NANTERRE (FIBA Europe Cup) - The long-range shooting crew of Nanterre 92 have been sinking teams from deep throughout the FIBA Europe Cup season and their bombs-away attitude was once again in full effect both during their week-long stretch of sink-or-swim games.

After making 19-of-36 three-pointers in the French Cup final against Le Mans Sarthe Basket, Pascal Donnadieu's side had their sights locked in for the second leg of the European clash against Elan Chalon, burying 14-of-26 of their attempts.

"It feels incredible to win two titles in four days; no words can describe how I feel right now. It’s unbelievable and couldn’t happen with a better team."Spencer ButterfieldSpencer Butterfield

They were in double figures in the first game as well, going 10-of-26, putting the combined number at 43-of-88, good for an impressive 49% hit rate.

Heiko Schaffartzik, Chris Warren, Hugo Invernizzi and Spencer Butterfield were the key protagonists on all three occasions, leading the team from the Paris suburbs to two big titles in quick succession.

During the three-game stretch, Schaffartzik made 12 three-pointers, Warren and Invernizzi knocked down 10 each, while Butterfield chipped in with 8 long-range baskets.

🏀💥 "Le shoooootttttt du coquin !" 😝🔥😱 Chris Warren est INCROYABLE, @Nanterre92 sur un nuage ⚡️💨 cc @FIBAEuropeCup @DavidCozette @StephBrun41 pic.twitter.com/m5U2Vjumsd

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"It feels incredible to win two titles in four days; no words can describe how I feel right now. It's unbelievable and couldn't happen with a better team. I'm proud to be part of this team," said Butterfield following the triumph against Elan Chalon. "It was three important games in one week and it could have ended really bad or really good. Luckily it was the latter."

His teammate, Warren, had a game to forget on the first leg against the Chalon-sur-Saone side last week, but more than made up for it in the next two games of the marathon, scoring a combined 49 points in the French Cup and the second-leg of the FIBA Europe Cup title-decider.

Nanterre won two titles in just four days 

"We carried the momentum over from the French Cup game, came here another day, and became another champion. It put us on a roll. Once you play well, you kind of string the games together and keep playing well, so once we won the cup game, we came out confident to win in the FIBA Europe Cup," the team's starting playmaker explained.

Nanterre came into the second leg level with Elan Chalon in spite of leading by as many as 16 points in the first leg, but neither of the players looked at the game as an opportunity lost.

💥💥 "Ils sont complètements DINGUES !" 😱😱😱 @Nanterre92 est sur un nuage à 3 points : 11/14 ! 🔥🔥🔥 cc @StephBrun41 @FIBAEuropeCup @DavidCozette pic.twitter.com/vu19rVUF26

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On the contrary, Butterfield was even grateful for how the events unfolded.

"I preferred to enter this game tied than having won by three or four points, as we would have been constantly worrying about that score; whereas, once it's tied up, you just play one game as hard as you can and whoever wins is the champion," said Nanterre's leading scorer in the tie.

Having averaged 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals, Butterfield was the most consistent contributor across both games – on the road in Chalon-sur-Saone and, a week later, at home in Nanterre.

💥💥 Incroyable shoot de Spencer Butterfield 😱🔥💪 @StephBrun41 en a perdu sa voix, Pascal Donnadieu son calme 😂😂😂 cc @Nanterre92 @DavidCozette pic.twitter.com/7qzKheW5uk

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In addition, to the momentum from winning the French Cup, Nanterre had one more thing going in their favor in the shape of home-court advantage for the second leg.

"The energy of the fans was unbelievable. We owe so much credit to them. It is just so much fun to be part of this organization," expressed Butterfield, paying his dues by thanking the 3,000 fans who filled out the Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez.

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