Ghana center, Amida Brimah, played a pivotal role as JL Bourg’s sealed its place in the French Pro A playoffs semifinals for the first time in the club’s history.
Bourg beat Dijon 92-90 thanks to a jump shot from Jordan Lloyd with 3.4 seconds remaining to win Game 2 of their 3-game series. Bourg beat Dijon 79-73 in Game 1 to build the base for their progression.
Brimah played 14 minutes in Game 2 and registered eight points, three rebounds, a steal, a block and a turnover while Lloyd led the team with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes. (Click highlighted text to watch game highlights)
The 29-year-old converted three of four two-point shot attempts but scored only two of five free throw shot attempts.
Bourg ended the 2022-2023 regular season ranked fifth with 19 wins and 15 losses and in the playoffs, they and Lyon were the only teams to sweep their quarterfinal series
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After picking winning the Belgian Pro League title with Filou Oostende, Brimah averaged seven points and four rebounds in 17.4 minutes in his debut season in France.