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Scarborough élimine Niagara 93-81 et se qualifie pour la finale du Championnat de la LECB

Dillon White • August 13, 2022

Les Shooting Stars de Scarborough se rendent à la finale de la Ligue élite canadienne de basket-ball (LECB) dans leur saison inaugurale après avoir battu les River Lions de Niagara 93-81 vendredi à Ottawa. Grâce à une course au quatrième quart, l’équipe en troisième place a éliminé les River Lions à l’aréna de la Place TD pour lancer la fin de semaine du Championnat.


Les Shooting Stars attendent le vainqueur de la deuxième demi-finale entre les Honey Badgers de Hamilton et les BlackJacks d'Ottawa, hôtes de la fin de semaine du Championnat, pour connaître leur adversaire en finale dimanche. Les Shooting Stars ont remporté six de leurs sept derniers matchs. 


« Ce que nous avons fait toute l'année, c'est de nous concentrer sur nous et de nous assurer que nous nous améliorons », a déclaré l'entraîneur-chef de Scarborough, Chris Exilus. « Nous allons regarder l’enregistrement et être prêts pour dimanche. »


L’arrière de Scarborough, Jalen Harris, a propulsé son équipe vers la victoire vendredi avec 22 points, huit rebonds et six passes décisives. Kameron Chatman a été efficace en sortie de banc pour les Shooting Stars et a marqué 22 points, dont 13 points dans le quatrième quart et la fin de l’Elam. Kassius Robertson a également réussi quelques gros tirs pour Scarborough et a terminé avec 19 points avec 7-12 pour les tirs et 4-7 pour les tirs à trois points. Danilo Djurcic et Isiaha Mike ont complété l'attaque des Shooting Stars avec respectivement 11 et 10 points.


« En première demie, nous avons fait un bon travail sur [Harris et Robertson] », a déclaré l'entraîneur-chef de Niagara, Victor Raso. « Si vous permettez à ce type de talent de se sentir bien dans leur peau ou de sentir qu'ils ont une chance, alors ils peuvent vraiment vous faire mal. »


Le joueur défensif de l'année, E.J. Onu, a poursuivi son excellent parcours en séries éliminatoires pour Niagara malgré la défaite. Il a marqué 26 points, meilleur résultat du match, en réussissant 8-10 pour les tirs et un parfait 5-5 pour les tirs à trois points, ainsi que deux blocs. Le nouveau joueur le plus utile de la ligue, Khalil Ahmad, a également bien joué dans une défaite pour les River Lions. Ahmad a inscrit 23 points, six rebonds et six passes décisives avec 6-18 pour les tirs, 2-4 pour les tirs à trois points et 9-14 à la ligne de lancer franc.


Les River Lions ont été restreints à 38 pour cent du terrain vendredi et ont terminé à 60 pour cent de la ligne de lancer franc et en ont manqué 10. Après un bon début de match, Niagara a perdu les trois derniers quarts par un total de 24 points. Les joueurs de soutien de Scarborough se sont démarqués en demi-finale et ont marqué 36 points contre 13 pour Niagara.


« C'était un effort d'équipe », a déclaré Exilus. « Nous nous en sommes tenus au plan de jeu lors des rassemblements, nous nous sommes assurés d'avoir un bon tempérament et d'être sur la même page. Au fur et à mesure que le match avançait, on pouvait voir le vent tourner. »


Le premier quart a vu les River Lions prendre un bon départ, tant offensivement que défensivement. Khalil Ahmad a ouvert le jeu avec les sept premiers points de Niagara et les a menés à une séquence de 14-4 pour commencer. Ahmad a également montré son talent de meneur de jeu et a trouvé EJ Onu pour un
alley-oop encontre-attaque pour étendre l'avance des River Lions à 14 points. Elijah Mitrou-Long a conclu l'incroyable premier quart de Niagara avec un trois points à la dernière seconde pour donner une avance de 26-13 avant le deuxième quart.


