TJ Shorts and Paris Basketball extended their Cinderella story in the EuroLeague.
The French team beat Real Madrid in the Play-In and secured the No. 7 seed that granted Paris a ticket to the EuroLeague playoffs in their debut season.
Paris star TJ Shorts led the way for his team, as he finished the game with 23 points (7/12 2PT, 1/5 3PT, 6/7 FT), 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 turnovers, and 27 PIR.
| Player of the Game | |
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EFF
27
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| TJ Shorts II | |
| Points | 23 |
| Accuracy | 8-17 |
| Rebounds | 2 |
| Assists | 9 |
"Every time I step out on a basketball court, it's a blessing. I'll never take it for granted," Shorts said in a post-game comment for the EuroLeague TV. "That [reaching the playoffs] sounds amazing. Listen, we've been working very hard."
"We had to do it the hard way, going through the Play-In, but now we stamped our ticket. It's an amazing feeling right now. I'm just so happy for everybody that's a part of Paris Basketball," Shorts continued.
Paris reached the playoffs in their debut season already. So, the natural question is how far this team can go?
"The sky is the limit," Shorts answered. "I've been talking about this all year. We believe we can compete with the best. We went head up with Real Madrid here."
"We obviously know the history and the talent they have on that roster. We have the utmost confidence in ourselves that we can compete with anybody.
Now, obviously, we understand we're playing against Fenerbahce. We will lock in on them, but tonight, we're gonna enjoy it, and then we'll get ready for playoffs," Shorts concluded.
Paris will face Fenerbahce in the EuroLeague playoffs, with the series set to start on Tuesday, April 22.
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