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Paris Basketball are 2023-24 EuroCup champions after beating JL Bourg in the best-of-three finals series 2-0.

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Paris Basketball was founded in July 2018, and it needed less than six years to claim the first European title. On Friday night, Paris secured an 89-81 victory over fellow French team JL Bourg in the EuroCup finals, winning the series 2-0 and earning a promotion to the 2024-25 EuroLeague.

Player of the Game EFF 28 TJ Shorts Points 22 Accuracy 5-11 Rebounds 6 Assists 5

Paris' journey to glory has been nothing short of exceptional. In only its second year in the EuroCup, the club demonstrated near-perfection with a 22-1 season record. The only blemish came in a loss to Besiktas Istanbul during Round 8.

Paris dominated with a stellar 17-1 record during the regular season. They continued their winning streak into the playoffs, defeating Joventut Badalona in the quarterfinals and then sweeping the London Lions 2-0 in the semifinals.

This winning momentum carried through to the finals, where they again swept their opponents, Bourg.

Once again, EuroCup regular-season MVP TJ Shorts proved his mettle as the go-to player for Paris, delivering 22 points (4/8 2PT, 1/3 3PT, 11/13 FT), 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 28 PIR.

In Game 1, he set the tone with a game-high 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists. His consistent excellence throughout the series earned him the 2024 EuroCup Finals MVP.

Shorts added a second successive European trophy to his collection.

Last season, Shorts -- and several of his Paris teammates, as well as head coach Tuomas Iisalo -- helped lead Telekom Baskets Bonn to the 2022-23 FIBA Basketball Champions League title, with the point guard earning MVP and Final Four MVP honors.

Paris: TJ Shorts 22 (6 REB, 5 AST), Mikael Jantunen 15, Nadir Hifi 14, Tyson Ward 10.

JL Bourg: Isiaha Mike 16 (6 REB), Jeremy Morgan 14, Bodian Massa 12, Hugo Benitez 11, Axel Julien 11.

Finals Game 2 highlights:

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