Les BlackJacks s’imposent sur la route grâce à leur avance en première demie

June 1, 2025
Teru Ikeda

Après un départ lent, les BlackJacks d’Ottawa ont explosé avec une séquence de 21-2 au deuxième quart, prenant le contrôle du match pour finalement l’emporter 88-73 contre les Sea Bears de Winnipeg samedi soir.



Deng Adel a mené la charge pour Ottawa avec 20 points, un sommet pour son équipe. Il a marqué des paniers clés à chaque quart. Lors du premier quart, il a réussi un tir du centre-ville pour ramener les siens à trois points. Lors du deuxième quart, il a enchaîné avec deux autres tirs de trois points, donnant aux BlackJacks des avances de sept, puis de dix points. Au troisième quart, il a réussi un gros bloc sur Terry Roberts, ce qui a permis à Ottawa de conserver une avance de huit points, avant de profiter d’un avantage physique sous le panier pour inscrire deux points faciles.


Contrairement à Winnipeg, qui s’est appuyé presque exclusivement sur son duo Tevian Jones (meilleur pointeur du match avec 32 points) et Jaylin Williams (16 points), Ottawa a pu compter sur une contribution plus équilibrée de l’ensemble de son alignement.


Ottawa n’a réussi que 5 de ses 19 tirs de trois points en première demie, mais a commencé la deuxième demie avec deux trois points rapides. À l’intérieur, c’est le pivot Meshak Lufile qui a dominé la clef, pendant que le tir de mi-distance de Deng Adel a forcé un temps mort. Au quatrième quart, Christian Rohlehr a réussi un dunk qui a redonné une avance de sept points aux siens. Rohlehr a eu un gros impact en sortie de banc, ajoutant 10 points près du cercle.


« Je pense que notre banc a fait un travail remarquable aujourd’hui, ils ont su prendre les choses en main et nous ramener au calme quand ça brassait un peu », a déclaré l’entraîneur-chef d’Ottawa, Dave DeAveiro. « Sans notre banc ce soir, on ne repart pas avec la victoire. »


Le duo explosif de Jaylin Williams et Tevian Jones a gardé Ottawa sur le qui-vive toute la soirée. Williams a contré un tir de Deng au troisième quart, menant à une contre-attaque conclue par un lay-up de Jones. Winnipeg s’est ainsi rapprochée à deux points. Puis, en quatrième, Jones a capté un rebond défensif, a traversé le terrain et a conservé la possession sur une remise en jeu en ligne de fond. Cette séquence a mené au tir du coin gauche de Solomon Young, un trois points qui a réduit l’écart à seulement deux points.


Ce soir, 8 374 partisans se sont déplacés au Centre Canada Life dans l’espoir de voir les Sea Bears décrocher une deuxième victoire cette saison. Mais l’histoire s’est répétée : Winnipeg n’a encore jamais mené contre Ottawa à la mi-temps, et pour la première fois, l’équipe encaisse une troisième défaite consécutive à domicile.


Malgré tout, la vedette des Sea Bears, Tevian Jones, affirme que lui et ses coéquipiers gardent la tête haute et l’ambiance positive dans le vestiaire. « Je pense qu’on fait du bon travail à ce niveau-là. Je suis un gagnant, personnellement, et je pense que les autres gars le sont aussi », a-t-il dit avec assurance. « On veut tous gagner. »


Le Centre Canada Life accueillera le week-end du Championnat cette année, et l’intensité démontrée par Winnipeg ce soir donne aux partisans de bonnes raisons d’y croire. Terry Roberts, malgré des douleurs à la hanche, a été particulièrement solide au troisième quart. Son entraîneur, Mike Taylor, l’a d’ailleurs félicité pour son énorme effort sur ses 34 minutes de jeu.


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À venir pour les deux équipes


Winnipeg (1-4) se rendra au CAA Centre le vendredi 6 juin pour y affronter les Honey Badgers de Brampton (0-5). Ottawa poursuivra son voyage vers l’Ouest et affrontera les Bandits de Vancouver (5-0), encore invaincus, le même soir au Langley Events Centre.


Prochain match dans la LECB


Les Bandits de Vancouver accueilleront le Surge de Calgary (4-1) demain au Langley Events Centre. Avec une fiche parfaite de 5-0, Vancouver tentera de rester invaincu, tandis que Calgary espère être la première équipe à les faire tomber. Pour consulter l’horaire complet de la saison 2025 et les résultats à jour, visitez le site : cebl.ca/games.



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