Paris Basket struck again on Friday with an emphatic 103-87 win over FC Barcelona in Catalonia on Matchday 10 of the Euroleague, extending their winning streak in the competition to six games in a row.

Who can stop the club from the capital, Euroleague’s newcomer? Clearly not the leaders themselves. Top of the table before the match, unbeaten at their Palau Blaugrana stadium with four wins, FC Barcelona fell to a Paris side that has been unbeatable for a month.

No-one this season had ever inflicted 100 points on Barcelona, and at home it’s the Blaugrana who tend to hand out the wide-open scores. However, after a strong first quarter, the Parisians accelerated again towards the end of the game to take the lead and clinch another victory. With seven wins and three defeats to their name, Tiago Splitter’s men are now level on points with Europe’s top teams, and have overtaken their opponents to move into the Top 4.

Grand TJ Shorts

The Catalans quickly realized that the Parisian club, which was discovering the Euroleague, was not here to play small. 31-18 at the end of the first quarter, high intensity and a star TJ Shorts (10 points, 3 assists, 4/4 free throws), Paris basket quickly made its mark.

The 27-year-old point guard quickly established himself as the game’s great architect, finishing with 24 points, 9/11 free-throw success, 9 assists, all for a 36 rating. “I felt in rhythm, everyone trusts me, it was a good day for me, but everyone made big moves to win this game”, commented the main protagonist after the match.

Clumsy from three-point range at the start of the game, when Barça, back in form, also took advantage of jump shots to regain the lead at the break (48-45), the Parisians sorted things out afterwards (9/23). They also showed near-perfect free-throw accuracy (20/23).

Moreover, two long-range shots from Maodo Lo (20 pts, 5 rebounds) enabled his team to regain the lead in the third quarter (69-65), in front of a small contingent of Parisian fans who packed the Barca stands. Still under the guidance of TJ Shorts, Paris then ran away with the score and towards a new exploit, further proof that the club from the capital is certainly not in the Euroleague by chance.