Euskaraz irakurri: Baskoniak ezin izan du bigarren zatian, Joventuten aurka, eta Kopatik at geratu da (94-81)

He Baskonia bucket ha lost this friday in Cup quarterfinals before him youth at the Badalona Olympic Palace for 94-81. Joan Peñarroya’s players collapsed in the second half, after a first half in which they controlled the game and the score (35-42 at halftime); the third quarter, which has left a 33-15 run for Joventut, has been decisive and has sentenced Baskonia, which is eliminated from the competition.

Baskonia has starred in a start of brilliant eliminatory, with which it has deactivated a possible furious exit of Joventut, host of the competition and pushed by a great atmosphere in the Palau Olimpic. Thus, Peñarroya’s men have placed themselves up to 13 points ahead in the first quarter, 4-17, against an opponent who seemed to be gripped by the challenge that lay ahead and could not find a way to score or stop. the baskonista attack

The passing of the minutes, however, has balanced the forces. Joventut has refined its point of view, and, above all, it has succeeded in defending with more force, which has translated into the 14-19 that reflected the score at the end of the first quarter and, already in the second, with a lack of less than two minutes before the break, in the 32-32 that the local team has placed.

Baskonia, who continued to play intelligently, aggressive on defense and trying to run, reached the interval with a seven lead, 35-42. It was thanks to an excellent triple by Matt Costello, at the buzzer, after the local team had wasted two free throws that could have brought them closer on the scoreboard.

In it third quarterContrary to what happened in the opening minutes, it was the local team that managed to overwhelm Baskonia. A very significant fact can explain what has happened in that period: Joventut has scored 33 points, and Baskonia has only been able to add 15. The team from Alava has not felt comfortable at any time, while Joventut, pushed by their public, has played unleashed, as shown by the 68-57 with which they reached the 30th minute.

in the final leg of the tie, Baskonia, although it has tried to force to get closer on the scoreboard, has found itself without options. The work of Ante Tomic, author of 18 points in the match, under the ring of the Peñarroya team has been key, and, in addition, it has been accompanied by the success of his teammates, who have carried out an outstanding second half. Lenovo Tenerife awaits the green and black team in the semifinals, while Baskonia, which entered the Cup with high expectations, given its excellent performance throughout the season, must continue to wait for a new opportunity.

Data sheet

94 – Joventut Badalona (14+21+33+26): Vives (2), Guy (10), Parra (15), Brodziansky (12), Tomic (18) -initial team-, Feliz (10), Ribas ( 8), Birgander (7), Ellenson (10), Busquets (2), Ventura (-) and Kraag (-).

81 – Cazoo Baskonia (19+23+15+24): Thompson (11), Howard (11), Giedraitis (13), Costello (7), Enoch (8) -initial team-, Marinkovic (7), Díez ( 3), Sedekerkis (12), Heiddeger (7) and Kotsar (2).

Source: Eitb

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