howard showed experience on the floor for Philippe Da Silva's squad performing a season-high in scoring with 21 points Howard scored a total of 20 points in his previous three games and his efficiency rating in this win was 27 while no other player had a higher number than 18 in that category Justin Tillman and Roko Prkacin combined for 34 points for the winning side "The game is never over until the last second and we had so many easy turnovers because we didn't expect this pressure and these 35 minutes are going to stay in my mind because my players deserved it," Da Silva commented After scoring more than 25 points in his previous two BCL games Nanterre will be called up to what looks like a very difficult challenge: beating Francesco Tabellini's Nymburk in Czechia will need to bounce back against UCAM Murcia Parade(s), the major street arts event in the Paris region, returns to Nanterre for its 35th edition. Entirely free of charge and open to all, this festival supported by the City of Nanterre takes over the streets the city will host a rich program of contemporary circus attracting some 30,000 spectators every year By 2025,Parade(s) would offer 130 performances by 38 companies The program seems to cover a broad spectrum of street arts: gestural and acrobatic shows immersive forms and participative creations Highlights include " La Stratégie du dépôt de bilan " by Débordante Compagnie, a choreographic statement against a backdrop of civic engagement; " Gina " by Basta Cosi, a cooking puppet with an Italian accent; and " League & Legend ", an explosive circus from Belgium. The Nuit Blanche will enrich the experience with more contemporary and spectacular forms such as immersive film-concerts Parade(s) is aimed at a very wide audience, regardless of age or familiarity with live performance. Families, school groups,contemporary arts enthusiastsand the simply curious can all find something to suit them Many performances are accessible from an early age and the participatory or immersive dimension of certain formats makes for a direct Most of the shows are either wordless or highly visual Parade(s) may not suit those who prefer a more structured or linear narratives with a clear beginning and end participate or choose their own artistic itinerary which presupposes a certain appetite for the unexpected and discovery The originality of Parade(s) lies in its ability to rethink the city as a creative space blurring the boundaries between art and everyday life It's also a festival committed toaccessibility image blowers and devices for people with reduced mobility Parade(s) will confirm its status as a popular and artistic festival in the heart of Nanterre This article is based on the official festival press kit and publicly available information This page may contain AI-assisted elements, more information here These cookies collect information about your use of the website, such as webpages visited and any error messages; they do not collect personally identifiable information, and the information collected is aggregated such that it is anonymous. 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Tenerife rise to 3-0; Nanterre stun Nymburk in Czechia 4 min to readReviewThey may have been on the road but AEK's fans made them feel at home in Germany MIES (Switzerland) - A four-game Tuesday saw some changes in the standings of the Round of 16 The biggest winners of the day are the 2018 champions along with the two-time winners from Spain and the only French team left in the competition It was the battle of the 2-0 teams in Germany with the hosts feeling good about finally having Zac Seljaas back from injury as Hunter Hale and Prentiss Hubb went crazy in the first half hitting 7-of-11 three-pointers before the break and setting the stage for the big guys to guide the ship to safety in the second half Grant Golden finished the game with 20 points on 9-of-9 shooting from the field Colorful fans showed up for this gameColorful fans showed up for this gameColorful fans showed up for this gameColorful fans showed up for this gameColorful fans showed up for this gameColorful fans showed up for this gameColorful fans showed up for this gameColorful fans showed up for this gameColorful fans showed up for this game"I already knew it's never easy to win in this arena It was a big win for us but we gotta get back to work lock in and we are gonna see this team again next week We are happy to leave here with a W and get back to work," Bryce The game was played in an incredible atmosphere in front of packed stands with the loudest fans on opposite ends of each other creating a memorable Tuesday evening in Germany Wurzburg got 17 points from Jhivvan Jackson and 16 from Davion Mintz in his first game with the team AEK Betsson BC Bertram Derthona Basket Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola La Laguna Tenerife continued their incredible run at home in this competition picking up their 27th straight win at the Santiago Martin Arena and coach Txus Vidorreta got closer to another milestone Tenerife's playcaller in now up to 99 BCL wins and could became the first coach to register 100 already next week when his team makes the trip to Italy to face Pallacanestro Reggiana If there is one way you could upset