Free Basketball Tip – France – Nanterre vs Strasbourg – 04.06.2013

In Pierre de Coubertin, on Tuesday, 4^th of June, 2013, starting with the hours of 21:30, Nanterre will host Strasbourg in the third match in the finals of the playoffs from NBL. This match can be a decisive one, because the defeated team will play the next scheduled match, on Saturday, with a greater pressure.

The first two games played between both teams have taken place at Strasbourg, the victories being divided. After the hosts were definitely leading the game on Tuesday, 89:55, nobody had expected that in the second match, Nanterre would obtain victory. In the first match of the final, the American Ricardo Greer has scored 16 points. Besides him, other three co-players from Strasbourg marked 14 points. In the second match, the point difference has been made from the first quarter of the game, won by Nanterre with 26:17, in the end, the board showed 79:84 for the guests. One of the Americans of Nanterre, Treton Meacham has offered a sensational match, with 26 scored points, with a percentage of 66.7% (6/9) at the three points shoots.

At home, Nanterre won four of the last five games played, but loosing the match with Strasbourg, at the end of April (69/79). In three of the last four matches played in front of their own fans, Meacham and the entire team have marked a minimum of 88 points.

Strasbourg, after four consecutive fails in games played away, has succeeded in winning each and every single one of the last three external duels. In all, the adversary has not reached the “tie break” of 70 points.

The beginning of the duel on Tuesday will be crucial. Strasbourg will try to impose itself, while the hosts will want to neutralize their game and end the match quickly. Probably, the most important duel of the game will be held between the two Americans, Louis Campbell from the guests and Trent Meacham from Nanterre. If we mentioned above the fact that Meacham scored on Saturday 26 points, then we must also say that his adversary also scored 20 points. Campbell will try and get hold on the match, he will try to pace down the entire game, while Meacham will want to speed it all up and break the adverse defensive line. The difference will be obtained with this particular duel.