The Catalan point guard from Granca, Ferran Bassas, leaves the tray in the last league duel. /
endesa league
Granca is pursuing this Saturday (5:00 p.m., Movistar Deportes -dial 59-) its fourth straight victory in the domestic tournament to multiply its chances of being in the Copa del Rey
A fight between two teams on a streak. The Gran Canaria Basketball Club, ranked fourth in the Endesa League with a record of seven wins -accumulates three in a row- and two losses,
faces Surne Bilbao Basket this Saturday (5:00 p.m., Movistar Deportes -dial 59-)eighth with a balance of five victories -two in a row- and four setbacks-, in the demanding Bilbao Arena, in a transcendental duel in the middle of the race to be in the next edition of the Copa del Rey.
The Claretian team, which fell on the track of the Italian Dolomiti Energia Trento last Wednesday, faces
a high-flying appointment in a Miribilla fort that expects the presence of 9,000 fans and that, if they win, it would multiply the yellow chances of being in the Badalona Olympic Stadium in February 2023.
The head coach of Granca, Jaka Lakovic, pointed out this Friday that “we have to be aware that Bilbao is a good, balanced team that plays very structured.
They know what they want to play and how to play, and they are well trained. Also here in Bilbao, together with his fans, they will be very hard».
“It will be a very difficult game and, therefore, we have to have the perfect mentality, and try to play our best game to compete and
reach the end with chances to win», added the Slovenian coach.
Likewise, he stated about Oliver Stevic, who played his first minutes this season in Italy, that «
He has recovered, but after eight weeks out he is picking up the rhythm of the game and the team. This will not come from today to tomorrow. We must go step by step. It’s always good news when the team is healthy and ready to play.”
For their part, the Bilbao squad led by Jaume Ponsarnau and the ex-yellows Xavi Rabaseda and Nikola Radicevic
assaulted the privileged area after knocking down Carplus Fuenlabrada and Casademont Zaragozanow starting the defense of a place that gives the right to be in the cup tournament.
Precisely, the Catalan coach stressed that his rival “is very well done. Very tight, solid, balanced and seamless.
It is a great team and we have to give our best version».