Mitrou-Long a ouvert le deuxième quart avec un tir en foulée facile en transition, mais c'était le seul panier de Niagara en presque huit minutes d'action pour commencer le quart. Les Shooting Stars ont verrouillé leur défense et ont réalisé une séquence de 16-4 pour revenir dans le match. Un tir en foulée de Jalen Harris a remis les deux équipes à égalité à la fin de la première demie, pour la première fois depuis le début du match. Cependant, Ahmad a réussi un flotteur pour son premier panier du quart et a donné aux River Lions une petite avance de 35-33 avant de se rendre aux vestiaires.


Après un départ de 1-8 de l’extérieur de l’arc, Scarborough a réussi 3-9 pour les tirs à trois points dans le deuxième quart, ce qui lui a permis de revenir dans le match. Les deux équipes ont tiré pour moins de 40 pour cent dans les 20 premières minutes, Niagara a tiré 38 pour cent et Scarborough 34 pour cent. Ahmad a mené tous les marqueurs à la mi-temps avec 10 points, tandis que Danilo Djuricic menait les Shooting Stars avec 8 points.


Harris a réussi un trois points pour ouvrir le troisième quart qui a donné aux Shooting Stars leur première avance du match. L'ancien Raptor de Toronto a continué à dominer pour Scarborough - il a marqué sur un tir en suspension, un tir en foulée, un flotteur et un lancer franc sur sa route vers les 10 points au troisième quart avant de rejoindre le banc jusqu'au quatrième.


Les Shooting Stars et les River Lions ont échangé des coups tout au long du troisième quart. Sept points consécutifs d’E.J. Onu ont donné à Niagara sa plus grande avance, mais Kassius Robertson a repris l'avantage pour Scarborough. Le troisième quart a connu huit changements d'avance et deux égalités, mais un tir en suspension sur réception de Kameron Chatman a donné aux Shooting Stars une avance de 60-56 avant le dernier quart.


Un
jam à deux mains de Jalen Harris a ouvert le quart, mais son compère Khalil Ahmad répond immédiatement par un trois points. Cependant, le match a pris un tournant à partir de là. Chatman et Robertson ont pris de l’élan dans le quatrième quart pour les Shooting Stars. Ils ont contribué à ouvrir le jeu pour Scarborough et leur ont permis de prendre une avance de 83-66 avant d'entrer dans l'Elam Ending avec un pointage cible de 92.


Les River Lions se sont battus pendant le temps de l'Elam et ont ramené le déficit à un chiffre, mais il s'est avéré trop important. Robertson, Kyle Alexander et Isiaha Mike ont tous marqué pour Scarborough dans le temps de l'Elam, mais un tir en foulée en pas européen de la gauche et panier de Kameron Chatman ont mis fin au match.


Les partisans pourront voir tous les matchs en direct, y compris les séries éliminatoires, sur la plateforme OTT de la CEBL,
CEBL+, sur l'application CEBL Mobile pour les appareils iOS et Android, sur cbcsports.ca, le service gratuit de diffusion CBC Gem, l'application CBC Sports pour les appareils iOS et Android, ainsi que sur NXT Level Sports aux États-Unis. Pour l'horaire complet de diffusion et de webdiffusion, cliquez ici. Toutes les heures sont sujettes à changement.


La quatrième saison régulière de la LECB a commencé le 25 mai et se termine le 1er août. Une ligue créée par des Canadiens pour les Canadiens, la LECB compte le pourcentage le plus élevé de joueurs canadiens de toutes les ligues professionnelles du pays, 71 % de ses joueurs actuels étant des Canadiens. Les joueurs viennent de la NBA, de la NBA G League, des meilleures ligues internationales, du programme de l'équipe nationale canadienne et des meilleurs programmes de la NCAA ainsi que de U SPORTS. La saison de la LECB, seul partenaire de Ligue professionnelle de première division de Canada Basketball, se déroule de mai à août. Visitez
CEBL.ca pour plus d'informations ou suivez-nous (@cebleague) sur Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook et YouTube.

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