Vidorreta and Tenerife in their backyard it would be hoping they have a horrible shooting night they went 9-of-16 from beyond the arc in the first half alone and putting the air out of Petkimspor's sails after 20 minutes of action The road team came to within five in the third quarter but Tenerife bounced back to double digits early in the fourth quarter Thomas Scrubb had a team-high 15 points with 6 rebounds for the two-time BCL champions while Marcelinho Huertas flirted with another double-double with 9 points and 9 assists Bryson Williams had 19 points and 11 rebounds while the Turkish team fell to 0-3 with this defeat as Nanterre 92 managed to defeat the perennial Czech champs on the road The French team did not panic when ERA Nymburk opened up a 10-point lead and kept feeding their frontcourt player to steal this one Coach Philippe Da Silva balanced the minutes perfectly after Ahmad Caver left the game with less than two minutes played and made it an eight-men rotation "Imagine playing against one of the best in the (Basketball) Champions League with only one guard and one wing man against this type of pressure It's one of the highest tempo teams." "We have one team in our league (like this) they play more possessions than Paris," coach Da Silva praising Nymburk's offense "That's an amazing job from my players and they deserve it because they never quit Even when we were down 10 we came back into the game We have shown growth as a team in the last three weeks and I'm really proud of these players and work," Da Silva added Milan Barbitch orchestrated the offense with 9 assists Desi Rodriguez and Justin Tillman scored 25 each on 19-of-31 shooting with Rodriguez becoming the first player in BCL history with 25+ points 5+ assists and 5+ steals in a single game - he had 25 points Nymburk picked up 16 offensive rebounds - to no avail they suffered their first defeat of the Round of 16 Tylan Birts led the offense with 14 points but Nymburk were never going to win this game shooting 9-of-32 from beyond the arc Behind all the headlines and close call games Bertram Derthona Basket cruised to a comfortable win over Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola Derthona are now just a win behind Wurzburg in Group I standings and if they complete the sweep in Greece next week they could lift their chances of making the Quarter-Finals significantly since they still have to play against both AEK and Wurzburg at home The Italians put up 30 points in the first quarter alone and never looked back in this one Christian Vital poured in 20 points in just 15 minutes of work while Justin Gorham did a bit of everything with 12 points Jordan Walker scored 16 in a losing effort Promitheas need to defeat Derthona next week to have any chance of making the Quarter-Finals Somewhere between fidelity and irreverence this staging would seek to reconnect with the lively energy and raw beauty of the original work As a white mass slowly swells on stage, revealing a makeshift castle, the performers of Histoire d'un Cid engage in a joyful play with Corneille's famous verses. By revisiting Rodrigue's great dilemmas, Chimène's thwarted love, the torments of the infanta and the pain of the aging father, the show offers a sensitive exploration of the text Through mischievous departures or respectful tributes this variation would restore the Cid 's emotional force and unsuspected modernity What shows and plays are on offer in Paris this week?This week, Paris offers an exceptional selection of plays and shows to suit all tastes. Take advantage of the capital's charm and the increasingly long evenings to discover new creations. [Read more] This theatrical proposition would seem to appeal to audiences curious about contemporary forms lovers of the classical repertoire revisited and lovers of live theater could particularly find themselves in this experience purists in search of a strictly academic interpretation of Corneille might be disconcerted by this iconoclastic Jean Bellorini 's staging would emphasize a quirky aesthetic, dominated by the image of a bouncy castle evoking both childhood and tréteaux theater the show would alternate bursts of laughter moments of poetic grace and musical sequences in a sensitive exploration of Le Cid 's timeless themes : honor Our reviews of shows and plays to discover in ParisFancy going to see a play or show in Paris or the Ile-de-France region, but don't know which one to choose? Our reviews of current plays and shows are here to advise you! [Read more] Histoire d'un Cid at Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers offers a tender yet free reinterpretation of a pillar of French theater scenic inventiveness and emotional fidelity An invitation to rediscover the power of Corneille in a resolutely contemporary and festive form This article is based on information available at the time of writing On the outskirts of Paris is an oasis of dreamlike towers Nanterre is home to some of the tallest buildings in the metropolitan area including the group of skyscrapers known as the Tours Aillaud Overlapping cylindrical towers come together to form a round cloud-like shape—hence the development's nickname, Tours Nuages or "cloud towers." These unique skyscrapers are a social housing complex that