Unstoppable. On Sunday, the Roca Team tallied their eighth consecutive victory, taking down Bourg-en-Bresse (85-74). Undefeated since the start of the return leg in the Jeep Elite, Sasa Obradovic’s team has become the scoring machine that made her a runner-up in France last year and now looks towards the playoffs. Efficient, defensively solid, able to manage their less dynamic passages, the team made quick work of their adversaries who trailed from the opening tip.<\/p>\n
The 10-0 run to open the game set the tone for the rest of the evening. A Paul Lacombe was cooking on both sides of the basketball (11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists) and the Buckner-Kikanovic tandem (19 points and 16 points respectively) was dominant in the paint, quickly extinguishing the small revolt initiated by Rob Gray and Mike Moser in the second quarter. At half-time, the Roca Team’s lead, however, was only 9 points (42-33).<\/p>\n