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Paris Basketball finished on top of the regular season standings in the French Betclick elite, having the tie breaker against ASVEL.
The two teams share a 23-7 record, as the team from Lyon barely survived at home against Dijon for the 84-83 win.
On the contrary, Chalon/Saone prevailed with ease over Monaco (90-65) with Dusan Ristic having a double-double (20 p. 11 r.). The guests were trailing for most of the game, getting 11 points from Daniel Theis and Matthew Strazel.
After the last round, Chalon/Saone (7), Dijon (8), Nancy (9) and Saint-Quentin (10) entered the play-in tournament, La Rochelle is relegated to the second division, and Le Portel will fight again the teams finished from the 2nd to the 6th spot of the second division (Pro B) to retain its spot.
In the quarterfinals, Paris (1) and ASVEL (2) are waiting for their opponents from the play-in tournament, while Monaco (3) will face Le Mans (6), and Cholet (4) will play against Bourg (5) like they did in this round.
Round 30
Lyon-Villeurbanne – Dijon 84-83
Chalon/Saône – Monaco 90-65
Le Portel – Nanterre 90-70
Strasbourg – Gravelines-Dunkerque 91-88
Bourg-en-Bresse – Cholet 86-89
La Rochelle – Le Mans 98-100 (88-88)
Nancy – Paris 86-105
Limoges – Saint-Quentin 74-70
Playoffs
Paris (1) – Chalon/Dijon
ASVEL (2) – Chalon/Dijon/Nancy/Saint-Quentin
Monaco (3) – Le Mans (6)
Cholet (4) – Bourg (5)