was built between 1974 and 1981 by Émile Aillaud with the artist (and Aillaud’s son-in-law) Fabio Rieti and sculptor (and Aillaud’s daughter) Laurence public space is all perfectly designed and tailored The Tours Aillaud were built during the Trente Glorieuses a 30-year period that followed the end of World War II and the government invested in building homes to solve the housing crisis Much of this building was focused in suburbs beyond the peripherique A cluster of cylindrical apartment buildings nod to the city’s vegital past A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features locally nicknamed "the Camemberts." an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style was designed to embody the curves of a great ship architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity After local authorities changed the design the building is the best example of Spanish organicist architecture in Madrid The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out To the west of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department A university town with numerous parks and gardens Nanterre is rich in activities and heritage The town also often takes part in national cultural events The Hauts-de-Seine town is taking part in the 24th Nuit Blanche hosting a variety of artistic events on Saturday June 7 Nuit Blanche is back in Paris and the Île-de-France region for a new and even more astonishing edition This major celebration ofcontemporary art was launched in 2002 by the City of Paris This annual cultural event highlights the richness of contemporary creation and the many artists who bring museums and art galleries to life Paris and the surrounding communes are transformed into an open-air museum installations and exhibitions presented free of charge to the general public Nanterre is also becoming a major stage for these artists: discover the program of events scheduled for Saturday June 1 Consult it regularly to make sure you don't miss out on our selection) And for the rest of the Nuit Blanche program in the Hauts-de-Seine region, check out the guide on Sortiraparis.com Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker With Anatomy of a Suicide, British author Alice Birch weaves a poignant tale around three generations of women confronted with an intimate suffering that spans the ages Anna and Bonnie each evolve in a different temporality - from the 1970s to the 2040s - but their destinies overlap and respond to each other in a drama of rare intensity known for her work on the "Succession" and "Normal People" series explores the question of family inheritance and the wounds that are passed on The play is based on a sophisticated dramatic architecture: 10 actors embody 27 characters in a scenic ballet This structure simultaneously illustrates the trajectories of the three heroines highlighting the echoes and fractures that are repeated from one generation to the next Shows and plays to see during the Easter vacationsDiscover the best shows and plays not to be missed during the Easter vacations in Paris. Enjoy unforgettable moments with family and friends with a varied selection to suit all tastes! [Read more] While the subject matter is serious - family silences the pressure of marriage and motherhood - the staging also plays on moments of light and humor Anatomie d'un suicide (Anatomy of a Suicide ) will appeal to fans of contemporary theater, to those drawn to the play's polished writing and demanding staging Those who appreciate psychological narratives and explorations of family memory will find rich and moving material spectators looking for a linear plot or a more accessible narrative may be put off by the play's fragmented construction this work byAlice Birch has already won international acclaim for its formal audacity and dramatic intensity The Nanterre-Amandiers production will feature an immersive staging highlighting the musicality of the text and the virtuosity of the cast With Anatomie d'un suicide, Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers presents an intimate and powerful fresco on family heritage and the quest for identity A demanding and innovative theatrical experience that promises to leave a lasting impression This article is based on information available on the show and is not derived from direct viewing of the production Looking for a different way to celebrate Easter? Head for the Parc du Château de Nanterre to discover the new adventure of Monkey Kwest a giant escape game inviting children to a new edition of its great egg hunt A giant treasure hunt that takes young and old alike (yes you're allowed to play too...) on the trail of"a magical character" Join in the festivities from April 19 to 21, 2025! Reservations are required ( €10 per person) and the event is open to all gourmets over the age of six Bring families along to solve puzzles and have fun in a bucolic setting note that you'll have to set off in pursuit of a cunning and magical little elf He has stolen all the chocolate eggs and replaced them with magic crystals Your mission is to explore the park as quickly as possible and find as many crystals as you can to exchange them for real chocolate eggs this time.. Join the whole family for a 40-minute adventure that's sure to fly by