DUBAI: Dubai Basketball battled hard on the road but could not hold off a late surge from LDLC ASVEL, losing 83-79 in a tense EuroLeague game on Thursday night in Villeurbanne, France. For much of the evening, Dubai controlled the rhythm and tempo, displaying the kind of cohesion and offensive flow that has defined their promising EuroLeague debut season. After a balanced opening half that ended 44-44, Dubai came out firing in the third quarter, stringing together a 10-2 run behind the energy of Dwayne Bacon and the inside presence of Mfiondu Kabengele.