Basque language irakurri: Lointek Gernikak garaiz erreakzionatu du Montpellierren aurka garaipena lortzeko (66-67)

He Lointek Gernika Bizkaia has risen from the ashes to take victory this Thursday before the Lattes Montpellier by 66-67 in his third game of the EuroCup Women. The Biscayan team had a bad start to the game, full of errors, but in the second half they were able to overcome them to take the narrow victory.

The Gernika-Lumo team did not start the game on the right foot, with a few first minutes in which they had a hard time scoring. In fact, in the first five minutes of the match They have only managed to score two points. On the contrary, Montpellier was very comfortable on the field and was successful in the plays. The locals have taken the initiative and have opened the first gap on the scoreboard (14-2).

Lointek has not been fine in its defensive tasks, which its rival has taken advantage of to have control of the game and do damage with three-pointers. They have paid dearly for their poor start to the game, closing the first quarter with half the points of Montpellier (22-11).

The second quarter continued along the same lines, with Lointek easily losing the ball while the locals extended their advantage with a partial 8-0. A triple and a couple more baskets have restored Lointek’s spirits, which little by little has been closing the gap, although still far from the level that the rival was showing. Thus, they went into the break 14 points behind (39-25).

Upon returning from the locker room, the game came to life thanks to a partial 0-7 in favor of the Basques. The break has been good for Lucas Fernández’s team, who have quickened the pace to put pressure on Montpellier. This time the Basques have been more alive to cut off the attacks of the French team, and have been only three points behind, with the last quarter to play (51-48).

With eight minutes left in the game, Lointek Gernika has put itself for the first time ahead on the scoreboard (51-52)but two consecutive triples by Montpellier and another negative run of 8-0 have frustrated the joy of those from Gernika.

The situation was repeated with two minutes left, with the score at 61-62, and Lointek managed to save that minimal difference to win the victory in an epic comeback by 66-67.

Data sheet:

66 – Lattes Montpellier (22+17+12+15): Bernies (11), Jenkins (3), Toure (9), Rabot (2) and Linskens (15) -starting five-; Alston (22), Naigre (4) and Zemoura.

67 – Lointek Gernika (11+14+23+19): Ariztimuño (6), Nikitinaite (12), Buch (8), Silva (10) and Milapie (4) -starting five-; Flores (2), Alberdi, Bradford (14) and Madera (11).

Referees: Suzana Vujicic (Montenegro), Veronika Obertova (Slovakia) and Andrada Csender (Romania). Linskens eliminated due to fouls (m.36).

Source: Eitb

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