Marc Gasol, unrivaled on his return to Girona: 39 valuation in 21 minutes

The pvot adds 19 points and 16 rebounds to end his team’s seven-game losing streak (89-47).

The return of Marc Gasol Spain could not have been more fruitful for Bsquet Girona, which swept away the tenth round of the LEB Oro at Levitec Huesca La Magia (89-47) thanks to the 19 points and 16 rebounds (39 rating) of its pvot. With almost 4,000 fans in the stands at Fontajau, Gasol showed his tremendous superiority against the Huesca and ended a seven-game losing streak for the team from Huesca. Jordi Sargatal, which this week was confirmed on the bench until the end of the season.

Marc, who also serves as club president, had played his last game on August 3 at the Tokyo Games, when he could not even score against the United States (81-95). After a period of in-depth reflection, he finally decided to go back to dressing in shorts at the Bsquet Girona, a project that he himself had started seven years ago.

“There are small and large companies that maintain a link with us. This is a way of thanking them for their commitment and their selfless help. I want to return that trust with my commitment on the track and in the offices,” said this week the winner of the ring with the Raptors in 2019.

Seven fouls received

The incorporation of Marc, who only missed two field goals and received seven personal fouls, makes Bsquet Girona one of the contenders for promotion to the Endesa League. At the moment, Estudiantes leads the table with a defeat in nine games, followed by Granada, Oviedo and Palencia.

Gasol, who turned 37 in January, barely played 21 minutes, although in that brief period he brought to the memory of the fans that decisive player who in 2008, during his last season with Akasvayu, had averaged 16.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 blocks, 6.9 fouls received and 27.8 valuation.

So, before formalizing his return to Barcelona, ​​he was elected MVP of the season and a member of the competition’s ideal quintet. 13 years later, Marc is emerging as the great asset of Bsquet Girona to recover those years of glory for Akasvayu, which in 2007 was proclaimed FIBA ​​Eurocup champion after beating Estudiantes and Azovmash Mariupol in the Final Four.