Euskaraz irakurri: Costellok eta Thompsonek Baskoniaren garaipen epikoa bideratu dute Efesen aurka (114-111)
Matt Costello with 33 points and Darius Thompson with 16 assists led an epic victory of Baskonia bucket in extra time before Anadolu Efes by 114-111in a scoring duel with 16 triples for each team.
The duel started with a lot of rhythm. local interiors, Matt Costello Y Steven Enochthey punished their rivals from midrange and Baskonia led a scoring start in which three consecutive triples kept the Basques ahead.
Efes improved with the changes and punished the defensive imbalances of the Catalans, although the people from Vitoria continued ahead on the scoreboard after ten hectic minutes, 29-28.
The quality of those of Ergin Ataman kept the Ottoman team in the slipstream of an electric Baskonia that only lacked the inspiration of markus howard who was very well guarded by Rodrigue Beaubois, who with eight consecutive points put his team ahead for the first time on the brink of half-time, 48-51.
Four triples from the Basques, with the centers as protagonists, held Baskonia in the second half. However, the locals did not manage to give the blow to turn the score around (68-69) and Efes gave them a 2-8 lead in two minutes that gave them a cushion with ten minutes to go.
But Matt Costello gave his team one more march and Joan Peñarroya’s men gave the Turks encouragement three minutes from the end, 86-89.
Howard took over from the Barça interior and a three-pointer from Vanja Marinkovic returned the match, 93-93with 1:38 minutes ahead.
Five free throws gave Efes air, but Howard and a three-pointer from Daulton Hommes they recovered a heroic Baskonia that forced overtime.
Efes went one-on-one in extra time, but five points from Markus Howard put the hosts ahead.
Two free kicks by Costello made it 112-111, Rodrigue Beaubois missed and the Barça center sealed the local victory from the free kick, 114-111.
Data sheet
114 – Cazoo Baskonia (29+19+22+28+16): Thompson (19), Howard (16), Giedraitis (7), Costello (33) and Enoch (14) -starting five-, Marinkovic (9), Kotsar (5) Hommes (3) and Kurucs (3).
111 – Anadolu Efes (28+23+26+21+13): Larkin (21), Beaubois (19), Clyburn (13), Singleton (3) and Pleiss (2) -starting five-, Micic (19), Bryant (7), M’Baye (2), Zizic (11 ) and Dunston (11).
referees: Sreten Radovic (HRV), Anne Panther (DEU) and Medih Difallah (FRA). Hommes was eliminated due to personal fouls (min.42).
Henry, applauded at the Buesa Arena
Pierria HenryRecently suspended by FIBA after a doping controlwas applauded at the Fernando Buesa Arena when he appeared on the field minutes before the game.
The former Barcelona base, who saw suspended his contract temporarily Until the result of his analysis was resolved, he received a warm welcome when he sat on a bench located in the back closest to the location of the substitutes for Joan Peñarroya’s squad.
Source: Eitb
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