“We have the best defense in the championship”, is satisfied TJ Parker, coach of ASVEL

TJ Parker, coach of Villeurbanne, winner of Boulogne-Levallois 86-69:

“It’s good. But we didn’t come into the game the way we wanted on some points. Defensively, we still leave a few transitions, slightly silly stray bullets, regardless of the gap. We have to decrease. Offensively, we struggled to find our rhythm. It may be the sequence of matches but we could have put a better rhythm on both sides of the field. We have the best defense in the league. This is the third game that we have held our opponents below 70 points. It is important. When we defend, we travel. That’s how you win matches, titles. Defensively, this is where we must be very rigorous. We have this first five which sets the tone that we must have on both sides. If it follows on the bench, it’s perfect. There were great entries from Yves Pons or Jonah Matthews and others who were also good.»